by Steve Grisetti » Fri May 25, 2012 2:47 pm
Any Mac-compatible BluRay burner will do, as far as externally connected equipment goes. In fact, pretty much any plug-and-play USB-connected device should work.
As for software, you've got enough power on that rig to edit with pretty much anything you'd like!
Final Cut is excellent software, of course. In fact, it's the industry standard. The "X" version isn't quite the workhouse the Pro version was, but it should more than meet most needs. In fact, its revolutionary re-design is supposed to meet the needs of both pros and consumers! I'd love to hear more about your experience with it and what you think. It's an entirely new concept in Mac video editing.
Premiere CS5 or CS6 will also run very well on that machine, and there are a number of advantages to it over Final Cut Pro.
I guess first we should be asking how much you want to spend, and how high-end are your editing needs? You get the same quality output whether you use a consumer program or a pro program, and all work well with AVCHD video. It all depends on how much you're willing to spend and how professional you like your work environment.
HP Envy with 2.9/4.4 ghz i7-10700 and 16 gig of RAM running Windows 11 Pro