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TylerS
Posts: 2720 - Karma: 49
So ive been looking to get a new comp. soon and an imac sounds ideal. So i need some feedback from you guys and if i should get a PC or a Mac.

I will use it for video editing mostly and it needs to be decently cheap. Like around $1000.

And if i have enough cash i might get a new videocamera, but i wanna get a cheap HD one. Any thoughts? Thanks
May 22 2007 10:08PM
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SeanK
Posts: 702 - Karma: 130
Dell E1505 there not too expensivve and they are good for editing
May 22 2007 10:09PM
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Chief.Woodcock
Posts: 1018 - Karma: 158
for sure mac for editing
May 22 2007 10:10PM
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ShadyHillGroup
Posts: 2881 - Karma: 213
HD will eat your memory, if i were you i would save up a little more or look for a refurbished apple off of there site, the g5 towers are amazing, they are defiantly worth saving up for
May 22 2007 10:13PM
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TylerS
Posts: 2720 - Karma: 49
where do you find the refurbished apples on their site? So if i were to do that and got the applecare warranty then it wouldnt be that bad? and the video camera i just threw out there but i doubt i will have enough money.
May 22 2007 10:20PM
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ShadyHillGroup
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goo to apple.com then go to the store, and scroll down, its in that left gray collom on the left hand side, they dont have any g5 towers, only mac pros, they are sick, but cost a little more then you want to spend, also check ebay and try to find a legit deal
May 22 2007 10:29PM
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TylerS
Posts: 2720 - Karma: 49
yeah, im liking ebay especially because i save a ton of money and it has the applecare warranty.
May 22 2007 10:31PM
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TylerS
Posts: 2720 - Karma: 49
bump?
May 23 2007 10:54PM
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mysterymanjgj
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do you have a mac or pc now?? cuz if you have a pc then it might be confusing to run a mac for a few weeks-months depending on how computer adept you are. but macs are soooo much better and easier to use once you learn how. also for video editing theres no competition - definately a mac.
May 23 2007 11:00PM
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Ronix
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I've got both a Mac and a PC in my home right now and if I had to choose between the two I'd choose the Mac for sure.
May 23 2007 11:04PM
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bhill2.0
Posts: 6573 - Karma: 197
i just got a new iMac
best investment
May 23 2007 11:33PM
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Rez4frederick
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Get a mac fo sho, they are the shit.
May 23 2007 11:35PM
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fillup
Posts: 4904 - Karma: 568
if your on a budget
fuck mac

plus the editing programs are expensive cept express and i heard its not that good

ive had to replace my harddrive and my heat sensory on my macbook
shits wack
May 23 2007 11:35PM
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eheath
Posts: 61155 - Karma: 118,841
Spend the extra bills get a mac.
May 23 2007 11:39PM
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CTD
Posts: 6300 - Karma: 348
if your on a budget, build a PC. you can seriously build a sick machine for next to nothing. yea, XP isnt as pretty as OSX, but it works, and when it comes down to editing, youll be running the same programs or very similar programs on either machine, so why not get the more powerful one?

and if you dont know much about computers, get some help from your local computer geek. they will hook you up.
May 24 2007 2:02AM
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ryanwar6
Posts: 1134 - Karma: 114
get a beefed up as fuck G4 tower if you are on a budget. It is so easy to pirate final cut pro on a mac, so programs won't be an issue.
May 24 2007 2:57AM
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Worst.NS.Member
Posts: 703 - Karma: 11
Macs are now super-overpriced PCs. It was cool back when they were their own 64-bit architecture and they actually had a competitive edge.
I can build a $1000 PC that far outclasses a $2500 mac, and you can pirate all the software much easier when you're talking about windows software. MacOS pirating is a different ball-game. Not that I'd ever condone that. Everyone argues 'macos has all the editing software'. But if you look, every single major editing suite for A/V (Protools, Cakewalk, Director, Studio, Reason etc) is also released for Windows. The only things that aren't are the apple-produced softwares, which usually are more geared towards user friendliness than power, so youre not missing much. I've used both.

Then in 2 years when you get out of video editing or whatever you can use the machine for gaming or normal computing rather than having a $2500 paperweight to play crappy mac games and use crappy mac software alternatives for things you'd normally have every day under windows.

OSX has some benefits, neat user interface and it's pretty and makes people go 'ooh ahh', but I prefer software choice to having neat 3d windows that flip around and do tricks.
Just my $.02 (Been an audio engineer for a long time, had run-ins with macos and windows systems (even some linux))
May 24 2007 3:26AM
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weenox
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i agree that you can build a PC desktop for $1000 that will run faster than a $2500 mac, but mac laptops are, in my experiences with both PC's and Macs, infinitely better than any PC laptop.  and they are definitely barely, if at all, overpriced. 

and i have had aboslutely no  problem pirating software for my mac laptop.

