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1 RECOMMENDED by 27 people for MOVIE
Apple iMac 21.5 in. (MB950LL/A) Mac Desktop - with Front Row
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  1. from Dean812, pcconnectionexpress.com
    5.0 Stars they gave it an nvidia video card with 256mg.
  2. from David, www.jr.com
    5.0 Stars the monitor is supper clear even i play the dvd movie.
  3. from MCSE88, www.jr.com
    5.0 Stars this is a virtual pc which has windows 7 x64 support, aero, video, sound, everything works.
  4. from Professor John Petrocelli, www.jr.com
    5.0 Stars they were sneaking on the movie sites and viruses like virtuamonde crippled our systems, even with every updated virus software installed.
  5. from Walt C, www.jr.com
    5.0 Stars the ichat feature allows for video chat, so much better than just a phone call.
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Positives: Processor Speed: 3060 GHz, Hard Drive Capacity: 500 GB, Installed RAM: 4 GB, Processor Type: Core 2 Duo
2 RECOMMENDED by 23 people for MOVIE
Apple iMac 24"/3.06GHz Intel Core 2 Duo/4GB RAM/1TB HD/SuperDrive/NVIDIA GeForce GT 130 (MB420LL/A) Mac Desktop
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  1. from Joe, www.bhphotovideo.com
    5.0 Stars it works well after moving everything with time machine, i would recommend the video cable for dual monitors.
  2. from CardsFan55, www.bhphotovideo.com
    5.0 Stars with all the photos and video i take, the 1 tb hard drive will be well used.
  3. from John M, www.bhphotovideo.com
    5.0 Stars bright monitor, crisp clean display, lots of storage space with the 1tb hard drive, and 512 video, you will not be disappointed with this machine!
  4. from www.amazon.com
    5.0 Stars i still love windows but for movies and photos there is no beating a mac.
  5. from www.amazon.com
    4.0 Stars the nicest thing about an imac, i think, is that it has a built-in dvd player,
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Positives: Powerful, Compact, Nice Expandability, Processor Speed: 3.06 GHz
3 RECOMMENDED by 32 people for MOVIE
Apple Mac mini 1.83GHz Intel Core 2 Duo  MB138LL/A Desktop
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  1. from A.F., www.abt.com
    5.0 Stars it fits right next to the tv, and with the bluetooth keyboard and mouse (which costs extra) i can relax on the couch and check email, surf the web, write a letter or watch movie trailers using front
  2. from www.amazon.com
    5.0 Stars i sincerely recommend buying an upgrade to the stock memory from 1g to 4g, for around $80, since this mac mini shares system memory with the video card.
  3. from www.amazon.com
    4.0 Stars it is very capable of hd video though so that is not an issue.
  4. from www.amazon.com
    4.0 Stars i can even say that it works pretty fast editing basic videos.
  5. from www.amazon.com
    5.0 Stars i use my mini to transcode video, view the web, play wow and as a media hub-tasks which it handles nicely.
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Positives: Compact, Great Expandability, Powerful, Processor Speed: 1.83 GHz
4 RECOMMENDED by 32 people for MOVIE
Apple Mac mini 2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo  MB139LL/A Desktop
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  1. from dgtlmn56, www.bhphotovideo.com
    5.0 Stars video looks amazing it looks so smooth an hd!
  2. from www.amazon.com
    5.0 Stars i sincerely recommend buying an upgrade to the stock memory from 1g to 4g, for around $80, since this mac mini shares system memory with the video card.
  3. from www.amazon.com
    4.0 Stars it is very capable of hd video though so that is not an issue.
  4. from www.amazon.com
    4.0 Stars i can even say that it works pretty fast editing basic videos.
  5. from www.amazon.com
    5.0 Stars i use my mini to transcode video, view the web, play wow and as a media hub-tasks which it handles nicely.
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Positives: Compact, Excellent Expandability, Powerful, Processor Speed: 2 GHz
5 RECOMMENDED by 20 people for MOVIE
Apple iMac 27 in. (MB953LL/A) Mac Desktop - with Front Row
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  1. from freeheeler, www.jr.com
    5.0 Stars it's silent, the 27" screen is wonderful if you want to watch movies are play with your photos and videos.
  2. from BananaJr, pcconnectionexpress.com
    5.0 Stars i wanted the upgraded graphics card and the core duo 2 with the 4850 was the same price as the i5 since it's a custom build so basically you get the processor thrown in with the video card upgrade.
