Hey guys,
I need to get a new desktop computer very soon and I'm getting it primarily for photo editing so I thought I'd post here and see some opinions. Basically, my choices come down to this: the iMac 20 inch, the iMac 24 inch, or a custom Vista PC.
The Macs look nice but I've never used one before. Is it true that they are any better for editing images, and if I'm looking to get into photography in general should I use this opportunity to learn how to use one? If I do go with Mac, then I have to choose between the 20 and 24 inch models. I read that the 20 inch models have a lower quality monitor and would not be as good for photo editing, but I don't know how true that is.
If I go with the PC I could have significantly higher power (Quad Core 3.0Ghz rather than Dual Core 2.66/2.8 , 4GB of ram rather then 2GB, and 512mb dedicated video memory rather then 256mb, not to mention a larger hard drive). If I go this route I could use the 64 bit version of Vista and be able to take advantage of the 64-bit native versions of Lightroom and upcoming CS4, but I don't even know if I would notice the advantage of 64 bit since I'm only dealing with images that are coming out a Pentax K10D, and not huge files from scanned film. If I went the PC route, the monitor I would likely get is the HP 2207, which seems to be a pretty good monitor but I don't know if would be as good as the iMac 24 inch display for photo editing.
I realize I'm gonna get somewhat of a Mac bias on this board but like I said, just looking to see some opinions because on most PC hardware forums absolutely no one will recommend the Mac.
Thanks in advance for any help!
KevinLK
I need to get a new desktop computer very soon and I'm getting it primarily for photo editing so I thought I'd post here and see some opinions. Basically, my choices come down to this: the iMac 20 inch, the iMac 24 inch, or a custom Vista PC.
The Macs look nice but I've never used one before. Is it true that they are any better for editing images, and if I'm looking to get into photography in general should I use this opportunity to learn how to use one? If I do go with Mac, then I have to choose between the 20 and 24 inch models. I read that the 20 inch models have a lower quality monitor and would not be as good for photo editing, but I don't know how true that is.
If I go with the PC I could have significantly higher power (Quad Core 3.0Ghz rather than Dual Core 2.66/2.8 , 4GB of ram rather then 2GB, and 512mb dedicated video memory rather then 256mb, not to mention a larger hard drive). If I go this route I could use the 64 bit version of Vista and be able to take advantage of the 64-bit native versions of Lightroom and upcoming CS4, but I don't even know if I would notice the advantage of 64 bit since I'm only dealing with images that are coming out a Pentax K10D, and not huge files from scanned film. If I went the PC route, the monitor I would likely get is the HP 2207, which seems to be a pretty good monitor but I don't know if would be as good as the iMac 24 inch display for photo editing.
I realize I'm gonna get somewhat of a Mac bias on this board but like I said, just looking to see some opinions because on most PC hardware forums absolutely no one will recommend the Mac.
Thanks in advance for any help!
KevinLK