If money is tight you might want to go with a PC. I just bought a Pentium
III 650, ABit VL6 MotherBoard with 30 gig hard drive, 53x CD-ROM player,
floppy, a 10/100 network card, 56K modem, sound with speakers, wheel mouse,
128 meg mem, 16 meg video APG card, USB, keyboard, small tower case
delivered for less than $600. Check www.pricewatch.com
Already had a 19" monitor.
The speakers are poor but everything else is great. Also came with Norton's
and Perfect Office 2000 and Windows SE.
Runs Office 2000, PM 6.52, PhotoShop 6.0, Illustrator 9.0, Text Bridge
without a problem.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Cottrell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Pentax List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, February 04, 2001 4:22 PM
Subject: Re: OT: Going semi-digital; advice needed
> John is going digital!
>
> >What I need help with is the computer. Right now, my
> >home computer is a 386. I want to replace it, but
> >cost is a major concern.
>
> For goodness sake man, get a Mac!
>
> >Keeping in mind cost and the fact that I can upgrade
> >later, what should I be thinking about in terms of RAM
> >and hard drive capacity? Will 933MHz processing speed
> >be enough? Do I really need a .25 pitch, flat screen,
> >17 inch monitor?
>
> Seriously, for anything involving Photoshop, even the LE version, the
> faster the CPU and the more the RAM you have, the better it is. If you
> store your images on Zips, then HD capacity can be reduced, saving money.
> A medium-fast CPU but bags of RAM will be better than a fast CPU but only
> a bit of RAM. For Photoshop, you can *never* have enough RAM. 64MB, yes,
> it will run - but as soon as you start chucking out hi-res images for
> printing, it'll slow to a crawl. 128MB better, 256MB even betterer.
>
> >In other works, what are the minimal requirements to
> >do flatbed scanning and light-duty image manipulation?
>
> Okay for that, and bearing in mind you're on a budget, look at a Pentium
> 266, 64MB RAM and at least a 2 GB drive. With a Mac, G3 is best, similar
> hardware requirements.
>
> But even more seriously, get a Mac!
>
> Cotty
>
>
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