[MacDV] Re: question about which G4 to buy for digital vido

[Matthew Guemple]

> 1. curious why you suggest a refurb. i'm going to lease this time so i  
> won't
> be stuck with something worthless that i can't sell in three years.
Make sure your lease is cool, usually you end up paying about 50% more  
regardless, despite the upgrades etc...
> 4. is the superdrive good because you can burn CDs and DVDs? does it  
> serve
> another purpose.
GET the superdrive... you will kick yourself if you don't. I did.
> 5. is the seagate drive you're talking about external or internal, and  
> what
> size you do you suggest? also, how much RAM to comfortably edit video  
> and
> audio?
IMO it's better to get a couple of smaller rather than one big. Makes  
life a little easier if one goes down.
Get as much ram as you can afford. At least 1GIG, to start, that should  
hold you for a while.
Sign up for a class at a decent College or University... life  
drawing... whtevr. But make sure they have a store that sells software.  
I did that at NYU and got everything adobe makes (except AfterEffects)  
fro $600. InDesign, PS, Ill, Acrobat, go live. in motion... etc.
I have an InDesign for sale at academic rates if yer interested, it  
blows quark away.

As an out of work graphic designer myself, I've already run into the  
wall with AE and FCP wanting more ram. Everything else will just fly,  
and you will love it.
M

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