  3. from DarwinOSX, pcconnectionexpress.com
    5.0 Stars the large hard drive and fast video card make it useful for any task.
  4. from Natt, www.jr.com
    5.0 Stars picture and vdo edit, create movie from imovie, and upload picture and video to youtube and facebook.
  5. from Birdieman, www.jr.com
    5.0 Stars i do alot of editing both photos and video, so this computer is perfect for me.
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Positives: Processor Speed: 2.66 GHz, Hard Drive Capacity: 1000 GB, Installed RAM: 4 GB, Processor Type: Core Duo
 
Apple iMac 24"/2.66GHz Intel Core 2 Duo/4GB RAM/640GB HD/SuperDrive/NVIDIA GeForce 9400M (MB418LL/A) Mac Desktop
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  1. from Dan's World, www.bhphotovideo.com
    5.0 Stars i'm a pro video producer with bad memories of earlier editing issues.
  2. from DS, www.bhphotovideo.com
    5.0 Stars im editing hd video on this one with no hiccups which is more than i had hoped for.
  3. from www.amazon.com
    5.0 Stars i still love windows but for movies and photos there is no beating a mac.
  4. from www.amazon.com
    4.0 Stars the nicest thing about an imac, i think, is that it has a built-in dvd player,
  5. from www.amazon.com
    5.0 Stars the only surprise was seeing exactly how big 24" was (thats what she said...), but it's great for movies!!
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Positives: Powerful, Compact, Good Expandability, Processor Speed: 2.66 GHz
Apple iMac 21.5 in. (MC413LL/A) Mac Desktop - with Front Row
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  1. from Wells86, www.bhphotovideo.com
    5.0 Stars a great computer for professional video, and photography work!
  2. from Fernando, www.bhphotovideo.com
    4.0 Stars the size ideal of hard disk and video memory.
  3. from jalmark, pcconnectionexpress.com
    5.0 Stars the screen and speed also make this ideal for watching movies over the internet.
  4. from Papasteve, pcconnectionexpress.com
    5.0 Stars nice for watching hd movies or shows.
  5. from BrianPowell.info, www.bhphotovideo.com
    5.0 Stars the 4gig is fine even for hd video, and you can upgrade to more later.
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Positives: Processor Speed: 3060 GHz, Hard Drive Capacity: 1000 GB, Installed RAM: 4 GB, Processor Type: Core 2 Duo
Apple Mac mini (MC239LL/A) Desktop
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  1. from www.amazon.com
    5.0 Stars it has only an 8x(6x dl) dvd burner so if anything is not as fast as my old 3.ghz i would complain about the dvd burners 8x cap.
  2. from www.amazon.com
    5.0 Stars i edit a lot of photos and home videos and the preinstalled software makes it a breeze without having to install any third party softwares.
  3. from www.amazon.com
    5.0 Stars it also performs very well on cpu-intensive tasks like encoding music or videos.
  4. from www.amazon.com
    5.0 Stars my 'old' mini has the much maligned gma 950 graphics processor and, although it has worked ok for playing dvds (and fine for audio tasks), that seemed to be about as much as it could do (trying to
  5. from www.amazon.com
    5.0 Stars i edit movies in final cut pro and imovie for weddings, documentaries, and even commercials.
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Positives: Processor Speed: 2530 GHz, Hard Drive Capacity: 320 GB, Processor Type: Core 2 Duo, Audio Input: Line In (3.5mm),Optical Digital In
Apple Mac Pro (MA970LL/A) Mac Desktop
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  1. from Tony the Mac Pro, www.bhphotovideo.com
    5.0 Stars i use this mac for video editing and it is a superb machine.
  2. from Shaughn, www.bhphotovideo.com
    5.0 Stars i use my mac pro for music production and video editing/production.
  3. from cHrISTORY, www.bhphotovideo.com
    5.0 Stars i ordered my mac pro 8-core so i could do video editing from home.
  4. from "Michael the video guy", www.bhphotovideo.com
    5.0 Stars the huge software package for final cut pro 2 took all day to install but not because of complications just because of the 7 dvd's worth of software.
  5. from www.amazon.com
    5.0 Stars though the ram and processor speeds well exceed the recommended specs, the video card of the mac pro is not up to it.
