Return-Path: Received: from asbnvacz-mailrelay01.megapath.net ([207.145.128.243] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP id 4606848 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:20:48 +0100 Received: from mail5.sea5.speakeasy.net (mail5.sea5.speakeasy.net [69.17.117.49]) by asbnvacz-mailrelay01.megapath.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9CFF5A72072 for ; Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:25:42 -0500 (EST) Received: (qmail 212 invoked from network); 25 Jan 2012 19:25:42 -0000 Received: by simscan 1.4.0 ppid: 1571, pid: 17896, t: 0.3084s scanners: clamav: 0.88.2/m:52/d:10739 spam: 3.0.4 Received: from c-98-247-168-58.hsd1.wa.comcast.net (HELO [192.168.1.125]) (albion@[98.247.168.58]) (envelope-sender ) by mail5.sea5.speakeasy.net (qmail-ldap-1.03) with SMTP for ; 25 Jan 2012 19:25:42 -0000 From: James Culbertson Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1084) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-2--827506168 Subject: Re: [AE] The Future of the Mac Pro in Video Post Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:25:28 -0800 In-Reply-To: To: "After Effects Mail List" References: Message-Id: <23193445-9A30-44C1-B2BA-FDBE323E14B6@speakeasy.net> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1084) X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.0.4 (2005-06-05) on mail5.sea5 X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.1 required=8.0 tests=HTML_50_60,HTML_MESSAGE autolearn=disabled version=3.0.4 --Apple-Mail-2--827506168 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii My experience too. And then there is the aesthetic payoff of being to = work with the MacOS rather than having to settle for Windows. I know = many don't care (or even prefer the Windows aesthetic). But for some of = us this is worth a lot. I just had a small gig editing with Premiere on Windows, and while it is = hard to quantify, there is definitely a dollar value for me to being = able to work in OSX (ditto for working in FCP7/X or AVID). But that is the mystery of personal preference I guess. James On Jan 25, 2012, at 9:35 AM, Tim Sassoon wrote: > On Monday I shipped a 2yo Mac Mini Server, new cost $999, that I sold = on eBay for $576. $212/year with very low administrative cost doesn't = seem particularly expensive to me. >=20 > Tim >=20 >=20 > On Jan 25, 2012, at 9:27 AM, dennis@reelsolutions.com wrote: >=20 >> Macs - you'll be able to sell them in 2-3 years for a very decent = amount of money... >=20 --Apple-Mail-2--827506168 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii

On Monday I shipped a 2yo Mac = Mini Server, new cost $999, that I sold on eBay for $576. $212/year with = very low administrative cost doesn't seem particularly expensive to = me.

Tim

On Jan = 25, 2012, at 9:27 AM, dennis@reelsolutions.com = wrote:

Macs - you'll = be able to sell them in 2-3 years for a very decent amount of = money...

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