I want to purchase a new mac, specifically for video editing. I do a ton of corporate videos, but not necessarily all 4k.
I am looking to get the top 27 inch iMac but I don’t know where to spend my money for upgrades. I’m currently editing on a Mid 2014 MacBook pro, 2.2 GHz, i7 with 15 GB of Ram. I’ve actually been impressed with how well this thing has done over the years with editing but it’s time of an upgrade.
Here are my 3 big questions…
1 - From what I have read I should upgrade to an SSD. However here’s my question, I always edit off externals, so do I need an internal SSD or should I just buy an external SSD for my projects?
2 - Should I upgrade to the i9 or stick with the i5? Will I notices that much of a difference?
3 - Should I upgrade the graphics card? I spoke with the Apple rep at Best Buy and he said this would be my best upgrade if I’m editing a lot of video.
I will be upgrading the ram on my own.
If I upgrade all of these with RAM, apple care and tax it comes close to $3800. Which then begs the question, at that point to I just get a refurbished iMac Pro?
Thanks for any insight…
I am looking to get the top 27 inch iMac but I don’t know where to spend my money for upgrades. I’m currently editing on a Mid 2014 MacBook pro, 2.2 GHz, i7 with 15 GB of Ram. I’ve actually been impressed with how well this thing has done over the years with editing but it’s time of an upgrade.
Here are my 3 big questions…
1 - From what I have read I should upgrade to an SSD. However here’s my question, I always edit off externals, so do I need an internal SSD or should I just buy an external SSD for my projects?
2 - Should I upgrade to the i9 or stick with the i5? Will I notices that much of a difference?
3 - Should I upgrade the graphics card? I spoke with the Apple rep at Best Buy and he said this would be my best upgrade if I’m editing a lot of video.
I will be upgrading the ram on my own.
If I upgrade all of these with RAM, apple care and tax it comes close to $3800. Which then begs the question, at that point to I just get a refurbished iMac Pro?
Thanks for any insight…