Hey guys i was wondering if an IMAC with those specs is good for movie editing? using FINAL CUT PRO... (i?m new to all of this just trying to figure out what is needed)
17-inch widescreen LCD
1440x900 resolution
2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor1
4MB shared L2 cache
1GB memory (2x512MB SO-DIMM)
160GB Serial ATA hard drive2
8x double-layer SuperDrive (DVD+R DL, DVD?RW, CD-RW)
ATI Radeon X1600 graphics with 128MB GDDR3 memory
Built-in AirPort Extreme and Bluetooth 2.0
Apple Remote
All in all a darn decent setup, although you may want to double the RAM (I'm editing on a MacBook with almost exactly the same specs, and let me tell you that RAM is tight when I'm working with big projects), and you'll almost definitely need more hard drive space, either an internal upgrade or external drives (make sure you get one with a FireWire connection). The size of the projects (and the number of projects) you work on will determine how much storage space and RAM you need.
Also, you may at some point want to invest in a second screen (the new iMacs support a second screen, so you're good there). It can be endlessly useful, especially when editing, to have a little more screen real estate.
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