And, predictably, the cost of the system reflects that. The performance and design of the system is the best Apple has to offer. The Mac Pro has always sat at the pinnacle of the Apple workflow for a professional video workflow. ![]() Of course, there is one more rung on the ladder. It’s taken everything I’ve thrown at it and been a big upgrade over what I had before. I eventually upgraded that to a mid-range Mac Studio which has been a godsend for my editing workflow. It wasn’t until the majority of my work had shifted to filmmaking versus photography that I started running into the practical problem of the computer having trouble with smooth playback on more data-rich video formats. My sturdy iMac served me well for several years. And, even that wasn’t so much because it couldn’t do the job as it was that the computer itself had grown too old to accept the latest operating system and thus was beginning to affect my ability to keep up to date with the latest software. This is probably why I only recently upgraded the nearly ten-year-old laptop I used for tethering on location. I like to spend only as much money as is absolutely necessary to reach my bottom line needs and don’t usually push much further. Perhaps it’s because, despite my first job out of college being one that came with parent-impressing IBM business cards, I’ve always been able to separate head and heart when it comes to computer purchases. ![]() For whatever reason, computers have never held such sway. Products that I didn’t really need, but wanted enough that my brain was able to convince itself of their necessity. When it comes to cameras, I have been known to make one or two frivolous purchases.
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