At Powermax, the refurb QS dual gig goes for $2149 and the new Dual 867 with superdrive goes for $1899. Is $250 worth it for the faster processor in an older model? The new QS dual ghz goes for $2349, and the new MDD dual ghz goes for $2494. What is my best option? I want a superdrive, but dont care about HD size as I already have a few of my own. The Video card doesnt matter cause i will probably be using a Radeon 8500.
I do audio editing with Pro Tools (waiting for pt6 and OSX compatibility) with a Digi 001 (host based protools, as opposed to their own DSP cards) I also plan on doing some Final Cut Pro work, possibly photoshop. I hear they fixed the problems with the MDD boxes and my protools card with the new REV so that is no longer an issue. I have a feeling that using an 18 channel 24 bit 48khz audio card would benefit from the DDR ram on the MDD models. Am I correct in assuming this?
To sum up, Im looking for the best bang for my buck, but also want good performance for Audio and Video. I plan on buying this in January, is something new coming that I should think about too?
Edit is for minor grammar errors
I do audio editing with Pro Tools (waiting for pt6 and OSX compatibility) with a Digi 001 (host based protools, as opposed to their own DSP cards) I also plan on doing some Final Cut Pro work, possibly photoshop. I hear they fixed the problems with the MDD boxes and my protools card with the new REV so that is no longer an issue. I have a feeling that using an 18 channel 24 bit 48khz audio card would benefit from the DDR ram on the MDD models. Am I correct in assuming this?
To sum up, Im looking for the best bang for my buck, but also want good performance for Audio and Video. I plan on buying this in January, is something new coming that I should think about too?
Edit is for minor grammar errors
