[Frameworks] New 27" iMac Questions

[Chris Freeman]

Where are you guys finding Mountain Lion on the App Store?  I only see
Mavericks.



On Friday, December 13, 2013, Gideon Kiers wrote:

> Hi Ken,
>
> Your machine will most likely come with Mavericks installed.
>
> For FCP7 I’d recommend a clean install with Mountain Lion.
>
> Here’s a little how-to :
> http://osxdaily.com/2012/02/17/make-bootable-os-x-10-8-mountain-lion-usb-install-drive/
>
> Best,
>
> Gideon
>
> On 13 dec. 2013, at 20:27, Ken Paul Rosenthal <
> kenpaulrosenthal at hotmail.com <javascript:;>> wrote:
>
> > I'm going to purchase a new 27" iMac for editing video this weekend and
> have several questions:
> >
> >
> > 1)  256GB or 512GB SSD internal drive? All my media will be stored on
> external drives. So will the more affordable 256GB be enough to handle
> everything else? PLEASE NOTE: There's a ton of information on various
> forums about Fusion drives wreaking havoc on audio interfaces, so I'm
> steering clear of them.
> >
> >
> > 2)  Whenever I've brought my laptop in past years for repairs, Apple has
> always raised the possibility of mixed brands of RAM contributing to
> whatever the problem at hand might be. It's always seemed like they were
> just trying to push their proprietary RAM on me. Regardless, with my new
> 27" iMac purchase, I thought I'd remove the 8GB that comes with, then max
> the computer out with 32GB of Crucial RAM--or any other brand that folks
> might suggest. Thoughts?
> >
> >
> > 3)  Lastly, best I can gather from reading through tons of forum posts,
> Final Cut Pro 7 does not function in Mavericks, but it will function in
> Mountain Lion. The new 27" iMacs from B&H still ship with Mountain Lion,
> but I intend to purchase direct from Apple as I have a friend who can get
> me a substantial discount. I'll call Apple to see if they're still shipping
> with Mountain Lion with the option to download Mavericks online. But was
> wondering if anyone who recently purchased a 27" iMac received it with with
> Mountain Lion? And if not, is it possible to 'down grade' to Mountain Lion?
> >
> >
> > Thanks, Ken
> >
> >
> > www.maddancementalhealthfilmtrilogy.com
> >
> >
> > www.kenpaulrosenthal.com
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