Re: What PC do you use for digital imaging?
Re: What PC do you use for digital imaging?
- Subject: Re: What PC do you use for digital imaging?
- From: Matt Beals <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2012 07:12:56 -0700 (PDT)
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I have a HP DV5000 that I picked up from Costco that is now 7 years old (Intel Core 2 Duo) and it's still a very viable machine. Is it a rocket? No. Can I work in PhotoShop with an external monitor? Yes. I recently replaced it with a HP DV7 17" laptop, 4 cores (8 with hyper threading) and 8GB of RAM for $800 (about a third of a 17" MacBook Pro at the time). It's great, can be profiled and is quite fast. I've got four almost ten year old servers running that run like champs for what they do. The key is take care of the *computer* (not Mac or PC). Sometimes a reload of the OS is a good way to clean out the cobwebs.
If you are looking for a desktop then there are a number of choices depending on what you are looking for. Video cards galore, interfaces up the wazoo, plethora of processors.
Adding the SSD will breathe new life into any computer. You should give it serious consideration. Any more Mac vs. PC is simply a religious war that will never be won by either side. As a practical matter maintaining a PC isn't much difficulty. The switch can be a bit odd at first. There are some things that Windows does that are weird but can be changed. I switch between Windows XP, Vista, 7, Server 2003, Server 2008, Mac OS X 10.5.x, 10.6.x, 10.7.x several times a day. Once you get familiar with Windows it's not a big deal. I started with a Mac 512 way, way back. Went all the way to a SE/30 and Windows 3.1 For Workgroups for prepress in 1994 and have used every OS release from Apple and MSFT ever since. Once you learn how each one works it's just not that bad.
And really just about everything digital imaging/prepress that you want to do on a Mac can be done equally as well on a PC. It's all done in Adobe apps anyways and cross platform there is a huge amount of feature parity. I can't think of a instance where there isn't. Which is why I say huge and not total ;). If you're smart about what you do on a Mac, PC or Linux box they will last a good long time.
Oh, most Mac's and a number of similar PC's are made on the same factory floor over in China. Don't be too fooled by "Apple's superior hardware" since it's all standard components.
Since you're in Bellingham and I'm south of you it's a local call if you ever want to discuss hardware. And let's call a spade a spade; a computer is just a tool. The skill and craft come from the guy with opposable thumbs and the ability to reason "why".
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-----Original Message-----
From: "Mark Stegman" <email@hidden>
Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2012 5:27am
To: "Millers' Photography L.L.C." <email@hidden>
Cc: "ColorSync User List List" <email@hidden>
Subject: Re: What PC do you use for digital imaging?
David,
I have to use both PCs and Macs at my workplace but I know what I prefer - my Mac. I have a 17" MacBook Pro that is almost 6 years old, still runs CS5, testing CS6. Starting to SCREAM under a load. I am disappointed that they haven't produced a new 17" as it a good size to plug my EIZO monitor into. I don't think the screens were ever intended for accurate colour work so it's just not a factor. I gave up trying to profile it almost immediately but it's a good size for a second screen while at the limit of portability. Accurate colour requires MUCH better hardware.
I have PCs at home. They're for the kids. I've NEVER seen a PC last as long as a Mac in terms of utility. At my college we even have a PowerMac 8500 running OS9 attached to a Scitex Smartscanner! Museum piece I know. Slow as a wet weekend but they just won't die. Load scans. Go away and make a batch of wine. Beautiful. The PCs that the IT dept give us start grinding to a halt after a couple of years. Registry filling up I am told. Hit start button, go away, make another batch of wine.
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