Post Processing Hardware - Page 2

Matblack · 26-02-2009, 12:15

Maybe I should just build a small form factor PC and spend the extra on a decent display

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Burble · 26-02-2009, 12:18

Buying a G4 would be a real false economy in my opinion as you're restricted in what software (I'm not referring to the OS) it can run. Photoshop CS4 for example requires a minimum of a G5.

If you want to do it on the cheap then build a PC. As for XP vs. Vista that's not really down to spec. My PC will easily run Vista but it runs XP because I don't like Vista. Similar story with the equipment at work.

Matblack · 26-02-2009, 12:54

I've secured a 22" Samsung monitor for a pitance and I can use that with the laptop or the cellar machine for photoediting, so the iMac is off the cards for the time being. Thanks for the advice though

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leowyatt · 26-02-2009, 13:31

As you've got your monitor an intel mac mini might do the job.

divine · 26-02-2009, 13:49

£488 to even get a DVD-RW and still only 1GB RAM...

Who buys these?

Actually, I know someone. One of my old housemates bought one and when I mentioned the lack of RAM to him he replied 'You only need RAM if the processor gets too hot and Mac processors don't get hot so it's ok' :/

leowyatt · 26-02-2009, 14:01

your housemate was an idiot

divine · 26-02-2009, 14:03

That was the point

Matblack · 26-02-2009, 14:09

Hmmmm, Minii Macs do seem to be quite cheep second hand, I'll give it some thought. Any purchases I make cut into my camera budget and I'd like to get a 40d soon so I don't want to spend much.

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Mark · 26-02-2009, 14:25

I got a Mac Mini as a playabout machine. I didn't want a full-blown Mac (and I still don't). It tends not to get used very much though so I doubt I'd replace it if it broke.

divine · 26-02-2009, 14:25

Shuttle K48 - £120
4GB RAM - £40
640GB Samsung F1 - £50
Core 2 Duo E7400 (2.8GHz) - £100
DVD-RW - £15

£325 + Operating System and supremely more powerful for image processing than a Mac Mini.

Can probably be bettered/adjusted but it gives you an idea of the comparative performance you can get from a PC for much less money.

26-02-2009, 12:15	#11
Matblack Baby Bore Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Svalbard Posts: 9,770	Maybe I should just build a small form factor PC and spend the extra on a decent display MB __________________ "we had roots that grew towards each other underground, and when all the pretty blossom had fallen from our branches we found that we were one tree and not two"

26-02-2009, 12:54	#13
Matblack Baby Bore Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Svalbard Posts: 9,770	I've secured a 22" Samsung monitor for a pitance and I can use that with the laptop or the cellar machine for photoediting, so the iMac is off the cards for the time being. Thanks for the advice though MB __________________ "we had roots that grew towards each other underground, and when all the pretty blossom had fallen from our branches we found that we were one tree and not two"

26-02-2009, 13:31	#14
leowyatt Chef extraordinaire Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Infinite Loop Posts: 11,143	As you've got your monitor an intel mac mini might do the job. __________________ "Dr Sheldon Cooper FTW!"

26-02-2009, 13:49	#15
divine Moonshine Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Southampton Posts: 3,201	£488 to even get a DVD-RW and still only 1GB RAM... Who buys these? Actually, I know someone. One of my old housemates bought one and when I mentioned the lack of RAM to him he replied 'You only need RAM if the processor gets too hot and Mac processors don't get hot so it's ok' :/ __________________

26-02-2009, 14:01	#16
leowyatt Chef extraordinaire Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Infinite Loop Posts: 11,143	your housemate was an idiot __________________ "Dr Sheldon Cooper FTW!"

26-02-2009, 12:18	#12
Burble Rocket Fuel Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 7,826	Buying a G4 would be a real false economy in my opinion as you're restricted in what software (I'm not referring to the OS) it can run. Photoshop CS4 for example requires a minimum of a G5. If you want to do it on the cheap then build a PC. As for XP vs. Vista that's not really down to spec. My PC will easily run Vista but it runs XP because I don't like Vista. Similar story with the equipment at work.

26-02-2009, 14:03	#17
divine Moonshine Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Southampton Posts: 3,201	That was the point __________________

26-02-2009, 14:09	#18
Matblack Baby Bore Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Svalbard Posts: 9,770	Hmmmm, Minii Macs do seem to be quite cheep second hand, I'll give it some thought. Any purchases I make cut into my camera budget and I'd like to get a 40d soon so I don't want to spend much. MB __________________ "we had roots that grew towards each other underground, and when all the pretty blossom had fallen from our branches we found that we were one tree and not two"

26-02-2009, 14:25	#19
Mark Screaming Orgasm Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newbury Posts: 15,194	I got a Mac Mini as a playabout machine. I didn't want a full-blown Mac (and I still don't). It tends not to get used very much though so I doubt I'd replace it if it broke.