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    128MB vs 256MB for Final Cut

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by pookguy, Jun 13, 2007.

  1. pookguy

    pookguy Newbie

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    Looking to jump over to a macbook and use Final Cut. Is it worth the extra $$$ to the 2.4ghz & 256MB video? Just seems like too big a price diff to justify...
     
    pookguy, Jun 13, 2007
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    riffjaff Notebook Evangelist

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    I believe if you look in the Apple forum, you should be able to find benchmarks comparing the two and the performance increase to 2.4ghz and 256MB video is not that great(around 10%.) It's up to you if that is worth the money to you. Final Cut should run smoothly on the 2.2ghz and 128MB video card.
     
    riffjaff, Jun 13, 2007
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    mr.pibb Notebook Geek

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    mr.pibb, Jun 13, 2007
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    count_schemula Notebook Deity

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    motion prolly would benefit

    FCP and photoshop don't benefit all that much...
     
    count_schemula, Jun 14, 2007
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    Cloud_9 Notebook Consultant

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    Cloud_9, Jun 14, 2007
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