Re: Wait for new Macbook Pro?

Well, here's the deal. The specs you are pointing out have a slightly less powerful CPU and a potentially significantly less powerful GPU then the specs I said are working for me. But, you have double the RAM. Given the variety of programs you want to run, I personally, would not worry as much about the RAM and more about upgrading the video card. Adobe wants 1 GB vRAM for Mercury Playback on the gfx cards. The card you mention is currently sold via Apple with only half of that.

Also, I--along with most editors I know--am not a fan of the glossy screen, but if it doesn't bother you, that's your biz.

XDCAM, on an external RAID, should be just fine. I don't use it much, but it has a fairly low bit rate. As to h.264, I seldom use it as source material. When I do, I generally transcode. The system you've spec-ed is adequate for many uses. Others, not so much. I, personally, would get the better gfx card, faster processor, and anti-glare. Will it be enough at that point? It would for my uses, but for me it is also a second machine.