Not interested in starting a flaming post either way...I'm not an Apple basher by any means. I bought a Macbook Pro a few months ago that my son uses, and I love my iPhone. But here's my example of why I'm nervous about buying Apple products: I'm planning on upgrading to iPhone 5 when it comes out this summer, but right now I have an iPhone 3G. When the next iOS update comes out, my iPhone 3G won't be able to upgrade anymore. I have a perfectly fine phone that won't be able to update the OS or apps anymore. Again, that's fine, as I'm planning on upgrading to a new phone this summer.
But if I was using FCP -- which I'd love to add as an additional NLE to Vegas -- doesn't Apple have certain hardware requirements for each FCP upgrade? What if you have an older Mac or Macbook? Are you out of luck? That's the nice thing about PC and Vegas, even if the preview/render is slow as molasses, at least you can either just upgrade one internal part or leave your machine running for a day or so while you render.
For those who use FCP in addition to Vegas, do you have any insight on this issue? For example, if you use FCP 7, can you use an older system, or will it just not work with an older system? I would love to buy a newer Macbook Pro and the new FCP when the new models/update come out this year, install Windows/Vegas on it as my primary NLE, but also have the availability of using FCP. But I'd hate to be undercut a year or two later and have a useless laptop.
But if I was using FCP -- which I'd love to add as an additional NLE to Vegas -- doesn't Apple have certain hardware requirements for each FCP upgrade? What if you have an older Mac or Macbook? Are you out of luck? That's the nice thing about PC and Vegas, even if the preview/render is slow as molasses, at least you can either just upgrade one internal part or leave your machine running for a day or so while you render.
For those who use FCP in addition to Vegas, do you have any insight on this issue? For example, if you use FCP 7, can you use an older system, or will it just not work with an older system? I would love to buy a newer Macbook Pro and the new FCP when the new models/update come out this year, install Windows/Vegas on it as my primary NLE, but also have the availability of using FCP. But I'd hate to be undercut a year or two later and have a useless laptop.