Should i get a eMac

[wimpytx93]

I used to have an emac 700mhz i was even able to run leopard on it, the only thing though is that they are loud and most of them pre 1ghz use usb 1.1 which is painfully slow. They do have the faster firewire but as most components now days are USB, it hardly helps. I would not get one unless it was at least 1ghz w/ usb 2.0, but be careful as there are two versions of the 1ghz one with usb 1.1 and one with 2.0. Also you might just be better off waiting for a better deal i got my 17" imac g4 with 1gb RAM 80gb hard drive, and super drive for $249

 

[cstev11]

I own quite a few eMacs, since they were given to me by a school that didn't need them, and I'd say no. Yes, they're nice computers, but for Final Cut, I really wouldn't bother. They're definitely not fast enough, and even with GarageBand it's a bit weak. I guess it's an OK computer for webbrowsing, or maybe something you can give to your child or whatever, but Final Cut for example is high end software, and not really the kind of thing you want to be running on an eMac.

Saying that, the specs would make a difference to this.


I agree. I would instead go for something along the lines of a cheap Dell laptop. I own a Dell Studio 15 and it's great.

God, they were given to you. I couldn't even buy them from a school that was getting rid of them.

 

[MacHamster68]

final cut pro HD 4.5 ok it is not the latest version but works on the emac ,according apple and they should know
and final cut pro hd 4.5 should still be fine for the private casual user ,who just wants to edit the video of granny's birthday or the last holiday he made with his digi cam
the professional would not chose anything below a highly upgraded macpro with multiple apple 30"cinema HD displays and the newest version of Final cut if he wants to edit some movies for MGM and the like , but then he would most likely use Avid anyway ,as its more common in that industry


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