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Mac or PC, help

David B

An Idiot
IDK which way to go. I've seriously gone between both on and off every single month this year. Buy a PC, buy a Mac. I've done it for 6 months. Please help me. I love Mac for iMovie. I guess I want windows for gaming but all of my steam games I already have on console. I primarilly need the PC for making videos. So I guess Mac. Help please.
 
I would never go back to Mac myself, since I hate paying ~2x more for the same specs on a Windows machine, but if your familiarity with and fondness for iMovie is the determining factor, go with a Mac.

You could always spend less on a Windows machine and end up learning another video editing program if you wanted to go that route.
 

jufonuk

not tag worthy
I would never go back to Mac myself, since I hate paying ~2x more for the same specs on a Windows machine, but if your familiarity with and fondness for iMovie is the determining factor, go with a Mac.

You could always spend less on a Windows machine and end up learning another video editing program if you wanted to go that route.
this,

also for older games I think the new mac M1 chips are meant to be good at running things, it depends what you want the PC for, I guess

you pays your money you takes your choice
 

Little Mac

Member
If you already have a console, grab a mac. I got one of those m1 MacBook airs a few years back and it’s been great. The prices for macs are generally high but the resale value are high too. I’ve never had a problem finding a buyer for my old apple hardware and trading up to newer models. I went to school and was taught on macs so I prefer the OS and workflow. I used to build pcs strictly for gaming but transitioned back to consoles for simplicity and gaming with my friends. My two cents atleast.
 

YCoCg

Member
Depends where you live, if you're in the US, then a Mac, if anywhere else, see what's the best hardware you can get for the price.
 

Mihos

Gold Member
I have some macs for software development, but never use them for anything else. I hate how limited the options are for both supported hardware and software
 

The Fartist

Gold Member
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But seriously, if you're comfortable with Mac OS and FCP, or in your case iMovie (don't know why you're using iMovie) stick with a Mac, the new Air is more than enough to edit on iMovie.
 

David B

An Idiot
Thanks guys. All of my steam games I already own on consoles, so that deletes the purpose of the PC for gaming altogether. Sure I get better graphics with the RX 6800 XT 16GB GDDR6 GPU, but I really don't see a major difference at all. On Mac I use a lot of the built in things, I'm not a command + this and that button person, but I know how to use Mac as I've used them since 2006. I really don't need a PC, but both do basic things of course like the internet. I guess I just want iMovie that bad. I've used the photo thing on windows 11 and it's easy to use but not that great, also the new clipchamp video editor that microsoft pushed out, it's rather extremely hard for me to use, I don't know developer stuff like that at all or whatever it is. iMovie overall is just way easier to edit and use transfers and text put in.
 
I never heard of anyone seriously using iMovie when Final Cut Pro is available on Macs. If you are willing to learn DaVinci Resolve, that's available on both Mac and PC though. In terms of video editing, most people only use Mac if they really need Final Cut Pro otherwise it doesn't matter.

But if you've only ever used Macs, just keep using what you have. I have a MacBook Pro, an iPad, several Windows PC's and Windows laptops. Honestly there isn't much different between Windows and Mac OS these days for most usages.
 

V1LÆM

Gold Member
I never heard of anyone seriously using iMovie when Final Cut Pro is available on Macs. If you are willing to learn DaVinci Resolve, that's available on both Mac and PC though. In terms of video editing, most people only use Mac if they really need Final Cut Pro otherwise it doesn't matter.

But if you've only ever used Macs, just keep using what you have. I have a MacBook Pro, an iPad, several Windows PC's and Windows laptops. Honestly there isn't much different between Windows and Mac OS these days for most usages.
iMovie is for casual video editing basic videos you shoot on your iPhone/iPad. If you're half serious about video editing then Final Cut is what you should be using or indeed something like DaVinci Resolve.

If i'm on my iPad and want to make a cute video of clips of my cats then I'll use iMovie. If i was doing anything work related then iMovie isn't good enough.
 

David B

An Idiot
iMovie is for casual video editing basic videos you shoot on your iPhone/iPad. If you're half serious about video editing then Final Cut is what you should be using or indeed something like DaVinci Resolve.

