It had to happen. My 2008 iMac is dieing. I was recommended a Mac so that I could do some video editing. Yeah, I wanted to make mini surf vids. Anyway, with far too many photos, I guess it slowed down the mac and filled its memory.
So I want to replace it with another mac. Does the brains trust recommend iMac over mac mini? Which and why, if you please, gents (and ladies, of course). Price is not of no concern.

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Buster fin said..
which Mac - iMac over mac mini?

nah - Big Mac. mmmm

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Mark _australia said..

Buster fin said..
which Mac - iMac over mac mini?

nah - Big Mac. mmmm

That's Vulcan.

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Mark _australia said..

Buster fin said..
which Mac - iMac over mac mini?

nah - Big Mac. mmmm

Derailed at first bite...

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Buster fin said..

Mark _australia said..

Buster fin said..
which Mac - iMac over mac mini?

nah - Big Mac. mmmm

Derailed at first bite...

62 Mac in the Greenroom is good with this stuff.

ET.

If you are talking about Apple, you must buy the latest one and most expensive you can afford.

^^^ but the hard part will be choosing the colour

I recently upgraded my Mac Air to the Mac Pro with retina screen - its only about 400gms more and significantly more power. If you are going to be playing around with lots of video and cashola is no issue get yourself something with a lot of power and ram. i7 chip at a minimum and 16GB Ram will see you through most chores. Given you were using a 2008 model I think you will be for one hell of a shock.

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62 Mac in the Greenroom is good with this stuff.

ET.

"That member has been suspended and cannot view their messages".

Sheesh, I used to edit video on a single core @ 300Mhz with 32MB RAM and 500MB HD. Left it running overnight of course.

I think the Mac Mini will be fine unless you're editing a feature film. You're still going to need a monitor so perhaps you might as well just get the iMac.

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jusavina said...
If you are talking about Apple, you must buy the latest one and most expensive you can afford.

Get a desktop unless you absolutely need the portability - more bang for your buck - and otherwise get the most expensive you can afford. I run 12 Macs for video editing that I replace every two years and they are way more stable than PCs (which I use at home cause they are cheaper, but borrow one from work when making home movies). Unfortunately you can't just throw more RAM at them anymore because for many years I used to automatically double the RAM. The base model iMac will do it, but there will be some lag at times and rendering takes longer than it should use Premier. They also dumbed down the iMovie from the 2008 macs if that is what you were using so I wouldn't bother. Factor in the cost of an editing program. Final Cut is okay, but I do fun Premier more intuitive when looking for things and sequencing audio dubs.

Just bought a Macbook Air which is my first Mac. Battery life and portability is great. Mac is a bit weird after Windows but will most probably run Windows as well for some software that you just can't get on Mac.

mmm cheese...

Last mac I used was very nice; 600 odd horses controlled by 18 ratios and lovely and comfortable although even my chimpanzees arms couldnt quite reach some of the less utilised switches. It even had a toy dog to entertain me when things got boring.

Ah, crap, you mean those fruit based computers. Right, I dont have a clue except they seem to work fine unless they dont, then I believe the convention is to buy another.

Buster Fin

Have you tried turning it off, waiting for a bit then turning it back on ?

New iMacs likely to be released this Wednesday. Or wait for next gen release towards end of this year if you can hang on a few more months.

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Carantoc said..
Buster Fin

Have you tried turning it off, waiting for a bit then turning it back on ?

Yeah, nah, it takes forever to boot up these days...

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Cambodge said..
New iMacs likely to be released this Wednesday. Or wait for next gen release towards end of this year if you can hang on a few more months.

Oho ooh, thanks for the heads up.

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Carantoc said..
Buster Fin

Have you tried turning it off, waiting for a bit then turning it back on ?

Yeah, nah, it takes forever to boot up these days...

Swap out HDD for an SSD?

move all your pics and vids to the cloud, dropbox, flickr or icloud doesnt matter which one, to free up space.

make sure you have all your software backed up, or the original disks etc.

restore your drive to standard to clear out all the crap, and start again.
You'll be surprised how much faster it is. Chuck in as much RAM as you can and you will have saved yourself at least a grand.

Not sure if it helps, but I recently bought a 27" Retina iMac with Fusion drive, 4 GHz i7, and 32 GB RAM (get this elsewhere, don't pay the Apple RAM tax).

Way more power than I'd ever use, and the retina display spoils you rotten. It's painful going back to a normal screen now.

Super super quick in all areas. If it's anything like my old machines it should last 5+ years and still be going strong.


As Ted says, you're going to be in for a shock when you realise how quick the new machines are

If you just want to upgrade your old banger then a SSD and more RAM will sort you out.

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nebbian said..
Not sure if it helps, but I recently bought a 27" Retina iMac with Fusion drive, 4 GHz i7, and 32 GB RAM (get this elsewhere, don't pay the Apple RAM tax).

Way more power than I'd ever use, and the retina display spoils you rotten. It's painful going back to a normal screen now.

Super super quick in all areas. If it's anything like my old machines it should last 5+ years and still be going strong.


As Ted says, you're going to be in for a shock when you realise how quick the new machines are

If you just want to upgrade your old banger then a SSD and more RAM will sort you out.

An upgrade sounds like the most cost effective solution for me.
Anyone know a technician NOR?

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Haggar said..
Just bought a Macbook Air which is my first Mac. Battery life and portability is great. Mac is a bit weird after Windows but will most probably run Windows as well for some software that you just can't get on Mac.

Seriously? next think you'll checking that your socks match before leaving the house.

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Buster fin said...

nebbian said..
Not sure if it helps, but I recently bought a 27" Retina iMac with Fusion drive, 4 GHz i7, and 32 GB RAM (get this elsewhere, don't pay the Apple RAM tax).

Way more power than I'd ever use, and the retina display spoils you rotten. It's painful going back to a normal screen now.

Super super quick in all areas. If it's anything like my old machines it should last 5+ years and still be going strong.


As Ted says, you're going to be in for a shock when you realise how quick the new machines are

If you just want to upgrade your old banger then a SSD and more RAM will sort you out.

An upgrade sounds like the most cost effective solution for me.
Anyone know a technician NOR?

Don't upgrade from your model - too far gone. Go something new n get another 5 years out of it. Have a look at some of their reconditioned machines - can be extremely good value. You could get a nice laptop n just plug ur screen n keyboard into it if desired.

www.apple.com/au/shop/refurbished/mac

Don't go the retina macbook pro (thin ones). Mine has had heaps of trouble with the trackpad, if the macbook is on an uneven surface it will twist and the trackpad starts clicking on everything. Also it doesn't have glass over the screen, so after 2-3 yrs of use the plastic covering has worn from when its closed, you can tell as the areas that lines up with the trackpad and keyboard are fine, but everywhere else constantly looks greasy

edit: sounds like i have the same as ted, yes its great to start with but really wears quickly compared to the thicker ones that actually have glass and bolts that hold everything together.
Also getting a solid state drive makes everything so much faster.