Mac to use with FCP

Hi Everyone
Quick question... I'm looking to purchase a third mac just for the purpose of capturing video as well as burning DVDs. Capturing will be to external firewire drives (SD Video Only). I'm using FCP 4 and DVD Studio 2.
What should my minimal requirements be? Do I need a dual processor or will 1 processor do the job without dropping frames? I'm basically looking to spend as little as possible and get the bare minimums to do these jobs and help out with my workflow.
Any input will be appriciated....
Thanks in advance
Arkadeous

I'd recommend a used G4 or G5 dual processor. Even though you just want this system just for capturing in FCP, it could also serve as a backup if one of your other systems goes down or needs service. I recommended the dual processor models because FCP is so highly processor dependent.
I'm assuming that you're capturing to an external Firewire drive so you can move the captured footage to one of your other systems for editing. In that case, I'd highly recommend adding a PCI Firewire card to create a second Firewire bus, thus greatly reducing the chance of dropped frames. The cards can usually be found for well under $60.00.
-DH

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