Which Powermac configuration for photo editing

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Which Powermac configuration for photo editing

I am looking for a mac system which is tuned for digital photography. Currently I am using CS2, ACR and iviewpro for raw digital workflow on iMac 1.8 2 gb ram. I am testdriving Adobe's Light Room.
I am now in the market for an upgrade where the iMac will be used as a second computer for the standard household computer business.

Which system would you advice? Please take into account display size, ammount of memory and processor configuration. I am looking for second opinions wrt the sales advice I got from a apple store.

Thanks in advance for your precious time and advice

Iemke

Imac G5, Mac OS X (10.4.4)

Posted on Jan 20, 2006 1:32 PM

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Answer 1

maclover

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Jan 20, 2006 1:57 PM in response to Iemke Kuijper

What was "the sales advice I got from a apple store" ?

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Answer 2

Jan 20, 2006 3:17 PM in response to Iemke Kuijper

Get the best one you can afford. You obviously want a large screen so look for one and keep that in mind for your budget. Dell has some great prices on thier monitors right now. Stay with a PowerMac because you have more flexiblily to change video cards, add RAM, and disk drives. RAM, Video Card, and Processor Speed are all about equally important, as well as drive space, so get as much as you can for what you can afford.

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Answer 3

Jan 20, 2006 10:45 PM in response to Chris Clarke1

Well, not knowing what the budget it is makes it a bit tough...? Generically, I would get the fastest PowerMac and as much RAM as I could afford. AND- get dual displays. Get a slower PowerMac if need be. Trust me, dual displays will be much more productive than a single display on a faster machine. It was one of the best things I ever did. I use a LaCie 22 CRT for my images and a 23" ACD for pallets and most everything else. You can have multiple windows of Bridge open. It's a dream. BTW, I do prefer the color of the CRT. It is calibrated and my lab prints match up favorably. The CRT is a bit softer than the ACD. However the ACD is too sharp. Prints fall in between. I much prefer the text one the ACD.

Good Luck,
Mike

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