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mudsmith wrote on 6/7/2012, 3:06 PM
They look reasonably good, but I would take a look at the ADK line (adkproaudio.com, I think.....google it).

The ADK stuff has proven to be extremely reliable and robust. Even though designed for DAWs, you can easily set them up for video work and they will help. All packages are modifiable, and I think the prices might actually be a little better than the ones you are linking too.

It is at least worth a comparison.
Steve Mann wrote on 6/7/2012, 3:10 PM
The prices seem about right. Also check out Videoguys - they sell PCs with Vegas already installed.

Videoguys
chap wrote on 6/7/2012, 6:23 PM
FIrst off,

Do NOT buy a machine with Liquid cooling. Unless you are overclocking your machine it is not a good idea, nor does it do anything for you.

I bought one from Alienware years ago (before they were owned by DELL), and the liquid cooling hoses went bad after a little while. I caught one leak in time, but the second one fried my whole machine.

The machines seem pretty good other than that. I build my own machines now with a friend, so for the same price as the VE-100 I got quite a bit more, but if you aren't a hardware guy then these seem great.

You'll appreciate that SSD hard drive too.

Chap
Laurence wrote on 6/8/2012, 12:43 AM
There are two reasons for liquid cooling. The first is overclocking. The second is avoiding the sound of an air cooled fan. Unless one of these is important to you, you are probably better off with a regular heat sync and fan.
Steve Mann wrote on 6/8/2012, 6:08 AM