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<blockquote data-quote="Shadowrider" data-source="post: 2850709" data-attributes="member: 3099"><p>It's going to be hard to get a Mac on your budget. But that's what you need to do. Don't let the sticker price on their computers scare you off because you can't really compare them to Windows machines. Reason being is that for your stated use, you can bank on it lasting about 5 years minimum. I'm running an iMac that is a mid 2011 model and its in flawless working order. I'd likely be close to buying a 3rd windoze box. Maybe just the second but I just can't get Windows to go much past a year before I need to format the disk and start over fresh. By that time I'm so disenchanted with it, I replace the whole thing. I don't have to deal with any of that nonsense anymore.</p><p></p><p>If money is really that tight buy a 3 or 4 year old used Mac, fresh install the latest version of OS X that machine will run (likely the newest release) and enjoy. My niece bought one off of eBay that was a couple years old. That was 3 years ago and it still runs fine.</p><p></p><p>Edit: There is no better platform for photo/video work than a Mac. I was quite taken aback at just how awesome they are for that, but that's kinda what their niche was for a long time so....</p><p></p><p>Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Shadowrider, post: 2850709, member: 3099"] It's going to be hard to get a Mac on your budget. But that's what you need to do. Don't let the sticker price on their computers scare you off because you can't really compare them to Windows machines. Reason being is that for your stated use, you can bank on it lasting about 5 years minimum. I'm running an iMac that is a mid 2011 model and its in flawless working order. I'd likely be close to buying a 3rd windoze box. Maybe just the second but I just can't get Windows to go much past a year before I need to format the disk and start over fresh. By that time I'm so disenchanted with it, I replace the whole thing. I don't have to deal with any of that nonsense anymore. If money is really that tight buy a 3 or 4 year old used Mac, fresh install the latest version of OS X that machine will run (likely the newest release) and enjoy. My niece bought one off of eBay that was a couple years old. That was 3 years ago and it still runs fine. Edit: There is no better platform for photo/video work than a Mac. I was quite taken aback at just how awesome they are for that, but that's kinda what their niche was for a long time so.... Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk [/QUOTE]
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