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iBuyPower Targets Home Video Editors
By Dave Peterson | August 7, 2008
It used to be that the hottest high-end home computers were designed and built exclusively for well-financed gamers (for those who don’t know but might care, a serious gaming machine can easily run two to three times as much as even a mid-range web/email/productivity desktop system). But the rise of video on the web seems to be bringing us a new breed of souped-up towers, ones intended to edit video as efficiently as possible. Years ago, I became aware that there were two general categories of applications that could reduce my standard-issue computer to a sobbing heap of silicon: 3D modeling, and video editing. In 2000, I bought my first computer configured specifically not to fold when dealing with big video files, a high-end Dell with a whopping 1 GB of RAM. No, really, in 2000 that was a lot.
A story on Electronista today points to three new machines by iBuyPower, targeting the home video editing audience. Ranging from $1299 to $4299, these systems have quad-core processing, 64-bit Vista, and memory from 4 to 8 GB. Two of the boxes come with Blu-ray re-write drives in addition to their DVD drives. All have 1 – 2 TB of storage and respectable video cards from NVIDIA and ATI. Their case designs (clear side panels and blue interior lighting) betray their gaming heritage. If you’re in the market for a new machine and do at least some video editing, these new systems are worth a look.
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