--- Amita Guha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Now that Macworld is over, I can buy my Mac. I'm
> going to get a Mac
> Pro, and I'm trying to figure out the configuration.
> I want to be able
> to run PhotoShop, Lightroom, and a bunch of other
> applications without
> any performance problems. Chances are slim that I
> will delve into
> video editing or anything like that, although I
> suppose anything is
> possible. I checked on DPreview and some people
> recommended the
> following:
>
> Single quad core motherboard
> 6 to 8 Gb RAM
> 3 hard drives - one for apps, one for data & one for
> a scratch disk for PS
>
> My coworkers think this is overkill and say I should
> start with a
> basic machine and add on as necessary. The basic Mac
> Pro is now
> 2 quad core MBS (the single quad core is cheaper)
> with 2GB RAM and a 350GB HD.
>
> What do you guys think? There seems to be some
> debate over whether
> Photoshop can even make use of multiple processors,
> so I'm fine with
> going with the single quad core MB, but I'm not sure
> about the rest.
>
> Thanks,
> Amita
>
Amita,
I got one last year and loaded it up with 4 drives and
5 gigs of RAM. This is the first version with 2X
dual-core Xenon "Woodcrest" 3Ghz chips. I run CS2 and
I am pleased with the performance. I am able to open
300-500 Meg sized scans with little effort. Processing
is usually pretty quick.
Your machine will have quad core chips. I would expect
the typical leap in performance with these. Also, if
you're going to run CS3, it may run a tad faster than
CS2.
-Brendan
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