RE: [APML] computer video card

[Kirk Carbo <kcarbo@lobosservices.com>]

Hello Bobby & Jerry,

I have been meaning to ask about this topic.  I have an older PC similar to
Bobby's.  I am thinking about getting the Artixscan 120 format scanner in
the future.  I currently use the Polaroid 35plus with a USB connection.  My
computer doesn't have a fire wire connection because Windows 98 doesn't
support it (that's according to the directions with the fire wire card that
came with the Polaroid machine and trying it anyway).  So I am talking to my
wife about leaving the existing computer for her use and having a dedicated
imaging machine for me.  I have asked our computer guy here at work and our
graphics person for recommendations and they are both steering me towards a
Mac.  I have noticed that my PC really slows down when I start working on
files over 100mb.  I don't need any files that large for internet stuff but
I like to make prints and that's where I am trying to go with this.  I want
to get into the digital darkroom to process land based photos and
astrophotos.  I will initially send the files out for printing.  Doing my
own printing may or may not happen in the future.  I am not really
interested in games.  What are the advantages of the Mac over the type of
machine Bobby has found at Dell?

Kirk Carbo

>-----Original Message-----
>From: Jerry Lodriguss [mailto:jerryapml@astropix.com]
>Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2004 12:29 PM
>To: Discussion of Film Astrophotography
>Subject: Re: [APML] computer video card
>
>
>Hi Bobby,
>
>The integrated video on the motherboard will probably be fine for 
>Photoshop. If you play games, it would be a different story. 
>You can always 
>try it and then add a video card later, but if all you need it for is 
>Photoshop, you probably won't need to.
>
>The 2.8 gigahertz machine should be much faster for Photoshop 
>tasks (and 
>everything else) than your 500 megahertz machine.
>
>Jerry
>
>
>
>At 12:13 PM 1/29/2004 -0600, you wrote:
>>Dell has a pretty good offer on a Deminsion 4600. Here's 
>what's included:
>>DimensionTM  4600
>>  Intel ® Pentium® 4 Processor 2.8GHz w/533MHz FSB
>>   Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition
>>   SPECIAL OFFER! 512MB at 333Mhz DDR SDRAM for the price of 256MB
>>   FREE UPGRADE! 80GB Ultra ATA/100 7200RPM Hard Drive
>>$399 after rebate but sale ends today (no monitor; includes 
>DVD player and
>>2nd
>>Bay CD Burner    Free shipping.
>>
>>Here's my question: Will the native video card (Extreme graphics card;
>>integrated) be just a good for Photoshop work as the $70 
>upgrade to a 128MB
>>nvida GForce 4 graphics card. This machine will be networked 
>to my other
>>desktop which has all my scanners going and I will not use 
>this machine for
>>anything except image editing.
>>Also, will  this machine be much faster than my Dell Pentium 
>III XPS T500
>>with 512 MB ram?
>>Bobby Middleton
>>
>>
>>
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