[G4] Video editing software?

[William Surritte]

One concern about getting a G4/G5 is unless you can get it cheap, you
are probably wasting money since they are basically no longer
supported and won't run OS 10.6 or higher. However, I agree that Apple
has completely left out the mid-range market. They are crazy if they
think the embedded, non-upradeable minis and iMacs are mid-range.
Also, we have an Intel mini at work, and with it's slow laptop HDD,
it's only slightly faster than my G4.

Just my $0.02,

William

On Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 8:23 PM, Doug Burton <mosslack at embarqmail.com> wrote:
> Eric Smith wrote:
>>
>> J.M.P.Hissel wrote:
>>>
>>> On 29-06-2010 02:20, Don Clark, donzclark at rocketmail.com, wrote:
>>>
>>>> You need to get a G5 Dual Quad , HeeHee
>>>
>>> Don't do that! Avoid the G5's!! Go to an IntelMac or a Hackintosh.
>>
>> I think the Intel Macs are problematic simply because of Apple's product
>> offering. I suppose that the new iMacs have sufficient specs, but if
>> you're like me you won't go for an integrated cpu / monitor combination.
>> And the iMacs, like the mini, are too restricted in terms of expansion.
>> The Mac Pro is overkill power-wise and overpriced for what you get.
>>
>> For whatever reasons, Apple has moved away from the mid-range desktop
>> product that they used to excel at. I finally stopped waiting for an
>> Intel system that would fill the functions of my PM G4 and built a
>> hackintosh. But having done that I wouldn't necessarily advise others
>> to go that route, especially if you want to use your system for real,
>> productive work. As a hobby project it's fine, but unless you're pretty
>> aware of what you're doing and prepared to deal with the vagaries of
>> boot loaders, kexts, and third-party drivers, as well as prepared to
>> have every OS X update be a potential adventure, you should be wary
>> of the hackintosh.
>>
>> I guess this is a long-winded way of saying that the G4s and G5s may
>> still be the best alternatives for many tasks.
>>
>> Eric S.
>
> Not sure I agree with your assessment of the Hackintosh option having built
> 11 of them so far, but it's clear they are not as easy to update and
> configure as an acutal Mac would be.  But consider the fact that I did the
> last few movies on my 1st Hack and it took less than half the time it took
> on my MDD, you would have to count this as a viable option if speed is
> important.  Of course the building and maintaining is fun for me, as you
> said it is a hobby, but I can see this would not be for everyone.  JMHO
>
> Just a message from mosslack...
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