Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/03/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I would certainly go for a configurable box from someone rather than a name brand. For us photographers, we really want the fastest CPU, but not necessarily bazillion cores (e.g. 4 cores at 3 GHz of the same processor will be better than 8 cores at 2.66 Ghz - for the SAME processor), the mostest memory (8Gb minimum, 16GB is much better and 32GB will get diminished return) and just a plain decent card and the fastest SATA drive. For $3000-$4000, in US, I could get i7 @3GHz, may be 8 cores (again 4 would be fine), at least 16 GB, probably more like 32GB, 2 TB 10,000 RPM drive and a decent card easily. So you are good to go. Just a few other drives for continuous backup, but they are cheap. On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 2:28 PM, Douglas Sharp <douglas.sharp at gmx.de> wrote: > Thanks Richard, I'll look into it. > > Or what do you think of these people? > > http://www.happyware.de/en/ > > They're more or less just up the road from me, close to Hamburg - I > translated some marketing stuff for them recently - and they appear offer > some pretty good custom deals. > > Maybe I'll ask them for a quote. I'm thinking of a limit of 2-2.5 thousand > euros - so that should get me quite a bit of power and speed. > > Best > Douglas > > > On 13.03.2012 21:00, Richard Man wrote: > >> Doug, get the i7 machine and load it with at least 16 GB. 32 GB if you can >> afford it. If you can't afford SSD, then get the 10,000 RPM drive. >> >> The video card won't make much difference for Photoshop. Just get a decent >> one with at least 512MB. >> >> Run Win7 x64 of course. >> >> Your quality of life will improve a lot :-) >> >> On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 10:00 AM, Douglas Sharp<douglas.sharp at gmx.de>** >> wrote: >> >> Hi Mark, >>> >>> thanks for the advice - I'm currently looking at Lenovo Workstations with >>> lots of number-crunching abilities that can speed up my translation >>> databases and not slow down to a crawl when using Photoshop CS (I'm >>> currently working with 250 MB files of scanned mining maps and it is S l >>> o >>> w! - only 2.4GBs of RAM). >>> >>> Anyone heard anything particularly good or bad about Lenovo? >>> >>> Cheers >>> Douglas >>> >>> >>> On 13.03.2012 17:52, Mark Pope wrote: >>> >>> Hi Doug, >>>> >>>> I would be inclined to install Lightroom3 on the Windows 7 machine >>>> first, >>>> then migrate your images/catalogue over by exporting it from the XP >>>> machine, then import on the Windows 7 machine. Only when you're >>>> satisfied >>>> that everything is working satisfactorily on the Windows 7 machine >>>> would I >>>> upgrade. >>>> You may also have to copy any settings you have made in the print >>>> module, >>>> for example for any bespoke print sizes, as these aren't part of the >>>> catalogue. >>>> Printer profiles will also need to be installed on the new machine. >>>> >>>> Have fun! >>>> >>>> >>>> Mark Pope, >>>> Swindon, Wilts >>>> UK >>>> >>>> Homepage http://www.monomagic.co.uk >>>> Blog >>>> http://www.monomagic.co.uk/****blog<http://www.monomagic.co.uk/**blog> >>>> <http://www.monomagic.co.**uk/blog <http://www.monomagic.co.uk/blog>> >>>> Picture a week (2010) http://www.monomagic.co.uk/** >>>> index.php?gallery=paw/2010<htt**p://www.monomagic.co.uk/index.** >>>> php?gallery=paw/2010<http://www.monomagic.co.uk/index.php?gallery=paw/2010> >>>> > >>>> Picture a week (2009) http://www.monomagic.co.uk/** >>>> index.php?gallery=paw/2009<htt**p://www.monomagic.co.uk/index.** >>>> php?gallery=paw/2009<http://www.monomagic.co.uk/index.php?gallery=paw/2009> >>>> > >>>> (2008) http://www.monomagic.co.uk/** >>>> index.php?gallery=paw/2008<htt**p://www.monomagic.co.uk/index.** >>>> php?gallery=paw/2008<http://www.monomagic.co.uk/index.php?gallery=paw/2008> >>>> > >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ______________________________**_________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See >>> http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>for >>> more information >>> >>> >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com>