For colour grading, a business all-in-one can start you off, but the panel and horsepower matter, so the mini PC route with the GEEKOM A8 Max 32GB/1TB at R12,900 gives grading software the memory it craves.

Matching a machine to grading work

Colour work leans on a strong processor and plenty of RAM, and the GEEKOM's 32GB keeps a timeline responsive while you push scopes and nodes. The HP All-in-One 22 i3-N300 8GB/512GB at R10,036 is the tidier single-box option for lighter grading, though heavy projects will test its integrated graphics.

If you want a separate, colour-accurate monitor for the actual grade, pairing the Minisforum UM750L at R4,600 with a quality panel is a flexible route. Choose based on how demanding your footage and deadlines are.

The South African angle

Evetech ships these machines countrywide with a tracked waybill, so a grading setup arrives ready to calibrate. Local warranty backing means a fault is fixed here at home, and buying in rand keeps a studio purchase easy to plan. For a colourist, the box matters, but a properly profiled screen is what truly makes or breaks the grade. Get the screen right first, because even the fastest machine cannot rescue a grade viewed on an inaccurate panel.

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