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| 550577 | 2007-05-17 12:14:00 | Budget? Well as little as possible but I guess around $1,000.00 is about all I can afford give or take a couple of bucks, however I suggest 'er indoors would have a different take! if your budget is around $1000 then you should definitely by looking on trademe, since unless you can build it and install the software yourself you would be looking closer to $2000 especially if convenience and ease of use are important. If you go the PC way then your existing copy of Adobe Audition would still be a bonus and you would just need to get a copy of Photoshop Elements (possibly 2nd hand) although that would only cost you about $200 or so new. A recent 2nd hand iMac with bundled iLife package would give you the software your looking for, and ease of use. Good luck which ever way you go. |
winmacguy (3367) | ||
| 550578 | 2007-05-17 19:32:00 | Thanks everyone for all your comments I really appreciate it. However it seems to have opened a can of worms and I don't think I am much further forward but at least it gives me a few ideas I hadn't concidered before Regards PP |
percyporter (6633) | ||
| 550579 | 2007-05-17 20:19:00 | I have just had a quick look on trademe and it would seem that there are some good options on fairly new 2nd hand Macs going from around the country that would fall into your price range. www.trademe.co.nz I would imagine it would be the same for PCs as well www.trademe.co.nz |
winmacguy (3367) | ||
| 550580 | 2007-05-17 23:27:00 | Just for the fun of it I tried pricing up your system at www.pp.co.nz I've always found them good to deal with. I made a couple of minor changes, and you could save approx $200 by using onboard video and going back to the 4200+ but I think it's $200 well spent ( it would cost a lot more to upgrade later ) I don't know much about the mac, and I'm sure it's a nice machine but remember a pc is much more easily expanded or upgraded and there is a lot more hardware / software available. This is what I came up with, you can do better by shopping around but it sounded like you didn't want to build it yourself so you need a supplier who will assemble it for you: Code / Price Description CP00005 $300.00 CPU: AMD Athlon64 X2 5200+ (2.6GHz) 2MB Cache *Dual Core* 2000Mhz Socket AM2 CPU + Fan Retail Boxed AG00298 $156.00 Socket AM2 Motherboard: Asus M2NPV-VM Socket AM2 Motherboard MEM00055 $168.00 DDR2 RAM Memory Chip: Transcend Dual Channel kit 2x 1GB PC6400 DDR2 (800Mhz) Memory CL5 (JM2GDDR2-8K) AG00261 $87.00 PCI-Express16x Video Card: Asus nVidia GeForce 7100GS EN7100GS512-TD 128MB PCI-Express Video Card Dual Head with DVI-I / D-SUB / TV-OUT AGW01040 $82.00 IDE Device: Pioneer DVR-112DBK Dual Layer Dual Format (18x+R 8x+RW 16x-R 6x-RW 8xDL) (Black) Internal IDE DVD-Writer AG00211 $127.00 Serial ATA Device: Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 (ST3250820AS) 250GB 7200RPM Serial ATA300 Hard Disk Drive 8MB Cache CS00174 $160.00 Case: Cooler Master Centurion 5 (Black) Mid-Tower Case with 1x80mm & 1x120mm fan. Front USB/Firewire/Audio ports 380W PSU $65.00 Assembly Order Total $1,145.00 Price includes GST and delivery |
dugimodo (138) | ||
| 550581 | 2007-05-17 23:50:00 | I don't know much about the mac, and I'm sure it's a nice machine but remember a pc is much more easily expanded or upgraded and there is a lot more hardware / software available. This is what I came up with, you can do better by shopping around but it sounded like you didn't want to build it yourself so you need a supplier who will assemble it for you: Code / Price Description CP00005 $300.00 CPU: AMD Athlon64 X2 5200+ (2.6GHz) 2MB Cache *Dual Core* 2000Mhz Socket AM2 CPU + Fan Retail Boxed AG00298 $156.00 Socket AM2 Motherboard: Asus M2NPV-VM Socket AM2 Motherboard MEM00055 $168.00 DDR2 RAM Memory Chip: Transcend Dual Channel kit 2x 1GB PC6400 DDR2 (800Mhz) Memory CL5 (JM2GDDR2-8K) AG00261 $87.00 PCI-Express16x Video Card: Asus nVidia GeForce 7100GS EN7100GS512-TD 128MB PCI-Express Video Card Dual Head with DVI-I / D-SUB / TV-OUT AGW01040 $82.00 IDE Device: Pioneer DVR-112DBK Dual Layer Dual