Thanks for all the great input - especially the refurbished Mac stores! A more technical question - am I correct is assuming she needs 16 GB of RAM and a quad core i7 processor to edit 60 minutes of video footage? Or, is this over kill? Thanks! Mark On Thu, Nov 30, 2017 at 7:27 AM, Stephen Partington wrote: > The 15-inch MBP's have Radeon 555 or 560 graphics with either 2 or 4GB. > and the iMac Pro comes with Radeon Vega Pro based graphics and all the > horsepower (and then some) the Mac Pro came with. My guess they will use > that as the basis for either replacing the Mac Pro or setting its place. > > On Thu, Nov 30, 2017 at 7:12 AM, Aaron Jones wrote: > >> The new mac pro isn’t really pro any more. If she needs a gpu, they are >> phasing them out right now. So video editing and rendering is all processor >> based now. >> >> Citation : my work just bought me a macbook pro three days ago and it has >> no gpu and no pro had a gpu as an available option. >> >> On Nov 30, 2017, at 7:08 AM, Stephen Partington >> wrote: >> >> Getting a machine with a Spinning Disk is an easy upgrade to SSD for less >> than the apple price difference. >> >> On Wed, Nov 29, 2017 at 11:49 PM, David Schwartz < >> newsletters@thetoolwiz.com> wrote: >> >>> I’ve been using Macs regularly since I got a 27” iMac back in 2006. >>> >>> I’ve had a few Mac Minis, and both them and the old white iMacs could be >>> opened up (with a little effort) and upgraded. >>> >>> Newer stuff is much harder to crack open, although I’m told MBPs can be >>> upgraded without much trouble by removing their bottom (with the right >>> screwdriver). >>> >>> Personally, I like to buy equipment that’s slightly behind the leading >>> edge, preferably refurbished, or “nearly new”. >>> >>> All MBPs seem tocome now with: quad-core i7, 16GB RAM, and SSDs. >>> >>> The variations are: CPU speed, SSD size, and GPU. >>> >>> Here’s a tip: you’re going to find the best deals on Apple stuff between >>> Christmas and around the 5th or so of January on eBay. >>> >>> College kids who’ve gotten something the previous semester on a student >>> discount suddenly have to leave school, or they need to sell their machine >>> to help pay for school, or something. >>> >>> Look for a machine with a “bottom-end” (today) CPU (eg., 2.6GHz i7), 1TB >>> SSD, and a “bottom-end” GPU, with AppleCare. >>> >>> The MSRP on MBPs like this online or at the Apple Store will be around >>> $3400. If you’re patient, it’s extremly likely you’ll be able to find one >>> on eBay during this time for $2k give or take a couple hundred, because >>> these folks just want to pay off the balance they owe after a semester of >>> use. >>> >>> You can also keep your eye on the Apple Refurbished store online. >>> >>> https://www.apple.com/shop/browse/home/specialdeals/mac >>> >>> >>> In this case, get a machine that was released 12-18 months ago. You get >>> a full warranty, you can buy AppleCare, and it’s 15-25% off the original >>> price. >>> >>> Just because someone doesn’t think they need a laptop for its >>> portability is no reason to avoid them. I keep my 15” MBP sitting on my >>> desk closed most of the time. I have it connected to a 55” 4k monitor, and >>> I use an Apple keyboard, Apple trackpad, and a Logitech USB mouse with it. >>> >>> Even if money were no object, I’d be hardpressed to think of a better >>> setup. Maybe a Mac Pro. But I like being able to unplug my MBP and take it >>> with me any time I might want it. >>> >>> BTW, regarding Mac hardware, the biggest two factors in price when it >>> comes to their machines is: SSD size and CPU speed. >>> >>> On the refurb store, 13” MBPs start at $829 with a spinning HD, and >>> those with SSDs start at $1100. The top-of-the-line 15” is $3569. So >>> there’s a model for almost any budget! >>> >>> -David Schwartz >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Nov 29, 2017, at 8:43 PM, Mark Phillips >>> wrote: >>> >>> It is time to upgrade my daughter's 2009 Macbook Pro. She does not need >>> the portability of a laptop as she uses her iPad for that. He home use is >>> not that demanding, except that she loves to edit her diving and vacation >>> movies. She could use a Mac mini, as she has a 23" monitor, apple keyboard, >>> and apple mouse. However, I am not sure there is enough RAM and horsepower >>> in a Mac mini, so I have been looking at iMacs as well. >>> >>> My assumptions are she needs at least 16 GB of RAM and a quad core i7 >>> for serious video editing (around an hour of 1080p 60 Hz. video when >>> rendered). Which puts us up around $1400+. Are my assumptions correct, or >>> off base? What should we be looking at? >>> >>> She was a Linux user when she was younger, but then they grow up, go to >>> college, get a job, get married, and think they know everything....;) (she >>> ditched Linux in college) >>> >>> Thanks! >>> >>> Mark >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from >> rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. >> >> Stephen >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > > > > -- > A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from > rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. > > Stephen > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >