Digital BW, The Print

I see no indication that a scanner takes much CPU and on a Mac g5 I have an audible cpu 
useage meter (fans) so it should be obvious.

and Paul is right about the RAM, the other stuff is secondary by far.  When you have 
enough RAM, then they matter.

Scott

> > From: Djon [mailto:westsidemaurice@y...]
> >
> > I'm becoming convinced that my main computer is too lite for the task
> > (scanning, PS, and especially Qimage).
> >
> > Sony Vaio Pentium IV 512MB 2.8G . And 2 external 120G HDs.
> >
> > Maybe the Mac G5 enthusiasts have a point.
> >
> > The next generation of scanners (in a year or two, after Nikon V and
> > 9000 and Minolta 5400) will demand a lot more horsepower.
> >
> 
 
> Your 2.8GHz machine isn't particularly sprightly, and RAID is better than
> two separate drives, but I'd guess that the half gig of RAM is your big
> speed limitation. I recommend getting another couple of gigs, rather than
> upgrading the rest of the machine.
> 
> --
> 
> Ciao,               Paul D. DeRocco
> Paul                mailto:pderocco@i...