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Positives: Nice Expandability, Powerful, Compact, Processor Speed: 2.8 GHz
Apple iMac 20"/2.66GHz Intel Core 2 Duo/2GB RAM/320GB HD/SuperDrive/NVIDIA GeForce 9400M (MB417LL/A) Mac Desktop
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  1. from www.amazon.com
    5.0 Stars i still love windows but for movies and photos there is no beating a mac.
  2. from www.amazon.com
    4.0 Stars the nicest thing about an imac, i think, is that it has a built-in dvd player,
  3. from www.amazon.com
    5.0 Stars the only surprise was seeing exactly how big 24" was (thats what she said...), but it's great for movies!!
  4. from www.amazon.com
    5.0 Stars the area where mac is far superior is.......creating movies or slideshows, with music.
  5. from www.amazon.com
    5.0 Stars excellent for photography applications , playing games or watching movies .
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Positives: Powerful, Compact, Nice Expandability, Processor Speed: 2.66 GHz
Apple iMac 24"/2.93GHz Intel Core 2 Duo/4GB RAM/640GB HD/SuperDrive/NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (MB419LL/A) Mac Desktop
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  1. from www.amazon.com
    5.0 Stars i still love windows but for movies and photos there is no beating a mac.
  2. from www.amazon.com
    4.0 Stars the nicest thing about an imac, i think, is that it has a built-in dvd player,
  3. from www.amazon.com
    5.0 Stars the only surprise was seeing exactly how big 24" was (thats what she said...), but it's great for movies!!
  4. from www.amazon.com
    5.0 Stars the area where mac is far superior is.......creating movies or slideshows, with music.
  5. from www.amazon.com
    5.0 Stars excellent for photography applications , playing games or watching movies .
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Positives: Powerful, Compact, Excellent Expandability, Processor Speed: 2.93 GHz
Apple MB871LL/A Quad-Core Mac Pro Mac Desktop
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  1. from JDC, www.bhphotovideo.com
    5.0 Stars i use this product for video production and will use it for high quality graphics and animation.
  2. from Luchin, www.bhphotovideo.com
    5.0 Stars i use for video editing
  3. from Alf, www.bhphotovideo.com
    4.0 Stars the ilife software is great for the beginner's that want to edit their movies and have a fancy dvd menu.
  4. from phenomeflick, www.bhphotovideo.com
    5.0 Stars handles video / audio apps with no problem...even running 1920x1080 comps in after fx smoothly.
  5. from Missapple, pcconnectionexpress.com
    4.0 Stars but what is really faster is converting video.
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Positives: Nice Expandability, Powerful, Easy To Use, Processor Speed: 2.66 GHz
Apple MB535LL/A 8-Core Mac Pro Mac Desktop
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  1. from Rick, www.bhphotovideo.com
    5.0 Stars i use my new mac pro for both video editing, as well as software support on the web, (using parallels and windows).
  2. from none, www.bhphotovideo.com
    5.0 Stars video and photography editing, you cannot beat this apple workstation.
  3. from Chaviro Villa, www.bhphotovideo.com
    5.0 Stars the play/rewind/forward buttons on video editing are instant!
  4. from www.amazon.com
    4.0 Stars it's incredibly fast and quiet, and it plays everything up to hd video smooooothly.
  5. from www.amazon.com
    5.0 Stars it burns more types of media, and burns them faster, and it does lightscribe, and dvd ram.
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Positives: Great Expandability, Powerful, Easy To Use, Processor Speed: 2.26 GHz
Apple iMac 27 in. (MB952LL/A) Mac Desktop - with Front Row
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  1. from Ross, www.jr.com
    5.0 Stars hulu & movies look great.
  2. from glazw1zrd, www.jr.com
    5.0 Stars the screen size alone is perfect for movies, tv, & gaming!
  3. from YourDudeship, pcconnectionexpress.com
    5.0 Stars the computer is extremely fast too with now lag or jittering when playing video.
  4. from www.amazon.com
    4.0 Stars watch video here: http://www.amazon.com/review/r2lw6smf3aput2 it is hard to capture how beautiful this computer is in words much less video.
  5. from www.amazon.com
    5.0 Stars as everyone knows, the video display is simply the best available.
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Positives: Processor Speed: 3.06 GHz, Hard Drive Capacity: 1000 GB, Installed RAM: 4 GB, Processor Type: Core 2 Duo
Apple MA876LL iMac with 20" Screen Desktop Macintosh Computer Mac Desktop
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  1. from aweiner, www.shopping.com
    5.0 Stars the video editing capability is far beyond anything i was able to do on my pc.
  2. from www.amazon.com
    5.0 Stars the only bad thing was, that it came with a video card bug, but you can find the fix at apple's website..
  3. from www.amazon.com
    4.0 Stars front row is nice for music/movies, although i wish you could easily access the desktop without exiting the entire program and losing your place.