Format (18x+R 8x+RW 16x-R 6x-RW 8xDL) (Black) Internal IDE DVD-Writer AG00211 $127.00 Serial ATA Device: Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 (ST3250820AS) 250GB 7200RPM Serial ATA300 Hard Disk Drive 8MB Cache CS00174 $160.00 Case: Cooler Master Centurion 5 (Black) Mid-Tower Case with 1x80mm & 1x120mm fan. Front USB/Firewire/Audio ports 380W PSU $65.00 Assembly Order Total $1,145.00 Price includes GST and delivery That would be an ideal solution if you could get someone to build it for a small fee.:) In the Mac department, depending on the model- some are more upgradeable than others. As for the apparent lack:rolleyes: of hardware and software for the Mac platform for say audio and video editing, OSX comes bundled with iLife which consists of iTunes, iMove, iDVD and iPhoto as well as Garageband which allows you to record, compile and edit your own music tracks. For the pros there is Final Cut Studio 2 Logic Pro Adobe CS3 and a whole bunch more. As for hardware components and storage... just do a little bit of research ;) |
winmacguy (3367) | ||
| 550582 | 2007-05-18 02:05:00 | assembly & Delivery are included, that's why I used that supplier. As for the whole PC - MAC thing I have no beef against MAC's, just don't know anything about them so I offer advice on PC's which I do know a little about. |
dugimodo (138) | ||
| 550583 | 2007-05-18 04:34:00 | assembly & Delivery are included, that's why I used that supplier. As for the whole PC - MAC thing I have no beef against MAC's, just don't know anything about them so I offer advice on PC's which I do know a little about. No problem dugimodo. :) For future reference, Apple's strength is in the audio/video and design areas - as opposed to gaming, which means that there is a some high quality software and hardware available for the Mac platform with a lot of the 3rd party software being suitable for both Mac and PC. All Macs, including the Mac mini, ship with the iLife suite of software which I mentioned previously. |
winmacguy (3367) | ||
| 550584 | 2007-05-26 00:26:00 | Common sense tends to lead me towards Apple, although the costs associated and the learning curve required at my age (70) seem very steep. I have been well aware over the years that Apple are the industries prefered vehicle for audio and Graphics editing and it is cost that restricts me going that way. I suspect that I will have to go for the upgrade PC and base the components on what I can afford. Thanks for all the input it is really appreciated. PP |
percyporter (6633) | ||
| 550585 | 2007-05-26 03:34:00 | Common sense tends to lead me towards Apple, although the costs associated and the learning curve required at my age (70) seem very steep. I have been well aware over the years that Apple are the industries prefered vehicle for audio and Graphics editing and it is cost that restricts me going that way. I suspect that I will have to go for the upgrade PC and base the components on what I can afford. Thanks for all the input it is really appreciated. PP If you can find a recent Mac laptop on Trademe for around $1000 which incidently should come with Garageband as a bundled application which is ideal for editing audio and music files and is designed as a complete entry level product with a very gradual learning curve otherwise you would be looking at getting a PC laptop possibly running Vista which is actually going to give you a similar learning curve since Vista is closer to Mac OS X that to XP- you would possibly still need to get a copy of Adobe Audio for Vista or check that your existing copy is Vista compatible. The Mac learning curve is not actually as bad as some people make out, and there is plenty of free help available. hope that helps. |
winmacguy (3367) | ||
| 550586 | 2007-05-26 03:43:00 | If your not sure on what an Apple computer is like, go to a place like Harvey Norman or Noel Leeming. Try out the graphical interface and mouse as well as the Keyboard. I'm sure they won't let you mind trying out the computers. Just make sure to turn your ears off when they try to start a sales pitch. |
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