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07/23/2004 10:55:48 AM · #1 |
While I wait for my G5 to release, I wonder what computers you are all using? OS? Photo Software? Monitor?
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07/23/2004 11:02:40 AM · #2 |
I have an ancient (1 1/2 year old) HP Pavilion ze4125 laptop. It has a 40GB hardrive and I'm running low, I only have 16GB left, which I dont understand, since I dont have photos or songs or too many programs on it. I've tried deleting unnecessary stuff, but I only end up gaining less than 1GB. But anyways, I have Photoshop 7 and I run Windows XP. I really wanna get one of those little Sony Vaio laptops.
June
Message edited by author 2004-07-23 11:29:03.
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07/23/2004 11:02:55 AM · #3 |
I rarely use my home PC now, its a bit obsolete and my work PC/Laptop are far better
Work PC
2ghz Pentium
1gb RAM
120gb Hard Drive
Twin 19" Flatscreen Monitors
Win XP
Photoshop 7
Work Laptop
1.3ghz Dell Laptop
500mb RAM
60GB Hard Drive
15" Screen (but run through a 19" CRT when doing photo stuff at home)
Win 2000
Photoshop 7 |
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07/23/2004 11:06:38 AM · #4 |
eMac/80GB OS 10.3.4 (Panther) at home, iPhoto, Graphic Converter, Photo Studio, PixelNhance, Photoshop Elements.
When travelling, ellamay let's me use her Powerbook G4/80GB, same OS with iPhoto, Graphic Converter and Photoshop Elements.
Kids use an iMac DV (G3)/10GB also running Panther and iPhoto.
Message edited by author 2004-07-23 11:08:49.
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07/23/2004 11:06:44 AM · #5 |
Dual 2Ghz G5/ Sony 24" Trinitron at work, Dual 1Ghz G4/ Apple Cinema Display at home, 1Ghz G4 iBook on the road- all with OS X, Photoshop CS and iPhoto.
Whee! |
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07/23/2004 11:10:01 AM · #6 |
hp pavilion a230n, compaq 7550 monitor, PS 6.0...I must be a lot more po' than you guys! ;o)
edit: typo
Message edited by author 2004-07-23 11:18:57.
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07/23/2004 11:22:14 AM · #7 |
Homebrew: Antec Case with a 550w dual Fan P/S and 5 Case Fans.
ASUS nForce2 A7N8X-X
AMD 2800+ (Barton 333Mhz) O/C'd a little over 3G.
1G Kingston PC3200 400Mhz RAM Single Channel (Budget mobo don't dodual channel)
Asylum (nVidia) GeForce 5700 Ultra (OverClocked a tad).
Barbaric WD 60G Hard Disk.
SoundBlaster Audigy2
Samsung 19" 192n LCD
Windows XP Pro
Microsoft Digital Image Pro (Suite) 9.0
NoiseWare Community Edition
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07/23/2004 11:26:23 AM · #8 |
Home: 2 1/2 year old Dell Precision workstation, dual 1.7GH Processors, 1 GB Memory, 80GB internal Hard Drive, 200GB external Hard Drive & DVD-R. Photoshop 7.
Work: 1/2 year old Toshiba laptop w/ 1.3 GH Processor, 512M Memory, 60 GB Hard Drive, DVD-R and Wi-Fi on board. |
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07/23/2004 11:29:39 AM · #9 |
Main/Big PC - Self-built
AMD 2100+
1024 MB of RAM
Run of the mill 30GB HD
Nvidia GF3 w/ 64MB RAM
KDS 17" Monitor
Windows XP Pro
Laptop - Dell Inspiron 8500
15" UWSXGA Monitor
GF4toGo Video with 64MB RAM
512MB RAM
PIVm Processor (I forget the Mhz right now...)
Windows XP Pro
Old-Standby PC - Self-Built
AMD Athlon 700mhz
768 MB RAM
GF2 w/ 64MB RAM
Whatever Monitor I have laying around.
Windows 2000 Pro
All of these PCs more then meet my needs when it comes to photo editing.
I prefer to do as little editing to the photos I take as possible. Limiting myself to cloning out small blemishes, altering the lighting here and there, sometimes dodging or burning a section of an image to give it more character.
I haven't had much of a need for anthing more complicated then that.
