I don’t have much experience with the desktop Pros of that era, so not sure how to judge the risk.ģ. So I’ve seen the MBP holding up so far, and I feel like I can get at least 2-3 years out of my $470. I know the laptop I’m considering above is also from 2012, but I have friends who still use that model for Photoshop, animation, and other visual software. – Also, how much lifespan is left in something this old? For instance, the ~2012 Pro towers. – If I go this route, which models / specs should I look for? Maybe an old Mac Pro, Mac Mini, or even iMac? Hadn’t thought of these until I started reading some here, and I don’t know much about them. – If anybody is using a similar setup for FCPX 10.4.7, how well does it hold up?Ģ. Purchasing a friend’s used mid-2012 MacBook Pro 13” non-Retina ($150), maxing it out to 16GB RAM ($80), getting an SSD ($140 / 480GB Extreme Pro 6G), and replacing the battery (~$100) = $470 total Here are the options I’m considering, but open to suggestions-ġ. I will only be shooting simple videos, but want multicam editing, so iMovie is out. Hi – I’m looking for the cheapest Mac that will run FCPX.
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