Originally posted by RC23
anyway, mostly for video editing, and I dont see how that system could be better for editing compared to a 2.6ghz ht
-RC23
I've been over this in other threads ad-nauseum about this particular subject. This is going to be short in length, but I'll try to just state facts.
Actually, there are a lot more things to digital Nonlinear video editing that just clock speed.
There are many reasons why Macs have historicaly been more ecpensive than their PC counterparts - too many to go into herev (Quality of parts, quality of engineering, Total Cost of Ownership, etc.)
One interesting thing, since January's Macworld, Macs are actually being found to be
cheaper when one does an "allthings considered" financial analysis - I've seen several articles on this.
But to your base statement quoted above. The wintel world
does indeed have the equipment available to it to match a Mac with Final Cut Pro quality for quality - this is true.
However, in the Wintel world, you'd have to spend upwards of $25,000 to do it. And you'd still have the inherent stability issues - unless you bought the system specifically to do NL editing. That means without Office, Games, or anything else.
On a $1,400 Mac, + $1,000 for FCP you could still have your Games and play them too. So how can that Mac system be better for editing compared to a 2.6ghz? That Mac system is
far better. It's designed with that in mind.
One further thing, if you wish to add full, professional DVD creation, you'd spend $13,000 for the Wintel equivalent to what DVD Studio Pro could do for $500.
Yes, you spend more upfront with a Mac, but far less on the back end - and they tend to last longer.
I woulnd't be surprised if you feel rankled by what I said here. It does sound rather unbeleivable. However, the facts and research do exist out there and are readily readable.
To be fair, I wouldn't have beleived me either (about the NL editors comparisons) if I heard this before I became a member of ChiFCPUG.