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<blockquote data-quote="reverendmedia" data-source="post: 1257182" data-attributes="member: 201226"><p>Sorry for the necromancy! (I dislike unfinished threads.....!)</p><p></p><p>Basically, I bought a new i5 27". </p><p></p><p>The money issue ended up being outweighed by futureproofing considerations. In terms of longevity and eventual resale, I ultimately decided that, on balance, the 'best' option was to buy a new machine.</p><p></p><p>I was able to sell my dead G5 + monitor for £250, which, according to a small amount of research, was a relatively decent price. Most (if not all) companies I spoke to didn't even want the G5 for parts. The price went towards the cost of the i5. This, coupled with a discount from a connection within the local businesses, offset against the regular price of the i5 brought the final outlay to just over £900. Which was nice!</p><p></p><p>I've had a chance to try various workflows on it.</p><p></p><p>Handling RAW cr2 files - excellent. The speed is unprecedented! It's nice to know that I'll have to up my keyboard shortcut/photoshop action game to keep pace! Being able to open 1/2gb's worth of cr2 files with preview in an instant is delicious - no longer will I need to save raw+jpeg on my flash cards! (New operating software helps too! I was running 10.4.11....)</p><p></p><p>Where I have noticed a slight 'lack' is in scanning (epson scan) and opening and saving files in preview:</p><p></p><p>I'll have photoshop running a filter on a 300mb file, chrome open, vlc playing some music, epson scan saving a file of 300mb (max res) and preview saving a file of 300mb.</p><p></p><p>In this instance (possibly the heaviest workload I could throw at it) the machine clogged up a <em>little</em>; multiple spinning wheels, beach balls etc. I'm not sure if Preview is the weak link or not? (I haven't checked it in activity monitor, but from experience, it has typically produced slow-down problems on my previous machines.) I suppose I spent 45-60 seconds or so waiting for everything to finish saving/running etc before I had control back. Don't get me wrong - I'm not complaining! It's a huge improvement on what I was used to.</p><p></p><p>I suppose extra RAM will speed this up (I'm on the default 4gb). Maybe next year!</p><p></p><p>The 27" LED screen is, as said by many, many people, amazing! 1080p movies look and run flawlessly. Photos are very crisp. I'm thinking my retouching workflow will have to be focussed considerably: it's almost as if there is <em>more</em> information in the file!</p><p></p><p>Suffice to say that this is a huge step up and hopefully will increase my work efficiency substantially. All I need to do now is upgrade the actual work load itself to go with the new machine! (Easier said than done.....!)</p><p></p><p>Many, many thanks to all the friendly and professional advice from the posters on this thread. Your help was instrumental in helping me choose my next machine - the results have more than justified your expertise!</p><p></p><p>All the best,</p><p></p><p>Jimmy</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="reverendmedia, post: 1257182, member: 201226"] Sorry for the necromancy! (I dislike unfinished threads.....!) Basically, I bought a new i5 27". The money issue ended up being outweighed by futureproofing considerations. In terms of longevity and eventual resale, I ultimately decided that, on balance, the 'best' option was to buy a new machine. I was able to sell my dead G5 + monitor for £250, which, according to a small amount of research, was a relatively decent price. Most (if not all) companies I spoke to didn't even want the G5 for parts. The price went towards the cost of the i5. This, coupled with a discount from a connection within the local businesses, offset against the regular price of the i5 brought the final outlay to just over £900. Which was nice! I've had a chance to try various workflows on it. Handling RAW cr2 files - excellent. The speed is unprecedented! It's nice to know that I'll have to up my keyboard shortcut/photoshop action game to keep pace! Being able to open 1/2gb's worth of cr2 files with preview in an instant is delicious - no longer will I need to save raw+jpeg on my flash cards! (New operating software helps too! I was running 10.4.11....) Where I have noticed a slight 'lack' is in scanning (epson scan) and opening and saving files in preview: I'll have photoshop running a filter on a 300mb file, chrome open, vlc playing some music, epson scan saving a file of 300mb (max res) and preview saving a file of 300mb. In this instance (possibly the heaviest workload I could throw at it) the machine clogged up a [I]little[/I]; multiple spinning wheels, beach balls etc. I'm not sure if Preview is the weak link or not? (I haven't checked it in activity monitor, but from experience, it has typically produced slow-down problems on my previous machines.) I suppose I spent 45-60 seconds or so waiting for everything to finish saving/running etc before I had control back. Don't get me wrong - I'm not complaining! It's a huge improvement on what I was used to. I suppose extra RAM will speed this up (I'm on the default 4gb). Maybe next year! The 27" LED screen is, as said by many, many people, amazing! 1080p movies look and run flawlessly. Photos are very crisp. I'm thinking my retouching workflow will have to be focussed considerably: it's almost as if there is [I]more[/I] information in the file! Suffice to say that this is a huge step up and hopefully will increase my work efficiency substantially. All I need to do now is upgrade the actual work load itself to go with the new machine! (Easier said than done.....!) Many, many thanks to all the friendly and professional advice from the posters on this thread. Your help was instrumental in helping me choose my next machine - the results have more than justified your expertise! All the best, Jimmy [/QUOTE]
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