Re: [artshow_photo] New Mac Computer

when you add the monitor, keyboard, mouse you are paying more than Imac

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From: Andrew Darlow <ad@andrewdarlow.com>
To: artshow_photo@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Mon, November 29, 2010 9:06:46 AM
Subject: Re: [artshow_photo] New Mac Computer

Hi Sarah:

The best bang for your buck is a Mac Mini. They are surprisingly fast and quite
affordable (as far as Macs go). I would check out the options on apple.com:

If you configure one, I would recommend these options:

2.66GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
4GB 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 2x2GB
500GB Serial ATA Drive

Cost will be just over $1000.

If there is one with the options above on the refurbished section (not the Snow
Leopard Server), I recommend those as well since you can save about 20-30%:

http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/specialdeals/mac

If you want a laptop that you can plug into a larger screen, almost any of the
latest i5 or i7 MacBook Pros will do a great job. There are a number of them on
the refurbished site. I highly recommend one with an anti-glare screen.

In all cases, you will want at least 4GB of RAM. That is critical.

There are many monitor calibration software options from ColorVision and X-Rite.
The least expensive high quality option is the Spyder 3 Express. Below is a good
review:

http://www.northlight-images.co.uk/reviews/profiling/spyder3express_1.html

Hope that helps.

All the best!
Andrew

Andrew Darlow
Editor, The Imaging Buffet
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Author, 301 Inkjet Tips and Techniques:
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On Nov 29, 2010, at 9:10 AM, mercurius_1 wrote:

> I think I'm finally going to jettison my PC and move over to a Mac. But I'm
>clueless about the best configuration and need your advice.
>
> I will need to run Photoshop, Dreamweaver, InDesign, as well as monitor
>calibration software (recommendations on this are welcome as well because I'm
>currently using an outdated product that only works on my PC). Also MS Office
>suite and maybe a video editing software. What do you recommend? I don't want to
>spend this much money and then discover that I didn't get enough horsepower,
>etc.
>
> Thanks,
> Sarah
> www.sarahpollock.com
>
>

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