[Hidden-tech] looking for recommendations for graphics PC

[Daniel Fried]

Reva,

If it's Photoshop and high-res photography you're after, the rule is lots
and lots of RAM.  A dual-core processor will also be useful if he uses lots
of filters (Intel Core 2 Duo is current king of the heap, but AMD dual core
processors are also reasonable and less expensive options), but concentrate
on the RAM.   

Don't worry about the video card so much, high-end video cards are for games
and high-end CAD, they won't help Photoshop.

I would normally recommend a Mac for this kind of thing, but Photoshop is
currently a bit handicapped on the new Intel-based Macs and won't come up to
speed until next summer it seems.  It's still a worthwhile option to
consider though, especially if you have to buy a copy of Photoshop anyway,
if you already have a recent PC version that would be an extra expense.

There's certainly nothing wrong with a laptop for this.  Dual-core laptops
with lots of RAM are reasonably priced compared to even a few years ago and
you can still hook up your monitor keyboard and mouse.

Digital cameras will hook up pretty automatically to computers these days,
but there are some workflow programs that make it easier for professionals.
Adobe has a program called Lightroom which is designed to work with
Photoshop, and Apple has Aperture, but basic connectivity should not be a
problem.

-Dan

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Hi all,
	My husband is a photographer & needs a new PC. He has a good
monitor, 
which he'll be keeping. I'm used to spec-ing out business PC's, but 
don't know much about the requirements of programs like photoshop, or 
digital camera interface software. Anybody have any recommendations? 
Does a laptop make any sense? We can't get anything better than 
satellite where we live, so I was thinking that for big uploads he could 
go somewhere with reasonable internet access speeds if he had a laptop. 
This may well be a gift, so if you know him, don't mention this posting!
	TIA, Reva
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