Re: System recommendations Apple or PC?
Realize that there is no version of PS that runs natively on the newer
Mactels and you must run the program via emulator kludge or dual boot to
WinXP anyway. Presumably Adobe will release CS3 for the Mactel, but maybe
not, as revenge for Aperture.
Are there Mac versions, any Mac OS, for other programs/peripherals you may
already have or need to use? There are vast categories of software and
hardware that is indispensable to some users that are not and will never be
available for any Mac version. That is reality, not Win/Mac bias.
There is the notion that color management in Macs is better than in WinXP--a
ford vs chevy act of faith, your call.
Personally I would recommend the fastest Intel Core Duo processor you can
afford, at least 2gbs of RAM and 2 hard drives (a second hard drive for
swap/scratch files speeds processing). I was surprised that even the lower
and mid-level core duos are testing significantly faster than equivalent AMD
64 dual cores.
Virtually any PCI-e videocard that will come with these systems is adequate
for PS but if you want to play games the sky is the limit about what to
spend, whether to get dual cards, etc.
Monitor choice is subjective but decent LCD panels for graphics work are not
the cheapos you see at rock bottom prices.
Bmoag
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