Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/06/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]That's the kind of list I need. Thanks! Tina On Tue, Jun 11, 2013 at 4:37 PM, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz> wrote: > Any box builder will build you: > > Multi-core i7 CPU > 32GB RAM > Motherboard with NIC and 8x USB3 ports > 3 or 4 internal SSD > Graphics card with two outputs > A case you like with suitable sized power supply > > You muddy the waters with ' two calibrated monitors and a tablet', the > tablet is just a USB device the monitors are self-contained and just need > an input. > > You are unlikely to ever get a ' We promise that we won't come out with > anything that will make this system obsolete for at least one year' > warranty. Things like SSDs can move from one machine to the next as > computers do not last for ever... > > john > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > So why is there not some site that will say: "Here is the best computer > > available for working with Photoshop right now. It has 8 USB 3.0 ports > so you > > can hook up all of your external drives. You can use two calibrated > monitors > > and a tablet. It's fast enough that you can scan and work on panoramas > of 15 > > photos while the routine back-up is happening without slowing to a crawl. > > We promise that we won't come out with anything that will make this > system > > obsolete for at least one year." > > > > If my needs are so simple and standard, why are they so hard to find?!! > > > > Tina > > > > > > On Tue, Jun 11, 2013 at 4:17 PM, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz> > > wrote: > > > > > You really have quite simple and standard needs I am afraid, all > > > modern PCs with an SSD will be far faster than your current laptop... > > > > > > john > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > > > > When you click on Customize Yours Now there are way too many choices! > > > If I > > > > add everything I think I need, the price gets to be astronomical > > > > very > > > quickly. > > > > Nowhere does it say how many USB ports there are or any other kinds > > > > of ports. I'm just afraid I will customize a very expensive machine > > > > that > > > is useless > > > > for the way I work! > > > > > > > > Tina > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Jun 11, 2013 at 3:44 PM, John McMaster > > <john at mcmaster.co.nz> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > IMO, and with current knowledge, the new Mac Pro is like a very > > > > > (very) powerful laptop.... Current Mac Pro and PCs can fit > > > > > multiple hard drives inside, this machine will need a trail of > > > > > external disks to allow separate scratch, catalog and data > disks..... > > > > > > > > > > What was wrong with the offerings from > > > > > http://www.maingear.com/custom/desktops/quantumshift/index.php > > ? > > > > > > > > > > john > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > > > > > > > > The reason I'm tempted by the new MacPro is that the work is > > > > > > already > > > > > done. > > > > > > It is a package specifically designed for photographers (or > > > > > videographers) > > > > > > with speed and photo processing of prime importance. If there > > > > > > were a PC already put together with the same attention to > > > > > > photographic needs, I > > > > > would > > > > > > go with that. There are just too many confusing choices to make > > > > > > any one > > > > > of > > > > > > which could hamper performance if I made the wrong choice. Even > > > > > > the experts can't agree! I just want something that works when > > > > > > I turn it on > > > > > and > > > > > > doesn't have to be upgraded every 6 months. Right now, I'm > > > > > > waiting to > > > > > see > > > > > > what's coming up in the near future on both platforms. > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > > > > > > > Tina > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Jun 10, 2013 at 7:03 PM, George Lottermoser > > > > > > <imagist3 at mac.com>wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Jun 10, 2013, at 4:49 PM, Tina Manley wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Can't do it!! All of my software is PC based - Photoshop, > > > > > > > > LR, Vuescan, printers, Breezebrowser, etc, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I have to admit that is one beautiful machine, though. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Tina > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Jun 10, 2013 at 3:43 PM, Leo Wesson > > > > > > > > <leowesson at gmail.com> > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> http://www.apple.com/mac-pro/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > MACs have been running Windows software for well over a decade > > > > > > > - without problems. > > > > > > > And this "feature" has only improved steadily along with the > > > > > > > power of the machines; and the homogenizing of the individual > > > > > > > SW programs running. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The current MACs are essentially UNIX machines. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > > George Lottermoser > > > > > > > george at imagist.com > > > > > > > http://www.imagist.com > > > > > > > http://www.imagist.com/blog > > > > > > > http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Leica Users Group. > > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Tina Manley > > http://tina-manley.artistwebsites.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > This e-mail was checked for spam by the freeware edition of CleanMail. > > The freeware edition is restricted to personal and non-commercial use. > > You can remove this notice by purchasing a commercial license: > > http://antispam.byteplant.com/products/cleanmail/index.html > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > -- Tina Manley http://tina-manley.artistwebsites.com