If i'm on my iPad and want to make a cute video of clips of my cats then I'll use iMovie. If i was doing anything work related then iMovie isn't good enough.
Imovie is easier to use. Final cut pro is like 300 or 600 bucks, stupid. In iMovie you can add text, intros, transitions between pictures and videos, as well as add what you want like transitions as well as arcade look, pixel look, or grey look, or anything. I just hate everything else, it's painfully hard as hell to use anything else.
 

Chiv_33

Banned
That makes sense, as Macs are known for their strong multimedia capabilities and seamless software integration, which can simplify your workflow.

Since gaming isn’t a big priority, given your games are already on console, a Mac might suit you better. Just keep in mind, if you ever need to use more advanced video editing software or specific plugins that aren’t Mac, compatible, that could be a limitation.
 

Quasicat

Member
That makes sense, as Macs are known for their strong multimedia capabilities and seamless software integration, which can simplify your workflow.

Since gaming isn’t a big priority, given your games are already on console, a Mac might suit you better. Just keep in mind, if you ever need to use more advanced video editing software or specific plugins that aren’t Mac, compatible, that could be a limitation.
I bought an M2 Mac last year for the sole purpose of running a Plex server. It does so much more when working with media, it’s a great choice.

I looked into gaming a bit with it but I’m also a console gamer and, in the end, I really only use the Mac for Word Processing and media. If you have an iPhone, it connects to that as well…it’s really convenient answering my texts and calls on my computer.
 
That makes sense, as Macs are known for their strong multimedia capabilities and seamless software integration, which can simplify your workflow.

Since gaming isn’t a big priority, given your games are already on console, a Mac might suit you better. Just keep in mind, if you ever need to use more advanced video editing software or specific plugins that aren’t Mac, compatible, that could be a limitation.
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AZLil7

Banned
I bought an M2 Mac last year for the sole purpose of running a Plex server. It does so much more when working with media.
 

Paasei

Member
Mac also has Final Cut. Very solid editing software. If creating movies is your main reason, spend the extra bucks and get a Mac.
 

simpatico

Member
For personal use I only use windows for gaming. We've just grown apart. I use windows at work for software compatibility. Personal laptop is a MBP and I won't go back to windows. If anything I'd try Steam Linux on one of those cool Huawei of whoever Ali Express MBP clones. The Mac trackpad is my killer app. Nothing else I've tried comes close. Even if you want to game a little on a laptop, GeForce Now on a MBP is an option.
 
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8bitpill

Member
Really depends on what you're going for with your day to day work and how that will progress over 5 to 7 year timeline.

I'm a graphic designer of twenty plus years and a professional printer of seventeen years (the latter being what I do day to day). Mac was always for creatives, what really pushed Apple computers into everyones home was the iPod and following the iPhone, the iPhone being the big push.

Mac OS for my creative work is what I find to be more productive. I run our print shop solely on Mac computers. It's stable and I have little to no problems (besides the updates that tend to nuke presets with printer drivers).

I see you want a computer to work with video editing. My best friend of thirty six years just started with motion graphics a couple years back since he switch direction with his graphic design career. He bought one of the top tier Mac Studios (cost him a little less than $9K). He has created quite a few full on 3D advertisements and motion graphics videos, that can take him 8/10 hours to render out scenes. He has been considering buying a decked out PC to do his motion graphics work to make it more streamlined and a little faster to render his videos.

I from a personal stand point would say Mac, they're more costly, but I will tell you over the last twenty one years of owning and using them, I've had all but one crash on me and that was due to a faulty HDD that failed after four years of constant day to day use in our shop. I tend to get 5/6 years out of them before they truly show their age.

Also, to add this, I bought a PC back in 2014, thinking I would use it for some work along with games I wanted to play that were only on PC. Well it was only used for gaming, since I found using a work computer for gaming is distracting and I was thinking about how I just wanted to play a game instead of working. It was also used with a much older large format scanner that no longer worked with Mac's due to a SCSI cable that was its main connector.

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