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Posted by Mr. Tapeguy on 05/19/06 13:34
mv@movingvision.co.uk wrote:
>Over the
> last few years we've learned the hard way about systems and as far as PC
> options go, not to buy any off the shelf configurations, no matter how
> highly recommended, because all commercial sellers cheapskate on
> processors, motherboards and any other component they can squeeze a buck
> out of. Let alone their dubious expertise. Our last four PC systems were
> all built in house by our own computer druid and the difference is
> scandalously self evident. Our bespoke PC's run both Canopus Edius 3.6
> and Premier Pro 1.5, about to upgrade to v2.0. Even at HD level these
> PC's have proven utterly bomb proof, I can't remember when we last had a
> crash or any glitch at all with them, so far 110% functionality. The
> main thing with PC's is to build 'em like Rolls Royce's, spare nothing
> on the components and make everything as powerful as possible, works a
> treat for us. How do they compare with the G5? Put it this way, if I had
> to make a choice today purely on the basis of reliable functionality and
> user friendliness, it'd have to be the PC's.
Well here's been largely my point over the years. Macs have been
largely hailed for their out-of-the -box functionality. However, if
you have your systems being custom-built but a talented guru, that's
entirely different than buying a mass-market machine and trying to get
it to run processor-intensive multimedia software. Most editors would
be fortunate to have someone available who could build such a high
quality system for them, although there are some good custom-built
vendors out there. Of course, those are not cheap. People who think
they are saving money on PC's haven't necessarily looked at comparable
systems and time/labor.
Your preemptive efforts at putting your system together no doubt saved
you a bundle of money and aggravation in the long run.
Craig
http://www.pro-tape.com
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