Help Please!!!

[rubcar]

Thank you guys, I had no idea I had so many reply's. I never got an email saying I had reply's. I will look into it. I was looking at the imac and I found out that the 24'' gives a better display, but I want to be able to upgrade with out taking it to the store so I may go with the mac pro. I am just going to wait and see if they come out with an update version of the Mac Pro desktop. :-)

[photostein]

Originally Posted by rubcar

I am getting ready to invest in a new computer and monitor, and I don't know which way to go MAC Pro or PC. I also wanted to get the apple cinema display 23'' , but they don't sell it anymore and the 30'' may just be too big for me. I do weddings and I am planning on doing video later.

Please Help!

I recommend the 24" iMac. If you are not needing to be highly portable with all your editing needs, you can get this with plenty of umph, then get a little netbook with a USB port for downloading in the field and shooting tethered if needed.

All in all, you can get away with a great setup for likely under $2,000.

[rubcar]

Thanks photostein I will look into the imac 24, I hope they come up with an udate on it or on the mac pro. It is getting kind of hard waiting for the new update in the desktop models, but I know it will be worth it.

[knowimagination]

the updates should come out very soon. Either way it should be good for you because you will either be able to get the latest and greatest or hopefully find a good deal on the "older" model. Also if you go with the older model and you are looking at the iMacs I may suggest checking out the apple refurb units. You still get the warranty of new but can typically save a few hundred dollars.

[photostein]

Sure thing.

Additionally, are you a NAPP member?

If not, you can join for $99 a year and usually get well over $99 in savings off a new item purchase.

A typical example is the savings off a Jan 09 17" MBPro (Apple ain't released 'em yet) which is base model priced at $2,799. With a NAPP discount, you get them for $2,575; therefore, you can get a NAPP membership for $99 and still save $125 off a new one. If you buy additional options, etc..., then your savings are just incremental because the cost of the NAPP membership is still $99 no matter how much Apple stuff you buy.

Additionally, if you are in to photography, by some weird chance, all the BH Photo free 3 day UPS shipping will pay for itself easily within a year.

Also, the discount is all the time, not just a one time offer.

This is the best deal out there that I have found.

Originally Posted by rubcar

Thanks photostein I will look into the imac 24, I hope they come up with an udate on it or on the mac pro. It is getting kind of hard waiting for the new update in the desktop models, but I know it will be worth it.

[zerovision]

The new Mac Pro is out. 8-core Xeon is extremely powerful. If you can afford it and you want a desktop, not a notebook, there is no comparison. They designed this machine for upgrading that almost anyone can do themselves. The 8-core can hold up to 32GB ram, 4TB HD, Video upgrades, etc. For a photographer, and videography, I don't believe anything is too powerful. When you can have four 1 TB drives to set up as mirrors for each other and have 32 GB RAM to run your programs, add a 30" monitor to it and you have the ultimate darkroom.

This may sound like boys and their toys, or bigger is better, but a fast pp system to get the job done quickly and to view as much detail as you want or need will only benefit you as a pro.

I just wish I could get all that in a portable light weight system so I could have this any where I went.

[rubcar]

Well I got the Mac Pro, base model. I am learning the OP system and I am liking it. I do miss some programs, that I had in windows, but I will just istall windows 7 when it comes out. I already added a second HD 1TB, and I am thinking of getting the 24" LED monitor, but will see. I really needed a new computer, I had been waiting for the new mac pros to come out since November 2008. Well thank you all for helping me make a decicion.