Digital BW, The Print

IMO 1G is manditory with CS2, and 2G is the sweet spot.

IMO Mac will commit to a Win OS by 2007, to go with the Intel
processor...fully Wintel... going Mac won't necessarily mean anything
more than going for a cute Chinese package. Win XP is super-stable.

IMO Sony's a superb choice for manufacturer because of incredibly good
service. They go beyond the call of duty.

I've had TERRIBLE experience with local PC builders with several
machines (I've had as many as 7 PCs in my small biz, and the best was
Sony): *if local builder "technicians" were fully competent* ,
actually employable at real companies, they wouldn't be working for
neighborhood retailers that don't provide benefits. 

Dell's OK, judging by reports from friends. 

My next will be a laptop from Lenovo (formerly IBM).



--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "gcwagner"
<gcwagner@...> wrote:
>
> Hello,
> Thanks to everyone on suggestions for a new PC for digital printing.
Several
> of you suggested "..get a Mac." I have always heard great reviews
from Mac
> users but have never owned one myself other than my first computer
which was
> an Apple IIC in the mid 80s. Since that time I have always used PCs
for home
> and business and probably like most of you have had at least a half
dozen
> computers through the years always making the upgrade to something
better an
> faster. Again I am looking to make an upgrade because my newer,
lower end PC
> will not keep up with images in CS2 and as I seriously make my
transition to
> digital imaging from my wet darkroom I again need something faster and
> better. It all seems to be a never ending story! My traditional darkroom
> worked without much upgrading for 30 years but computer imaging
seems to be
> constantly need upgrading. All that being said my guess will be in
20 years
> the transition will be over, digital will be the norm for 99.9% of
all photo
> and technology will have stabilized. Not sure if I will still be
doing photo
> then but these are really exciting times in the history of photo and
I don't
> want to miss out on the fun and action of this new generation of
> photography.
> Best Wishes,
> Gary W.
>   >
>   Hello Gary,
> 
>   Patrick wrote "...get a Mac". That would be sound advice. The Windows
> operating system is
> 
> 
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