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Apple’s 14-inch MacBook Pro M6 and iMac M6: What Changed for Editors, and What Didn’t
Apple announced two Macs by press release on October 27, 2026: a 14-inch MacBook Pro built on the…
Speed Editor vs TourBox vs Stream Deck vs MX Creative Console: Which Editing Controller Fits Your NLE
Four editing controllers, and the deciding spec is which NLE is on the screen. The second spec is…
Yamaha HS5 vs HS8 for an Edit Suite: Which Monitor Fits Your Room
The room decides this one. The Yamaha HS5 has a 5-inch woofer, a rated response of 54 Hz…
Mac mini vs Mac Studio for Video Editing: Which Desktop to Buy
Seven hundred dollars. That’s the gap on Amazon today between the Mac mini M5 Pro at $1,599 and…
The NAS I Told My Director Friend to Buy for His First Feature
Zac hit me up with a one-line ask: a NAS, about 210 terabytes, for the new film. No…
Black Friday SSD Deals for Video Editors
SSDs are the Black Friday category with the biggest gap between the headline and the truth. The discounts…
Black Friday GPU Deals for Video Editors
Graphics cards are the category Black Friday does the least for, and 2026 is the worst year in…
Black Friday Mac Deals for Video Editors
Apple does not discount Macs. Amazon and Best Buy do, and every November the current MacBook Air, MacBook…
Prime Big Deal Days for Video Editors: What Is Worth Buying (Oct 6 and 7)
Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days ran Monday and Tuesday, October 6 and 7, 2026, for Prime members, the…
Final Cut Pro vs DaVinci Resolve: Which One for Mac Editors
The Mac editor’s version of the software question used to be simple: Final Cut Pro was $299.99 once,…