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Unfortunately, RAID is out of the question. Too expensive. I am considering dropping a Raptor in there for the OS though, but it unfortunately wont help her when she is moving around huge files.
As for what she wants to do with it, like I said, she will be filming stuff (it will be artistic or documentary... she shows her work at several local galleries, and has been wanting to explore integrating still and video for quite a while), and then editing what she has filmed, scanning, editing, and incorporating her still work, and then needing to get it back off (I am assuming DVD, though she hasnt clarified this yet).
This machine doesnt need to be as beefy as some of yall are thinking. This is mostly an experiment, and she can live with less speed for less money. She wont want to spend more than $2000 AT THE MOST, and preferably as much less than that as possible.
What I really need to know is how RAM intensive and how video intensive it will be. I know I need storage and processor power, but how much RAM? How fast? Is an All-In-Wonder enough? Too much? Is it even necessary?
Again, thanks for help...
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