Mac Soda

I am an avid Final Cut Pro user (no pun intended). I have edited many short films, and even a couple feature long-films over the past 7 years. You can check out some of my videos here (I’m working on one now that should be completed by tonight). I recently was the proud owner of a PowerMac G5… it did its job for a solid 3 years. However, as my films got more advanced, I was in greater need of a faster computer. So I decided that my system’s time had come, and threw my old PowerMac G5 on eBay, in hopes of raising enough money to pay for the tower of my dreams. It sold… for 2,100 dollars, a price I was very satisfied with, considering I paid 4,000 dollars for it initially. This would greatly help me pay for the new Mac Pro I had just purchased from Apple.

Then, as I was backing up my tower for the last time, my heart stopped. My computer completely broke. I was scared to death, and since I wasn’t covered by Apple Care, I knew I was dead in the water. Or so I thought… turns out, I had renewed my Apple care, and forgot I had it! Since I was under warranty, Apple only had one choice: replace the system. I was expecting a stock model, but then I got a big surprise. After a little persuasion, Apple agreed to send me a stock model: with 16 GB of RAM, since my old computer had 12 GB! A tragedy instantly turned into a celebration. The tower they sent me is on eBay as we speak, starting at 4,999! If you want to place a bid, click here.

After editing with the Mac Pro I purchased (8 Core 3.2 GHZ, 8 GB of RAM, Top of the Line Graphics Card) for a week, I have to admit that editing has become much more enjoyable. I am not limited by the system, only my creativity, and with video and motion graphics, that really helps the process along.

Now if only it had Blu-Ray…