Is anyone still using the Mac Pro Trashcan with Resolve 18?

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Is this still a viable computer to use with Resolve 18? It was once touted to be one for pro creative work. Anyone using it still and why?

If it's anything like the one, Ellory, I setup for a good Hollywood pal of mine, when he was cutting in Spain, a few years ago; and to paraphrase the words of a terrible UK TV show - I would not Marry; I would not Snog but I very much would Avoid

My dad was running one, and he was pulling hs hair out at how slow it was. Even using proxy's, it was not good.. Getting a eGPU from Black magic helped some. but getting a refurbished m1 studio was a night and day improvement. Now he enjoys editing in Resolve.

Steve, thanks for that feedback. Glad to know it’s not worth marrying and much to avoid.

Benjamin, it’s $200 and I was going to hook up a BM egpu that’s selling for $150. But if it is as horrible as you dad experienced, that’s all I need to know.

Trashcan is a suitable nickname for it then.

You can breathe some more life even into a "cheesegrater" Mac Pro or an Intel iMac with SSDs and an eGPU, if your primary format is ProRes or BRAW. As long as your energy bill doesn't matter.
But I wouldn't waste a single dollar on the "Urne", as we respectlessly call it in German (the urn).

You can breathe some more life even into a "cheesegrater" Mac Pro or an Intel iMac with SSDs and an eGPU, if your primary format is ProRes or BRAW. As long as your energy bill doesn't matter.
But I wouldn't waste a single dollar on the "Urne", as we respectlessly call it in German (the urn).

Got it, Uli. Trash, Urn…. Not something I want to put a few dollars into.