Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/06/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]See!! That's what I mean. It is totally too complicated for someone who is not a computer guru and only wants to process old photos from old cameras! Tina On Tue, Jun 11, 2013 at 7:01 PM, Spencer Cheng <spencer at aotera.org> wrote: > Hi Tina, > > With John's list, you will need a decent PC shop. The shop have to refine > the list based on their experience, how long you intend to keep the PC and > how hard you intend to use the PC. For example, there are quite a few i7 > variants. RAM is pretty boring these days. Everyone makes SSDs these days > with different prices, size, read speed, write speed, built-in cap, and .. > and.. > > Oh, you probably have to tell them the resolution and bit depth you need > for your monitors so they will install the right graphic card. > > Don't take it to Best Buy. > > Regards, > Spencer > > On Jun 11, 2013, at 17:02, Tina Manley <images at comporium.net> wrote: > > > 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > -- Tina Manley http://tina-manley.artistwebsites.com