Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/07/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I think all the super-computer G5's from Virginia Tech are gone (darn it, should nabbed one just for historical purposes). The dual-processor G5's are great and the mid-range machine is probably your best bet. They can be loaded with memory -- and the one thing that makes Photoshop happy is having lots of RAM to play with. I think the new limit on memory is 8 GB - which will cost you more than the computer. They also use the nifty serial ATA drives and you can put 2 250 GB drives inside the box. Wow...you're on your way to being Google! :) You always hear people whining about the graphics cards in the Macs (although not with the new NVIDIA card, egad) but for image work it's just not a big deal. Dual processors though, that IS a big deal and I note that Photoshop knows how to use them. Maybe not perfectly but well. And make sure you buy a machine that has the Apple iLife applications. Nothing like using your stills with iMovie to do pan/scan and iDVD to make nifty disks to share. If you're into composing you can use GarageBand and do the whole show. (I've tried - I don't have the skill set to make GarageBand do anything other than go whomp whomp whomp....of course people say that about my photography also). My rule of thumb for buying a new machine is "5x real speed increase" in the things I do which is Photoshop, Final Cut Pro, and DVD Studio Pro. It'll be the next generation of Macs for me. But the new machines ARE quiet - much quieter than the current 1.5 GHz dual processor machine I have now whose fan bugs me. Adam On Tue, 06 Jul 2004 12:10:28 -0500, Robert Palmieri <rpalmier@depaul.edu> wrote: > Folks - > > Well, it's time to admit that my Mac G3 with 17'' CRT, 2700ppi Canon > scanner and Epson 1270 need to be replaced. > > I'm gonna try to stick with the Mac thing and am considering this latest > Epson Perfection 4800ppi scanner, but I need some good advice on how to > manage the ever-elusive task of getting great computer gear that will > carry me through the next 5 years while cheaping out shamelessly. > > I throw myself at the mercy of the list... > > Bob Palmieri > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >