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| Posted: Sun Nov 4th, 2012 06:28 |
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Squarerigger
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jk wrote:I notice that Apple seems to have dropped the Macbook Pro 17" from their line. I found the missing 17" also odd. However, I was listening to a radio show with a bunch of "experts" talking about the future of desktop, laptop, and tablets. The general consensus was laptops will go away in the future and desktops as more of a server an tablets for portability. 
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| Posted: Sun Nov 4th, 2012 11:29 |
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Andy
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Robert wrote: To help the budget slightly .........Unfortunately for my bank account Robert has converted me to using Mac so I'll be looking for a second hand MacBook Pro on ebay for christmas
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| Posted: Sun Nov 4th, 2012 12:55 |
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Eric
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Squarerigger wrote:jk wrote: If they add a stylus (like galaxy note) to the iPad and up it's processing power, it may be possible to edit photos on a tablet. But I suspect we will all be doing editing on desktops for some time. ( you hear this from the man who was present at the 1974 launch of Hula Hoops snack food in the UK, and predicted"they will never sell") 
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| Posted: Sun Nov 4th, 2012 13:37 |
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Robert
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Andy wrote:Robert wrote:To help the budget slightly .........Unfortunately for my bank account Robert has converted me to using Mac so I'll be looking for a second hand MacBook Pro on ebay for christmas Sorry! But you do like it? 
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| Posted: Sun Nov 4th, 2012 15:05 |
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jk
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Andy, once you buy you will love. The initial conversion problem is identifying which programs to get for the Apple you will find that there is less need for loads of extra programs as the programs are better designed and have more functionality. Ask and we will help you. Windows program name ?. ====> Apple equivalent.
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| Posted: Mon Nov 5th, 2012 13:28 |
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Dave Groen
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There doesn't seem to be much difference in performance between the new and old iMacs. Both max out with a 3.4 GHz quad-core i7. The major difference is that the new ones are thinner, don't have a Superdrive, and have some different I/O ports (no more FireWire). I'd consider getting an older one depending on your I/O needs. Here are the specs: Was and Still is: Configurable to 3.4GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 Was: Configurable to 2TB HD or 256GB SS second drive; Now: Configurable to 3TB HD or 768GB SS second drive Was: Max RAM 16GB; Now: 32 GB Was and Still is: Two Thunderbolt ports on 27-inch iMac Was: Mini DisplayPort (none mentioned on new iMac) Was: One FireWire 800 port (none mentioned on new iMac) Was: Four USB 2.0 ports; Now: four USB 3.0 ports Was: SDXC card slot (none mentioned on new iMac) Was: Slot-loading 8x SuperDrive; (none mentioned on new iMac) Was and Still is: Gigabit Ethernet Edit: Max RAM on the old iMac (Mid-2011) can supposedly be bumped to 32 GB. The value of doing so is questionable. I have 12 GB in my 27" 3.4GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 and it's plenty fast (standard 4GB + $40 8GB module from Crucial). I threw some Photoshop Liquify filters at a 100 MB D800 file and it took it only a few seconds. Then I up-rezzed the file to make it stupidly large and did some more Liquifying and it only took a few more seconds. Finally, I did an Oil Painting effect on the stupidly large file and that took 40 seconds, not really all that long considering it was creating jillions of fake brush strokes.
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| Posted: Mon Nov 5th, 2012 14:41 |
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Doug
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Dave Groen wrote:There doesn't seem to be much difference in performance between the new and old iMacs. Both max out with a 3.4 GHz quad-core i7. *More Info here http://macperformanceguide.com/blog/2012/20121023_2-new-iMac.html and here** http://macperformanceguide.com/blog/2012/20120725_3-MacPro-80GB-memory-Photoshop-usage.html
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| Posted: Mon Nov 5th, 2012 15:09 |
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Andy
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jk wrote: Andy, once you buy you will love. The initial conversion problem is identifying which programs to get for the Apple you will find that there is less need for loads of extra programs as the programs are better designed and have more functionality.Got an IBook G4 from ebay and its just got me hooked....
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| Posted: Mon Nov 5th, 2012 15:50 |
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Squarerigger
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Quick question, all my photography files are backed up on g-tech raid system. It has esata, usb2.0, and firewire connections. The new iMac does not appear to have any of those connections. Do I have to get a new raid??
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| Posted: Mon Nov 5th, 2012 16:50 |
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Robert
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Sonnet and maybe OWC do an adaptor from thunderbolt to firewire I think, maybe also eSATA, eSATA would be my choice. For backup USB2 would be OK into USB3 but I am not a fan of USB for hard drives. Most of my external drives are 'G' Tech, using USB has a serious impact on speed compared with FW but for backup it wouldn't matter. This is one link: http://www.lacie.com/us/products/product.htm?id=10574 That would allow you to plug in two eSATA drives I think. I am getting behind with this technology!
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