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MACBOOKPRO OR IMAC FOR PHOTOSHOP
Mark Perlstein, Photo Editor, Photographer
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Plano | TX | USA | Posted: 3:39 PM on 11.03.10 |
| ->> I currently have a 13 in Macbook and am considering an upgrade. I need to increase my Photoshop workload and will either get a 15in MacbookPro I5 with a 24inch Dell Ultra Monitor, or a 27 in Imac I5. Both will likely have 8meg Ram. The drive in the laptop is 5400rpm and the Imac is 7200rpm. If I get the Imac, I will keep the small Macbook. Thoughts? |
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Matthew Sauk, Photographer
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Sandy | UT | United States | Posted: 4:10 PM on 11.03.10 |
| ->> Yeah buy my imac I have for sale on SS :) |
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Bradly J. Boner, Photographer, Photo Editor
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Jackson | WY | USA | Posted: 4:13 PM on 11.03.10 |
->> I bought an iMac a couple years ago and absolutely love it. If you don't need portability (or can work off your existing Macbook when you need to) I'd go for an iMac.
One piece of advice: If you get an iMac, upgrade to the largest capacity hard drive possible as it's a real PITA to swap out hard drives later on. DO NOT buy extra RAM from Apple as their RAM is terribly overpriced and you can find Kingston RAM for a fraction of the cost. |
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Philip Johnson, Photographer
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Garland | TX | USA | Posted: 4:27 PM on 11.03.10 |
| ->> I thought all MacBook Pros came with 7200rpm drives, at least mine did. |
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David Seelig, Photographer
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Hailey | ID | USA | Posted: 6:24 PM on 11.03.10 |
| ->> NO they do not I got a 5400 in mine. Will upgrade later |
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Ron Scheffler, Photographer
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Hamilton (Toronto area) | Ontario | Canada | Posted: 6:48 PM on 11.03.10 |
->> http://macperformanceguide.com/index_topics.html
But keep in mind his advice is about maximum performance. While that is nice, it's not necessarily a must, but should give you some ideas. |
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Butch Miller, Photographer
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Lock Haven | PA | USA | Posted: 8:06 PM on 11.03.10 |
->> I never worry about how large the internal drive is in the iMacs ... I keep all my image files on external FW800 drives ... in fact if I buy another new iMac, I think I will have to get the eSATA upgrade from OWC ...
http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/turnkey/iMac_2010_27/video
Same with drive speed for laptops ... the performance difference between 5400 rpm and 7200 rpm is not all that significant ... mostly noticeable during startup ... but actual workflow ... over a period of time I don't think you gain a whole lot ... again ...especially if you keep your image files on external drives ... |
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Glenn Matsumura, Photographer
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Michael Springfield, Photographer, Photo Editor
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Smyrna (Atlanta) | GA | USA | Posted: 5:57 AM on 11.04.10 |
| ->> I used a 17" MacBook Pro for years but when it died back in June I picked up a 27" i5 iMac. I haven't had one occasion where I missed the MacBook Pro and won't look back. The extra screen real estate is worth its weight in gold, not to mention the extra speed. I do have an Air for travel to dl photos to before transferring them back to the iMac for editing. |
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Michael Springfield, Photographer, Photo Editor
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Smyrna (Atlanta) | GA | USA | Posted: 6:02 AM on 11.04.10 |
| ->> Mark, One more note. Don't get the 8 gig upgrade from Apple. Just get the default 4 gig configuration. The iMac has 4 memory slots and it comes with 2x2Gig installed so you have two open slots. A couple of screws is all that holds the memory door closed. You can buy 8 gig and install it yourself for what Apple will charge you for 4. |
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Jim Colburn, Photo Editor, Photographer
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McAllen | TX | USA | Posted: 9:33 AM on 11.04.10 |
| ->> I go along with Mike about doing the Ram upgrade yourself but hang on to your original Ram chips in case you need to have the machine serviced by Apple. They have been known to refuse warranty service if there's third party Ram in "their" machine. Just replace the Apple Ram before taking it in. |
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