I've got a related question - While the Mac is not known as a state-of-the-art gaming platform, will the Mac Mini's graphics processor at least handle TODAY'S most demanding Mac games (I'm thinking UT 2004 for the Mac, which I seem to recall requires pretty hefty graphics processing)? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bruce Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "G-List" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2005 5:48 PM Subject: Re: Mac Mini
> > On Jan 27, 2005, at 2:19 PM, William Hughes wrote: > > > > > On Jan 27, 2005, at 3:58 PM, Jeff Drummond wrote: > >> > >> Slow disk... somewhat limited memory... > > > > Limited memory? Won't it take up to 1GB of memory? Isn't that plenty, > > even for Photoshop? > > Yes. > > And people are using Photoshop very happily on PowerBooks with the same > disk drives. > > Hell, people are editing commercial movies with Final Cut Pro on > Powerbooks with slower CPU's, using the same drives. > > And then there are the people who insist that PS needs dual processors, > twelve terabytes of memory and the fastest drives in existence so they > can do a 5-pixel gaussian blur. > > As I said in the first place, it depends on what you're doing with > Photoshop...if you're touching up photographs you took with your > digicam the Mini is overkill...people were doing that with 266 MHz > iMacs. > > I saw an article some time ago about a photographer whose setup is a > view camera with a digital back connected to his TiBook, and this was > in the 400Mhz TiBook days. > > He was raving about having his 'darkroom' *right there* at his > fingertips immediately after catching the picture, as it allowed him > reshoots if needed. > > IIRC the camera back was something like 16 or 20 megapixels...maybe > higher. > > -- > Bruce Johnson > University of Arizona > College of Pha macy > Information Technology Group > > Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs > > > -- > G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | > -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> > --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; > Send list messages to: <mailto:[email protected]> > To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > iPod Accessories for Less > at 1-800-iPOD.COM > Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal > www.1800ipod.com > -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
