[Hidden-tech] Advice on used Mac buying

[B. Kimo Lee]

Hi Annamarie,

Are those specs listed below what he's looking for or what he currently has? I'll guess those are desired specs.

I think Rob has a good point in that he might look into upgrading his old system. One hitch might be that some of the older processors can't run Mavericks or even Mountain Lion. But if the specs below are the desired specs, then he would be okay. I know that ACTV in Amherst uses iMacs for video editing, but I don't know what the specific configurations are.

With $700 I'd think he would be hard pressed to get something that would be a step up from his old system unless he really lucked out and hooked onto a video editor's old system who just upgraded. A 17" screen makes editing video more enjoyable, but of course, those are the most expensive systems. Either save up more money, or upgrade as Rob suggested.

A chat with an expert at Yes, or genius bar tech about specs and available systems makes sense. They can also tell him what it would take to upgrade his current MacBook Pro.

Best,
Kimo


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On May 14, 2014, at 8:38 AM, Annamarie Pluhar wrote:

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> Hi all,
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> 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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