new monitor advice? -OT
2009-06-11 by RobLee
I guess this group gives advice on a new computers It ran for a week and a half and still going. Where can I ask for monitor advice? Thank you anyway. Bye!
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Re: printing BO
2009-06-11 by lic.pesquera
... stamp on it ... for example we are using Fomabrom n115 normal silk grain, and some Forte papers ... Do you kown a store in miami are were a can buy paper
Re: printing BO
2009-06-11 by pr_roark
... Will the ID photo be laminated? Otherwise the matte paper won t look much like a wet process photo. ... I ve never used it. For ID photos I d think you d
Re: [Digital BW] Re: New Computer Advice
2009-06-10 by Dana H. Myers
... How could it be anything else? ... A lot of work went to fix the problems with Vista - they could have called it Vista SP3, but they didn t. Clearly a
[Digital BW] Re: New Computer Advice
2009-06-10 by pr_roark
... My nephew in MS is on the Windows 7 team, and it definitely sounds like a Vista-based OS. Vista was really new code -- thus the problems. Windows 7
printing BO
2009-06-10 by lic.pesquera
Hi, I m Sorry for my question but here (Central America) we are a cuople centuries back in tecnologies and information about digital printing. we are using a
Re: New Computer Advice
2009-06-10 by Stephen Kobrin
... It is not a rumor as it was announced by Apple this week. Snow Leopard will be released in September at a cost of $29. Steve
Re: New Computer Advice
2009-06-10 by Greg
One more thing... The latest rumor is that Apple will have the latest OS update out in September to 10.6 and this time the rumors say it will only cost you
Re: [Digital BW] Re: New Computer Advice
2009-06-10 by Dana H. Myers
... Vista SP2, at least in my case, has been very good. It hasn t solved all of the issues I trip over, such as terrible file copy performance, but at least
Re: [Digital BW] 23-24" monitor advice -OT
2009-06-10 by Peter De Smidt
Take a look at the Dell 2209WA. I have one, and I like it.
RE: [Digital BW] Re: New Computer Advice
2009-06-10 by Bob Geoghegan
I d take the suggested date of June 26th as a maybe until there s an official policy and things are out in the open. Once it s official, there s usually a
Re: New Computer Advice
2009-06-10 by Louis Dina
... Thanks Greg. Once I get my arms around the Mac I will revisit this post and look into your suggestions and all the other great suggestions in this thread.
Re: [Digital BW] Re: New Computer Advice
2009-06-10 by Tom Baker
Given the many negative things many have had to say about Vista, I m wondering why one would want to rush out and get Windows 7 before the first service pak.
Re: [Digital BW] Re: New Computer Advice
2009-06-10 by Roger
Does anyone have a high confidence in the date when vendors/Microsoft will honor a free update to Windows 7 if you buy a Vista computer in the near term? Roger
Re: [Digital BW] Re: New Computer Advice
2009-06-10 by Sam McCandless
The quotation attribution in Steve s post was mistakenly applied to me. It was Steve who was driven to the Mac by Vista: I am innocent of Vista but was seduced
Re: New Computer Advice
2009-06-10 by philh20
... [snip] ... [snip] ... Nice rig, Lou. Steel yourself for the transition but don t give up. I helped a friend of mine—a photographer and national magazine
23-24" monitor advice -OT
2009-06-10 by RobLee
I m thinking to replace my 19 monitor, but don t want to spend a lot (no more than $500). It has to be calibrate able and possibly better than my Sony. Thank
Re: New Computer Advice
2009-06-10 by Greg
... Please note... Parallels takes resources from both platforms when it is running. You need to assign what percentage of processor and memory that it gets.
[Digital BW] Re: New Computer Advice
2009-06-10 by Stephen Kobrin
... Steve
Re: [Digital BW] Re: New Computer Advice
2009-06-10 by Roger Sopher
Unless they have changed their policy, Adobe will allow you to change platforms for a fraction of the original cost. You might want to give them a call and see
Re: New Computer Advice
2009-06-10 by john dean
Johnny s right. It will kick serious butt and hopefully last many years. Congrats. You devil. We all want one. Smart investing in the ram with that rig. Also
Re: [Digital BW] Re: New Computer Advice
2009-06-10 by Tom Baker
For what that costs it ought to kick serveral serious butts at the same time! Tom Baker ... From: John Vitollo Subject: [Digital BW] Re:
Re: New Computer Advice
2009-06-10 by John Vitollo
... Whoa! Holy Smokes! It s going to kick some major Canon full frame butt!! Congrats Man!
Re: [Digital BW] Re: New Computer Advice
2009-06-10 by Sam McCandless
... Ask Adobe about a crossgrade , Lou. If they still do them, you can upgrade to the other platform at little if any more expense. ... Yes indeed, Lou, and
Re: New Computer Advice
2009-06-10 by Louis Dina
I want to thank everyone for their expertise and advice. It was a tough decision. After long deliberation, I finally decided to try a Mac and ordered a Mac
Re: New Computer Advice
2009-06-09 by Greg
... That one looks pretty good, except for the stupid lights.
