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November 23, 2022
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Need a new Computer for Premiere Pro/adobe suite

  • November 23, 2022
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Quite simply I'm a student with a limited budget looking for a computer that I can use to run the Adobe Suite with a focus on Premiere Pro. The school has a lot of Mac integration so I'd like to stay on that operating system. Would something like this be able to work?

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Apple-iMac-21-5-inch-Retina-4K-3-6GHZ-Quad-Core-i3-2019-Desktop-16-GB-RAM-1-TB-HDD-128-GB-Flash-HD-Mac-OS-Certified-1-Yr-Warranty/1052538788

SPECS:

  • Apple A Grade iMac (2019)
  • 3.6GHZ Quad Core i3
  • 16 GB RAM 1 TB HDD & 128 GB Flash HD
  • Mac OS
  • 21.5" Retina 4K 4096 x 2304 Display
  • Radeon Pro 555X graphics processor with 2 GB of dedicated GDDR5 video memory

    Thanks in advance!
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Warren Heaton
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Warren HeatonCommunity Expert
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November 27, 2022

If about $800 is your price point, get a 8GB/256GB M1 MacBook Air that is currently on sale for about $799.  You'll want to add a USB-C Flash drive or Thunderbolt Flash drive at some point for your source footage.

 

Ideally, you'd go with 16GB/512GB as a starting point, but that of course brings the price up.

 

 

Peru Bob
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Peru BobCommunity Expert
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November 23, 2022

The processor is weak for Premiere Pro.

You want a fast, large SSD, not an HDD, or editing in Premiere Pro may not be a pleasant experience, depending upon the media used on the timeline.

The operating system SSD is also probably too small.

At least 4 GB of dedicated video memory would be recommended.

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