As for software, I use PS Elements 2.0 and sometimes The GIMP 2.0. I wouldn't mind getting ahold of PS, but $700 is a bunch of money for what I would end up doing with it. I wouldn't mind getting ahold of it and one day, if I am able to sell my photos for some decent cash, I will purchase it.
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07/23/2004 01:59:06 PM · #10 |
Custom built (my myself a couple of years ago):
Dual AMD AthlonMP 1800+
1 GB mem
40 GB harddrive
ATI Radeon 8500 (64MB)
...this feeds an even older 19" Mitsubishi Diamond Pro 900u.
The drive I use only for what I am currently working on. I condemned an old Pentium 100 to server duty with a RAID array for long-term storage. Use my DVD burner for backup and even longer-term storage.
Windows XP Pro
Photoshop CS
ACDSee
ExifReader
I would really like to upgrade, but ... a new camera is looking far more attractive. The computer does what I need it to do, and does it well. If it didn't it would have been replaced long before now.
David
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07/23/2004 02:12:36 PM · #11 |
Intel Pentium 4 (478) @ 2800MHz
ABIT IC7-Max3 Motherboard
2 GB Corsair XMS PC-3200 DDR
ATI Radeon 9800 Pro (128MB)
Dual NEC FE2111SB 22" Flat CRT
Western Digital Raptor 36GB SATA
Segate 160 GB SATA (data storage)
Segate 200 GB IDE (external backup)
Lite-On 52x24x52 CDRW Drive
Lite-on 16x DVD Drive
Philips Acoustic Edge
Klipsch Promedio 2.1
Intel 1000/100/10 Mb/s NIC
Lian-Li 6in1 Flash Card Reader
Lian-Li PC-601B USB2 Case
Antec 430W Power Supply
Microsoft Windows XP Pro
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07/23/2004 02:31:57 PM · #12 |
Custom Built AMD 2400+
Dual Boot
Win XP Pro on 60G Drive
Fedora Core 1 on 40G Drive
512MB DDR400
GEForce 4 Vid Card
Old 17in Monitor
Photoshop 7 for editing
Image Copier(Self Created) for pulling images from camera
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07/23/2004 02:56:04 PM · #13 |
Production box:
PMac G4 500Mhz (waiting for 3Ghz G5)
Jaguar
ATI Rage Pro 128 (Samsung 19" CRT)
ATI XclaimVR Pro (Toshiba 15" CRT)
704MB Ram
30 GB Internal HD
60 GB Internal HD
18 GB Internal SCSI HD (10,000 RPM)
Wireless box:
iBook G3 700Mhz
Panther
640 MB Ram
30 GB Internal
Shared components:
6 GB External Firewire HD
160 GB External Firewire HD (7200 RPM)
Wacom 6x8 Intuos II
Kodak 6in1 Media Reader
Software:
Adobe Photoshop 7 - All that's needed.
(truckloads of other multimedia, AV and 3D software not used in my photography)
(Pentium III 700Mhz, W2KPro, 640MB Ram, 20GB HD not used for dp either) |
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07/23/2004 03:48:54 PM · #14 |
Work Mac:
MDD dual G4 1GHz, OS X 10.2.8, 1.25GB RAM, 2x 80GB WD SE drives, DVD-RW, 17" Apple Studio, 15" Apple Studio, ATI Radeon 9800 Pro 128
Software:
Adobe Photoshop 7, InDesign 2, MS Office, Transmit (FTP client), Roxio Toast and other bits. I do have Creative Suite CS to install as well.
Home Mac:
17" PowerBook 1GHz, 1GB RAM, 60GB drive, 1x DVD-R and same software. A couple of external FW drives in various capacities. I also have a 20" Formac Oxygen at home.
At home but not used: dual 1GHZ QS G4, 1.25GB RAM and other bits. It's being given to my brother and sister-n-law because I'm nice and I fix their PC way too often. :)
Just ordered a dual 2GHz G5 and it'll be here Monday! ::happy dance::
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07/23/2004 04:13:30 PM · #15 |
Ahahahahaha! I beat you all!
HP Pavilion 6644F
HP Pavilion Monitor M70
Intel Celeron Processer (no # given...)
255 MB RAM (upgraded on our own from like...64)
Windows 98 SE
13.9 GB Internal HD
40 GB External HD
Age: 4 years (Gotten September of 1999)
That's why I'm dieing...I can barely use photo programs...this computer would never be able to handle Photoshop...
