Macbook or Macbook Pro for video editing?

Question

Macbook or Macbook Pro for video editing?

Answer 1

There's no reason to be disappointed, I think the Macbook will grow on you and the Alienware laptops have so much damn trouble with overheating.



I would upgrade the RAM on the Macbook for a quick $60 at Crucial.com and be on my way.

Answer 2

MacBooks are better than every other PC EXCEPT Alienware.

It is better because it is a very tightly integrated system and has the most advanced and secure OS to date. Alienware is the only one that tops Apple computers because of its sheer power and performance per dollar spent.



Alienware is THE computer for gaming and no one can contest that.



however, for video editing, MacBook is fine. You dont need MacBook Pro to be able to edit video, MacBook does it just fine.



MacBook Pro just has a better GPU, and is capable of gaming once you load Windows XP into it.

Answer 3

Haha.



First of all, your mom spent a lot of money to get you that mac, keep that in mind. Macintoshes are based on the UNIX framework, which is completely different than Windows. To put it in perspective, it's like the piping and foundation of a house, but for a computer. Most people who write viruses/malware are pretty smart, and they figure "hey, most people use PC's, so we're not going to bother writing malware for Macintoshes", so macs are less prone to malware. Every Audio/Video engineer that I have EVER seen in my life uses Mac, mostly macbook pro. Macs are limited because of software availability, but that's gradually starting to change thanks to Microsoft and its dissappointing products. Some of this is opinion, but a lot of people will agree, after some research, that OSX is quite a bit better than Vista.



The game would probably be possible to play if you have Bootcamp, which was stated by the other kid before me. Bootcamp is basically this neat little thing that lets you run Windows inside OSX, but for that you'll need to buy a copy of WinXP or Vista, and I would highly recommend XP pro, and not Vista :D



Hope it helps, have a lovely season.

Answer 4

YES MACBOOK PRO IS PRO EQUIPMENT - NAME SAYS IT ALL

WELL COMPARING ALIENWARE AND MACBOOK IS COMPARING TOP OF THE LINE WITH MIDDLE OR BOTTOM OF THE LINE MODELS - IT IS NOT EQUAL COMPARISON - YOU SHOULD COMPARE ALIENWARE WITH MACBOOK PRO AND IT WILL BE SAME LEVEL

MACBOOK HAS INTEGRATED GRAPHICS ONLY SO IT MEANS THAT ANY GAME THAT REQUIRES 3D ACCELERATIONS WON'T WORK AND THOSE ARE PRETTY MUCH ALL GAMES TODAY

MACBOOKPRO HAS NVIDIA 8800GT MOBILE GRAPHICS CARD SO IT IS GOOD FOR GAMING

apple has great feature that you can run mac and windows program on it - just buy separate copy of windows and boot camp (part of mac os x versions tiger and leopard) will walk you thru the process of installing windows on mac - you'll be able to run just abt any windows program on mac too

P.S. CHECK FINAL CUT PRO SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

web page is

http://www.apple.com/finalcutstudio/finalcutpro

just left clik this link and you'll be there - LEFT CLICK ON SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS down right side on the web page - according to apple system requirements YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO RUN FINAL CUT PRO - GRAPHICS CARD IS REQUIRED but i read on http://www.macrumors.com forums that can be done but it is real slow - well that was at least 2 yrs ago i think and each new version of software is much more demanding on hardware so i do not really know if that can be done any more - officialy apple does require dedicated graphics card to run final cut pro and only macbook pro has it

go to http://www.macrumors.com - they have great mac forum - post this question there - there are a lot of web designers and video/audio editing guys that hang out there - they will answer just abt any question you have abt mac hardware or software

Answer 5

bootcamp! im dissaponted she got you a apple to! the less people bying apple the better pcs are wayyyy better more programs for it you mod the case more if something breaks on a pc you can replace it not on a mac! macs break a lot to

Answer 6

The problem is with the graphics on the macbook. It does not meet the recomended specs for FCP. That being said, your Mac came with I-movie HD which is one of the best consumer level editing packages available. You might find that it will meet what you need for a while. Additionally you can buy plug-ins that increase the functionality of I-movie and make it a much more powerful editing program(I actually discovered you have to download I-movie '06 for this, check out the article on the CF/X site.). (Keep in mind 90% of your edits should be cuts and dissolves anyway. Other effects are like spices, use them sparingly to enhance a production.)



I am not sure what the requirements are for final cut express are. It is essentially the same as final cut with a few proffessional features turned off. That might be a nice option for you. Most of the options can't be done on a laptop anyway.



You also might check New Tek's speed Edit. it is a full proffessional editing program that is in the $400 price range. I am not sure if it will work on the macbook, so check it's stats.



Mac vs. PC. The hardware installed in a mac is essentially the same as in a pc. Alienware had great support before Dell took them over and I have not had an occassion to talk to them since. We are still using our 6 year old Roswells for things like DVD duplication and a video bulletin board. We changed to Macs for Final Cut pro 4 years ago and are still using them. It comes down to operating system. Final Cut on Mac OSX is more stable on our machines than Premiere 6 was on our Roswells using XP pro, but that is kind of like comparing apples and oranges. Our macs have more power, memory and hard drive space, they are also two to four years newer, and do not have the hours of use on them that the PC's did.



Frankly I like Final Cut better than Premiere 6, but I have not seen the new version of Premiere and I hear wonderful things about it.



Tony Noon

*General Information: This is my opinion as of 12/26/07. Video technology changes daily.