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howardnow

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Mar 29, 2004
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I am getting ready to buy a quad core Apple refurbished (current model - May 2011) imac to use with my FCP Studio 7 (not FCP X).

I am on a tight budget and my big question is whether the I7 upgrade chip is worth it?

Will I be able to render faster in FCP? Will compressor speed up? How much faster is it for these and other video related functions.

Thanks in advance.
 
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