[Hidden-tech] Advice on used Mac buying

[Lynn A. Nichols]

I've had good experiences with Other World Computing - I bought a used 
MacMini from them once. They have terrific prices on used Macs:

http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/Apple_Systems/Used/Macs_and_Tablets

Lynn


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On 5/14/14 8:38 AM, Annamarie Pluhar wrote:
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> Hi all,
>
> I think that some of you on this list might have some useful help for
> me.
>
> I offered to help my nephew find a mac to replace his 7 year-old MacBook
> Pro.  He's got a limited budget - about $700. He's making a film, in
> fact the only thing he really does with a computer is make films. He has
> Final Cut Pro 7 and wants to stick with it.
> I found the specs for that software (below).  Obviously we're looking at
> used machines with older operating systems.
>
> I'm thinking he'd get a whole lot more out of a iMac than a Macbook Pro
> - but I could be wrong. He doesn't have a keyboard, mouse or monitor.
> He can't have a mini as they have the wrong graphics processor at least
> that's what I'm understanding. He's also dealing with temporary housing
> (like so many kids these days) so his first thought was a laptop.
>
> Comments? Thoughts? Thanks for all help.
>
>
> Specs:
> Mac computer with an Intel processor
> 	•	1GB of RAM (2GB of RAM recommended when working with compressed HD
> and uncompressed SD sources; 4GB of RAM recommended when working with
> uncompressed HD sources)
> 	•	ATI or NVIDIA graphics processor. Integrated Intel graphics
> processors are not supported except the Intel HD Graphics 3000.
> 	•	128MB of VRAM
> 	•	Display with 1280-by-800 resolution or higher
> 	•	Mac OS X v10.5.6 or later
> 	•	QuickTime 7.6 or later
> 	•	DVD drive for installation
> 	•	For burning Blu-ray discs: a Blu-ray recorder
>
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> Annamarie Pluhar
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