Recommendations for light video edditing

[stormer13]

Hi all,

I was really hoping for an iMac update today, but it was not to be. That said, what do you all think would be a good option for light (maybe occasionally mid) video editing? (the iMac pro is unfortunately out of my range) would the current iMac still be option? or should definitely I lean towards the Macbook Pro? (or perhaps even the i7 mini?)

Thanks for your help!

 

[mikehalloran]

Anything will work for "light" video editing. An i7 will be noticeably faster than an otherwise identical i5 for this task (no difference on many others). Likewise, a Fusion drive will be slower on large files than an SSD but you are unlikely to notice any difference on small files.

Other than that, what do you want? If a portable, get a MBP. If a desktop, the current iMacs are great. There's an i7 2T SSD 16G for $3,479 in the Refurb Store. If you need more RAM (a decision you can make later) 32G is $319 at OWC and there's better pricing if you shop around.

https://www.apple.com/shop/browse/home/specialdeals/mac/imac/27

I doubt that the new Mini tricked out to similar specs with a 5K monitor will be as inexpensive.

I just checked. The new Mini tricked out to identical specs is $2,899 but a 5K monitor runs $1,299 = $4,189. If you use a number of plugins, the 6-core may give the Mini an advantage but 16G will not be enough RAM.

 

[Grohowiak]

New mini has a real crap GPU. Make sure you do your research before you buy it cause you will most likely need a eGPU if you want to make a it a "pro" machine.