The starter MacBook pro (13") is fine for graphics design. It has ample processing power for creative suite. I've used it for just that. As a matter of fact until I bought a new iMac my computer set up was a core 2 duo unibody 15" MacBook pro with a 30" apple cinema screen. (I use coda Photoshop and illustrator daily). That system served me perfectly and was only replaced because it was stolen! Best of luck
Aaron Sent from my iPhone On May 24, 2010, at 1:19 AM, Holly Fortenberry <[email protected]> wrote: You all are really helping me! Thank you! I was so worried that I'd need to buy that big Mac Pro. Do you think it's still overkill even if I hope to get into graphic design one day? I'm thinking about doing that. Also, glad to hear that MAMP is still the best choice for local development. I use it but thought there may be something better. Dropbox sounds like just what I need too. Aaron Ortega wrote: Pair a 13" MacBook Pro with a 24" external, keyboard and mouse. You'll be set. No one needs a mac pro... Sent from my iPhone On May 23, 2010, at 1:14 PM, Julie Gomoll <[email protected]> wrote: If you need more than a laptop but the Mac Pro is overkill, Consider the iMac. The new 27" is incredibly powerful. You can use Dropbox to sync files between that and your laptop. For a local development environment, install MAMP - works like a charm. On Sat, May 22, 2010 at 9:26 PM, Holly Fortenberry < [email protected]> wrote: > Hi folks, > > I've been a web hobbyist since 1997 and have finally decided to bite the > bullet and start a 1-woman web shop. I plan on staying small, perhaps never > growing larger than 5 employees. Over the years, I've designed on pc's and > macs (I stuck with the mac), I've used at least 10 different editors and > ended up mostly hand-coding or using Coda or Dreamweaver. I am passionate > about web standards and progressive enhancement. I am also really getting > into database work and am looking forward to building small business sites > for the folks in my moderately-size town. > > So, for those of you who have been where I am now, do you have any > suggestions on the best Mac hardware to buy? My laptop won't cut it > anymore. I'd like a tower but perhaps that's overkill when you can get > those little boxes more cheaply. > Then I wonder how to handle separating the development from production > environments. That is one of my biggest concerns. What software do you > recommend for that? > > And, what about versioning, billing and accounting software? I'm thinking > about going with Quickbooks but using Billings to track my time. Any > thoughts about that? > > Finally, any other advice you want to give would be welcome. I'll take > advice on any aspect of this. > > Thanks! > Holly > > -- > Our Web site: http://www.RefreshAustin.org/ > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Refresh Austin" group. > > [ Posting ] > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > Job-related postings should follow http://tr.im/refreshaustinjobspolicy > We do not accept job posts from recruiters. > > [ Unsubscribe ] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > > [ More Info ] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/Refresh-Austin > -- Julie Gomoll http://flavors.me/juliegomoll -- Our Web site: http://www.RefreshAustin.org/ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Refresh Austin" group. [ Posting ] To post to this group, send email to [email protected] Job-related postings should follow http://tr.im/refreshaustinjobspolicy We do not accept job posts from recruiters. [ Unsubscribe ] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] [ More Info ] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Refresh-Austin -- Our Web site: http://www.RefreshAustin.org/ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Refresh Austin" group. [ Posting ] To post to this group, send email to [email protected] Job-related postings should follow http://tr.im/refreshaustinjobspolicy We do not accept job posts from recruiters. [ Unsubscribe ] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] [ More Info ] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Refresh-Austin -- Our Web site: http://www.RefreshAustin.org/ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Refresh Austin" group. [ Posting ] To post to this group, send email to [email protected] Job-related postings should follow http://tr.im/refreshaustinjobspolicy We do not accept job posts from recruiters. [ Unsubscribe ] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] [ More Info ] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Refresh-Austin -- Our Web site: http://www.RefreshAustin.org/ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Refresh Austin" group. [ Posting ] To post to this group, send email to [email protected] Job-related postings should follow http://tr.im/refreshaustinjobspolicy We do not accept job posts from recruiters. [ Unsubscribe ] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] [ More Info ] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Refresh-Austin
