Butthead said:
Uh huh, by your sig line can we infer your 'heavy' FCS work is with puny bandwidth highly-compressed, lowest of the low quality SD DV25 work? How many streams of uncompressed Standard Def. video can you do real-time with that PB 1.33, which has what, a single 5.4k drive? How many streams of compressed (higher bandwidth) 2k 1080p HD video do you edit regularly?
im not saying i do alot of editing on my PB, i use the quad at home or work for that. the point is, is the OP really needing the latest and greatest becuase he has to work on multiple streams of HD content in real time? or just becuase he wants to have the "coolest" lappy out.
if you actually USE your machine and really need it, then fine, but crying becuase your 5 month old laptop is just so outdated, or whining about when are they gonna update the iMac that is a month old, well then i dont have alot of sympathy for you.
And as far as editing on a G4, i use a 733 digital audio to edit small projects. Its not lightning fast, but it works fine. And most people arent even running apps as powerful as final cut studio apps, more often is photoshop and office. In which case, there really is very little need to upgrade so often.
and i just love your HD comments. Um, yeah, id say 75% of the final cut users here have NEVER worked with HD anyway, so your argument is irrelivant. I love HD, i think its a great format. I have worked with some HD content, not alot. But the fact is, many consumers dont even have HD sets yet, or if they do, dont subscribe to HD channels, or dont have a blueray or HD DVD player. So yeah, all this HD capability is cool in theory, but the delivery system is still a few years away. Thats why i still do most of my work in SD. Its fully compatible with todays consumers electronics, unlike HD which is basically limited to HD disc (which are few and far between), play directly off an HD camera (again, i dont know anyone with one yet as far as consumers) or watch it on your computer. COOOL!
The point i am trying to make is, there are so many people here that just whine to whine. I am a die hard apple user. I buy just about everything the sell. I am also considered an "early adopter" - i was subscribed to XM when they had less than 500k members, I have been running HD at home for a decade, have had DVD players in my cars since 1998. So, i like new technology, but i think its silly to continually upgrade a computer every few months because a newer one comes out.