"The only things that aren't are the apple-produced softwares, which usually are more geared towards user friendliness than power, so youre not missing much. I've used both."

i'd love to know how software can be geared more towards "Power" as opposed to "Friendliness."  and if by friendliness you mean actually working in a way to make it run as smoothly as possible, then yes.  you are completely correct.  but i'd rather have software that does what its supposed to in 2 minutes than software that works in a minute and 45 seconds but crashes twice.

and sorry man, but i grew out of games when I was 16.  so no problem with my mac there.  And if you prefer software choice to neat 3D windows, then have fun with Vista.
May 24 2007 12:45PM
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*Fujative*
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you hit he nail on the head. mac and pcs are very alike. but you can build a pc for so much cheaper and it blows away a mac. just build a pc. my mom bought a 2000 dell, and i built my pc for 1200 and it blows my moms away, it is the cheapest and best thing to do
May 24 2007 12:51PM
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CTD
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yup. totally agree. im a design student, and while most of it isnt video editing, its still alot of demanding rendering type shit like solidworks, Rhino, Illustrator/Photoshop, etc. our labs are all Mac G5s, and i cant stand them. my 1500 dollar, 2.5 year old toshiba laptop totally crushes them (its a beast thou). in reality, what it boils down to, is when you buy a mac, you get a very well designed and pretty housing (ill be the first to say thier products are Phenomenal looking), a fancy interface that is nice to look at, but doesnt function any better than XP (maybe Vista lol), and a computer that is difficult, expensive, or impossible to upgrade. if your on any kind of budget, and just looking to get the best preforming machine you can buy for the money, build a PC. bottom line.
May 24 2007 1:01PM
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comeatmebro
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i wanna get a macbook for my birthday...do you guys think that would be a good idea? OR
May 24 2007 2:00PM
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comeatmebro
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^ cut of my post...

or get say a dell toshiba etc...

????
May 24 2007 2:00PM
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adam.
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haha your name has boner in it
May 24 2007 2:01PM
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buffalo
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go for the macbook. i have an imac g5 and got a macbook this past january. both are fantastic machines, no complaints. they are speedy and don't slow down like the dell across the room. you should really enjoy it.
May 24 2007 6:04PM
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buffalo
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op: instead of the cheapest $999 imac, look in the refurb store. they are pretty good deals, and the computer will be just like new. consider a refurb c2d imac or a powermac when some pop up.

http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore.woa/61034001/wo/d73J3r26pJuq2kJ3Dfd1a4AYhDu/1.0.0.23.7.5.5.1.0.1.1
May 24 2007 6:07PM
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J.W.
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Sony Vaio's DOminate! well i like mine atleast... dual processor, plenty of memory, speedy, and most are reasonable $$ wise....
May 24 2007 6:11PM
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asonUnique
Posts: 361 - Karma: 13
some sorta pc. it does its job
May 24 2007 6:15PM
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CTD
Posts: 6300 - Karma: 348
dont get dells, they are junk.

my comp is a toshiba satellite 17 inch. its a little rough around the edges (case isnt as fancy as other brands, fans are loud, etc), but as an actual computer, its sooo dank. its got a 3.6 gig P4, 2 gigs of ram, etc. its insanely powerful, and never lags. plus the harman/kardon speakers are the best ive ever heard out of a laptop. i think it was only 1450, and i added on the 3 year protection plan. i defiantly recommend them. good shit.
May 24 2007 6:52PM
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lushlaxstr
Posts: 3063 - Karma: 41
mac
May 24 2007 6:54PM
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TylerS
Posts: 2720 - Karma: 49
I have a PC now, but our school is all macs and im pretty used to it now except the damn one click mouse, SO macbook or iMac G5?
May 24 2007 7:38PM
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Jake...
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mac nuff said haha
May 24 2007 7:46PM
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Gavajabra2
Posts: 1259 - Karma: 13
PC
May 24 2007 8:17PM
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ryanwar6
Posts: 1134 - Karma: 114
apple doesn't even sell a one click mouse anymore. But yeah, you have been able to change it since there was USB
May 24 2007 9:27PM
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Captain-T
Posts: 855 - Karma: 47
Well if you take it in the ass you buy a PC
May 24 2007 10:19PM
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keystoner1
Posts: 2143 - Karma: 11
mac my parents made me get a pc and i dont know if i will ever forgive them
May 24 2007 10:50PM
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~Joe~
Posts: 2631 - Karma: 57
mac is taking over, JEA!
May 24 2007 10:53PM
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StealthSteez
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Just bought a macbook online today jea jea jea


if you student make sure to check out the student discount.
May 24 2007 10:57PM
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mmckechnie
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macbook pro
May 25 2007 12:08AM
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Carter23
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get a PC. they are sweet. al the viruses and slow shittyness are well worth saving a hundred bucks!
May 25 2007 12:15AM
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BSI
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Get a Big Mac, they have way more calories than anyone else, except a DblWhopper w/cheese.
May 25 2007 12:19AM
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