Guest ThatpcGuy Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 Im looking to buy a mac laptop to run final cut pro. I wont really have any other need for it. I dont know alot about macs so i dont really know what I need but i have to have one. Im looking to spend around $200-300USD. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/154619-wtb-mac-laptop-to-run-fcp/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
snuff-stuff Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 You fail, sir. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/154619-wtb-mac-laptop-to-run-fcp/#findComment-1089483 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickkilla Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 You would need a MBPro to run FCP 6--doesnt do on intel graphic cards. Used on ebay they run much more then u have to offer. Final Cut Studio 2 System Requirements Minimum Requirements to Install All Final Cut Studio Applications * A Macintosh computer with a 1.25GHz or faster PowerPC G4, PowerPC G5, Intel Core Duo, or Intel Xeon processor * 1GB of RAM * An AGP or PCI Express Quartz Extreme graphics card (Final Cut Studio is not compatible with integrated Intel graphics processors) * A display with 1024-by-768 resolution or higher * Mac OS X v10.4.11 or Mac OS X v10.5.5 or later * QuickTime 7.5.5 or later * A DVD drive for installation Available Disk Space * 4GB of disk space required to install all applications (Final Cut Pro, Color, DVD Studio Pro, Soundtrack Pro, Motion, Cinema Tools, LiveType, Compressor, and Apple Qmaster) * Additional 55GB required to install all optional templates, content, and tutorials (may be installed on separate disks): o 9GB for DVD Studio Pro content o 8GB for Motion templates and tutorial media o 24GB for Soundtrack Pro audio content o 12GB for LiveFonts and LiveType animated elements and templates o 2GB for Apple Pro Training Final Cut Studio Tutorials media Recommended Configurations The following are recommended for all applications: * 2GB of RAM when working with compressed HD and uncompressed SD sources * 4GB of RAM when working with uncompressed HD sources Motion-Specific Requirements * A standard or built-to-order system configuration with a NVIDIA GeForce 5200, 6600, 6800, 7300, 7800, 8600, 8800 or Quadro class graphic card. * A standard or built-to-order system configuration with a ATI Radeon 9600, 9700, 9800, X800, X1600, X1900, or X2600 class graphic card. * For 16- and 32-bit rendering: a graphics card with at least 128MB of VRAM. Color-Specific Requirements * The standard graphics card in any Mac Pro, 17-inch MacBook Pro, 24-inch iMac, or 2.5GHZ or faster Power Mac G5 Quad. * For 32-bit rendering: a graphics card with at least 256MB of VRAM. * A display with 1680-by-1050 resolution or higher (excluding 20" iMac); dual displays are highly recommended. * A three-button mouse for full functionality Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/154619-wtb-mac-laptop-to-run-fcp/#findComment-1089735 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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