Re: New Computer Advice
2009-06-09 by John Vitollo
... Either build your own for about 1/4 to 1/2 the price of prebuilt. OR... Buy this one...you get a lot for your money. Just make sure you can add more RAM.
Re: New Computer Advice
2009-06-09 by Michael
Lou, you really need to determine at what level you re working at and whether or not you need a low, mid or high spec. machine. The lower end machines of today
Re: [Digital BW] Re: New Computer Advice
2009-06-09 by Ernst Dinkla
... Vuescan and Vista 64 with a Coolscan 9000 should work so I guess the 8000 too. A trick with NikonScan but using Vuescan was mentioned on Nikonians.org.
Re: New Computer Advice
2009-06-09 by Greg
... Windows7 is supposed to have a virtualization to run XP apps. I haven t kept up on the discussions to see if it really works though. I think that anyone
Re: [Digital BW] Re: New Computer Advice
2009-06-09 by Kip Babington
I recently got a quote from a local computer shop for a purpose-built desktop box (I ll keep keyboard and monitor, plus all external drives and probably will
Re: New Computer Advice
2009-06-09 by pr_roark
... I m going to be in the same position soon. One issue that bothers me is the printer driver compatibility for my old 7500 and probably other printers. I
[Digital BW] Re: New Computer Advice
2009-06-09 by mbrouphy
We re using two WD Velociraptor 300gb/10krpm drives in a Gateway FX6800. The drives have been tested to be quite comparable to SSDs without the expense. You
Re: [Digital BW] Re: New Computer Advice
2009-06-09 by -= Chris =-
You are better off with Vista 64 or a big RAM disk. ... Test ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [Digital BW] How different are printing engine for PC and Mac?
2009-06-09 by Greg
Look at the number of RIPs for PC and the number for Mac, then look at what many people are using for their RIP and where you might get help if a question
Re: [Digital BW] How different are printing engine for PC and Mac?
2009-06-09 by Ernst Dinkla
... I don t think that the Mac has an advantage right now on 16bit processing for workflows in photography. It would be interesting to set the editing
[Digital BW] How different are printing engine for PC and Mac?
2009-06-09 by Jacob
It seems to me as long as we discuss computers on printing forum the most important question is: what computer is easier to print with and to get better
Re: [Digital BW] Re: New Computer Advice
2009-06-09 by Ernst Dinkla
... Some thoughts: A Windows machine is more compatible with Qimage. The Beta version of Windows 7 may bridge the time till 7 becomes available for sale. Two
Re: [Digital BW] Re:New Computer Advice
2009-06-09 by Brubaker family
Here s my son s advice: It seems like he is the ideal candidate for a Mac Pro, with the external monitors and desire to set them up in tandem. The base
Re: [Digital BW] Re:New Computer Advice
2009-06-09 by Allan Sutherland
... Actually, that is no longer true with the intel dual processor machines. These can operate windows software as well as Mac software, thus the best of both
Re: [Digital BW] New Computer Advice
2009-06-08 by Brubaker family
Lou, Especially if you don t have to purchase a new monitor, I don t think a Mac is out of your price range of $2,000 or less. My son got into the Macs about
Re: New Computer Advice
2009-06-08 by Louis Dina
Wow....Thanks for all the suggestions. I really appreciate the flood of informed advice from people who do what I do and know what is needed. I m still
RE: [Digital BW] Re: New Computer Advice
2009-06-08 by Steve Woolfenden
Test ... From: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Dale Hoffman Sent: 08 June 2009
Re: [Digital BW] Re: New Computer Advice
2009-06-08 by Peter De Smidt
Here s something to think about. Yesterday I bought my mother an eMachines computer at Bestbuy. For $403 including tax, she got a computer with the following:
[Digital BW] Re: New Computer Advice
2009-06-08 by rcoolbreeze2000
I was under the impression that read/write speeds for solid state drives are extremely fast. I also thought that the problem with their relatively short
Re: [Digital BW] Re: New Computer Advice
2009-06-08 by Dale Hoffman
You may want to reconsider solid state drives for use in write intensive operations such as Photoshop scratch disk. According to Wikipedia solid state drives
Re: [Digital BW] Re: New Computer Advice
2009-06-08 by James Irelan
I am a Mac user who has rarely needed software which was not available for the Mac, but there has been some, and so for a couple of specialized apps I ve had
Re: New Computer Advice
2009-06-08 by rcoolbreeze2000
A very useful thing to do would be to visit a website that helps you design your own computer. This allows you to evaluate the cost of different designs such
RE: [Digital BW] Re:New Computer Advice
2009-06-08 by Robert W Shearer
There is no Mac/PC war. That ended long ago. PC controls the general market and Mac controls a very loyal but small niche market. The two problems with a niche
Re: New Computer Advice
2009-06-08 by slcphoto73
Well, here are some ideas from a 5dmk2 Windows user. I have a Vista 64-bit system, now service pack 2, and have very few problems. Mostly, a few old pieces of