  4. from www.amazon.com
    5.0 Stars it is very quiet with the exception to when the dvd is whirling.
  5. from www.amazon.com
    5.0 Stars garage band is fun to play around and make music, but it takes some getting used to (apple had instructional videos for everything that really helps!) this imac comes with so much!
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Positives: Powerful, Nice Expandability, Easy To Use, Processor Speed: 2 GHz
Apple iMac (MA878LL) Mac Desktop
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  1. from www.amazon.com
    5.0 Stars the only bad thing was, that it came with a video card bug, but you can find the fix at apple's website..
  2. from www.amazon.com
    5.0 Stars -it comes with tons of software to make movies, music, manage photos, mail, calandar and a lot more.
  3. from www.amazon.com
    4.0 Stars front row is nice for music/movies, although i wish you could easily access the desktop without exiting the entire program and losing your place.
  4. from www.amazon.com
    4.0 Stars i'd recommend boosting the ram(you can get a 1gb chip for fairly cheap $30-$40) the draw backs is that this things runs pretty hot so keep it well ventilated and image quality while watching dvds is
  5. from www.amazon.com
    5.0 Stars it is very quiet with the exception to when the dvd is whirling.
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Positives: Powerful, Good Expandability, Easy To Use, Processor Speed: 2.4 GHz
Apple Mac OS X Version 10.5.1 Leopard (S885909167876)
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  1. from www.bestbuy.com
    5.0 Stars this feature works with almost all forms of files like music, movies, and pictures; it can also save you the trouble of opening up the application responsible for playing the files if you only want
  2. from www.amazon.com
    4.0 Stars i purchased this product mainly out of necessity, as the current generation of mac pro video cards don't accept anything less than macosx 10.5.2.
  3. from www.amazon.com
    5.0 Stars the cost: you get a full version of leopard with all necessary drivers for any mac it can run on, windows drivers for boot camp plus the dvd doubles as a system restore/diagnosis/disk utility disk
  4. from www.amazon.com
    5.0 Stars time machine is awesome and unique and more logical way of backing up (who the heck backs up to cd/dvd anyway anymore?!), plus it's all automated and easy to use.
  5. from www.amazon.com
    5.0 Stars like say you have an ipod video the first frame will appear as the picture for the movie but say you don't have it labled right well there's a lil play preview.
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Positives: Good Expandability, Powerful, Easy To Use, Full Version
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Apple TD42541R iMac with 27 Screen Desktop Computer Mac Desktop
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Apple TD42541R iMac

  1. from Gabe, www.jr.com
    watching movies on this is absolutely breathtaking, especially when it is 1080p.
  2. from databanka, www.jr.com
    the performance on video rendering is much slower than i expected.
  3. from hlb, www.jr.com
    let's face it, if most of what you do with a computer is to check email, surf the web, and create text documents or spreadsheets, you hardly need the gorgeous huge backlit display and considerable
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Apple Mac Pro (885909091843) Mac Desktop
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Apple Mac Pro 885909091843

  1. from www.amazon.com
    by the way, this machine tears through video and anything you want to throw at, and laughs when you ask if it has had enough.
  2. from www.amazon.com
    if you require serious processing power for photo and video work (or gaming), the mac pro is at the top of the mac hierarchy for sure and will have you wondering why you didn't do this before (other
  3. from www.amazon.com
    i managed to watch a whole movie and some more on it before it went to sleep with full brightness and speakers on.
  4. from www.amazon.com
    i had an intel imac and loved it but as i got into making music and video, i wanted to invest in a machine that could allow me to continue to do more proccessor intensive stuff.
  5. from www.amazon.com
    i use it for video editing and photos as well as my business and it is awesome!
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Apple Mac Pro (MA356X/A) Mac
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Apple Mac Pro MA356X/A

  1. from Ronin Otter, www.bhphotovideo.com
    it also doubles as a big-screen web browser, dvd player, and video editing tool.
  2. from MuadDieb, www.bhphotovideo.com
    i like how b&h gives a copy of parallels and a mac os x training dvd.
  3. from Dave, www.bhphotovideo.com
    the one drawback i hit is my own fault for not paying attention, in that it is only a cd-rw and dvd player, so without buying an external dvd burner can only make cd backups etc.
  4. from Shahril, www.bhphotovideo.com
    the mac mini is awesome for somebody that wants to use the mac for surfing, word processing/excel/powerpoint, listening to music, photo editing and light use of editing home movies.
  5. from Leebo, www.bhphotovideo.com
    add a mouse and keyboard- hook up to the tv, and you have a versatile media computer that plays all your music, watch movies, or access content online.
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