Hello everybody.
I am in the market for a new mac. I work in graphic design/animation, mostly do Flash/Photoshop/illustrator and a little After Effects. My current computer is the late 2008 Aluminum Macbook (Processor 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo. Memory 2 GB 1067 MHz DDR3.) I know, I should have updated long ago, but being a student/self employed, money is very tight.
I was planning on just holding out for the 2012 iMac, but I landed a new project which I will be needing my own computer for. I have been managing to get other jobs done on this Macbook, but I just recently had a harddrive scare (question mark folder on bootup) and am worried this computer will die mid-project.. The new iMac hasn't came out as soon as i'd like so I would like help deciding which computer would be the biggest bang for my buck.
My budget is around $2,000-$3000 and I will be doing Flash/Photoshop/Illustrator/AfterEffects/ToonBoom and I am also be starting a Maya animation class in less than two weeks. 0_0
Right now I am looking at the 27-inch iMac 3.4GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7 and AMD Radeon HD 6970M 2GB. I would max out the ram as well (eventually.)
Would I be better off going for the Quad-Core Mac Pro? Which would be better for After Effects/Maya? (I will not be doing heavy Maya Rendering, just non-textured rigging/animation for now)
I know I will be kicking myself when they re-release the iMac/Mac pro, but I will be needing a new computer before the end of next week.
I am in the market for a new mac. I work in graphic design/animation, mostly do Flash/Photoshop/illustrator and a little After Effects. My current computer is the late 2008 Aluminum Macbook (Processor 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo. Memory 2 GB 1067 MHz DDR3.) I know, I should have updated long ago, but being a student/self employed, money is very tight.
I was planning on just holding out for the 2012 iMac, but I landed a new project which I will be needing my own computer for. I have been managing to get other jobs done on this Macbook, but I just recently had a harddrive scare (question mark folder on bootup) and am worried this computer will die mid-project.. The new iMac hasn't came out as soon as i'd like so I would like help deciding which computer would be the biggest bang for my buck.
My budget is around $2,000-$3000 and I will be doing Flash/Photoshop/Illustrator/AfterEffects/ToonBoom and I am also be starting a Maya animation class in less than two weeks. 0_0
Right now I am looking at the 27-inch iMac 3.4GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7 and AMD Radeon HD 6970M 2GB. I would max out the ram as well (eventually.)
Would I be better off going for the Quad-Core Mac Pro? Which would be better for After Effects/Maya? (I will not be doing heavy Maya Rendering, just non-textured rigging/animation for now)
I know I will be kicking myself when they re-release the iMac/Mac pro, but I will be needing a new computer before the end of next week.