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07/23/2004 04:37:19 PM · #16 |
Originally posted by Ami Yuy:
Ahahahahaha! I beat you all!
HP Pavilion 6644F
HP Pavilion Monitor M70
Intel Celeron Processer (no # given...)
255 MB RAM (upgraded on our own from like...64)
Windows 98 SE
13.9 GB Internal HD
40 GB External HD
Age: 4 years (Gotten September of 1999)
That's why I'm dieing...I can barely use photo programs...this computer would never be able to handle Photoshop... |
Oh that's not necesarily true. You could run PS on that PC. The only issue is that Win9X isn't so good with memory management and that is where you will run into issues. You may also have integreated video, that mixed with Win98 can make for a slow PS experience.
Look on the brightside, it's old enough that just about anything you upgrade to will seem like you went from a Yugo to a High-end European Sports Car...
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07/23/2004 04:42:52 PM · #17 |
17" Powerbook G4, 1 GHz, 1 GB ram.
Makes me happy. |
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07/23/2004 05:20:56 PM · #18 |
| 15" flat-panel iMac. Love it. =) |
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07/23/2004 05:38:02 PM · #19 |
Home Built PC:
Pentium 4 - 2.8Ghz Processor; 800Mhz FSB
768 MB Ram (Gotta get more)
80 Gig Internal HD
120 Gig Internal HD
1 - CD-RW and 1 CD Player only that I took off an old machine
19" monitor
Win XP Pro
Photoshop CS
Toshiba Laptop:
Pentium 4 - 2.4Ghz Processor; 533Mhz FSB
512 Meg Ram
40 Gig HD
1 DVD Player/CD-RW
15" screen
Win XP Home
Message edited by author 2004-07-23 17:38:41. |
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07/23/2004 05:40:54 PM · #20 |
home (which is also work)
Dual 2GB G5, 1.5 GB Ram, big old ViewSonic monitor
PhotoShop CS...
Been using a mac (and loving it too) longer than I'd care to admit. Let's just say I remember when Aldus PageMaker fit on a single sided floppy and my computer had no hard drive.
Things were so simple then
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07/23/2004 05:41:19 PM · #21 |
Homemade Frankenputer: dual P3-550 processors, 512MB ram, 80GB HD for apps, 20GB HD for storage, GEForce vid card, 17" monitor.
Laptop: HP Pavillion ze4500
Message edited by author 2004-07-23 17:42:22.
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07/23/2004 05:42:02 PM · #22 |
900 MHZ P3
384 RAM
Sony 510 dvd writer
generic dvd reader
sound blaster live sound card
photoshop cs
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07/23/2004 05:43:02 PM · #23 |
Originally posted by Nelzie:
Originally posted by Ami Yuy:
That's why I'm dieing...I can barely use photo programs...this computer would never be able to handle Photoshop... |
Oh that's not necesarily true. You could run PS on that PC. The only issue is that Win9X isn't so good with memory management and that is where you will run into issues. You may also have integreated video, that mixed with Win98 can make for a slow PS experience.
Look on the brightside, it's old enough that just about anything you upgrade to will seem like you went from a Yugo to a High-end European Sports Car... |
Oh, *nods* I'm sure I could run it, but getting it to function at a decent rate...nah...even with Adobe PhotoDeluxe and my 3mp photo files it struggles, so I doubt anything much beefier would do very well.
And you're right, I'm gonna be getting a laptop for college and I can't wait! Lol, it'll be like 2-5x everything I have now (well, except for HD space cause of the external) and I will be in heaven. ^_^
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07/23/2004 05:49:49 PM · #24 |
Originally posted by dinny:
Let's just say I remember when Aldus PageMaker fit on a single sided floppy and my computer had no hard drive. |
You and me both. Remember when PageMaker 2 came out and suddenly you were able to rotate text 90 degrees on a wicked-fast SE? And then we discovered... color. Whoa. Those were heady days. |
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07/23/2004 05:49:57 PM · #25 |
5 year old Dell 4100
PIII 1.0 GHz
512 MB PC133 SDRAM
64 MB NVidia GeForce 2 GTS with dead fan = (
Generic DVD reader
Sony DRU-510A DVD+/-R
Turtle Beach Santa Cruz
40 GB, 60 GB internal Hard drives
Hauppage WinTV-GO tv card
19" Sony Trinitron CRT monitor (heavy)
Decided not to upgrade until it completely stops working, as it does what I need. State of the art in 1999.
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