Re: Ideal system for AE any benefits between PC or Mac

Ahhh, time to upgrade, so many things to consider =)

Here's some food for thought:

1) Graphics cards don't help AE very much... at all.

2) RAM helps AE a LOT, but it can't take advantage of more than 3GB of RAM unless you have a multi-core/processor system (extra RAM will always help you if you're running multiple applications at once).

3) The Mac vs. PC consideration really boils down to this: which are you more comfortable using? There are secondary considerations such as software/hardware availability (Final Cut Studio is cool, being somewhat limited in hardware upgrade options, especially for a laptop, is not).

Darby Edelen
Designer
Left Coast Digital
Santa Cruz, CA