Hi anyone have experience with using Mac for photo editing? Care to share your experience? Windows user here using lightroom as my main workhorse. Am thinking of switching to mac but would appreciate any views provided. Thanks in advance.
Kirei said:Thanks for ypur feedback. May i know what type of mac u using? I'm thinking of changing to the imac 21.5 inch or 27 inch type
Given now the roadmap for macpro is vague, that will not be a good buy. If you like portability, you can choose mbp, if not iMac will be your next good choice. Mini will not be a good choice for graphic intensive works. As for screen size, as long as you can afford and desktop footprint is not a problem for you, the larger the better
Thanks for ypur feedback. May i know what type of mac u using? I'm thinking of changing to the imac 21.5 inch or 27 inch type
Currently using a Mac Mini (2010 model) with 8GB RAM and dual-500GB disks on Raid0 output to dual Dell Ultrasharp monitors. Initially I wanted to get the iMac but the glossy screen and lack of upgrade options put me off.
One thing Mac excels is its very efficient memory allocation. Even on a Mac Mini I can open Photoshop CS5, Lightroom on both screens, with Outlook, VMware Fusion, iTunes, Safari in the background without lag at all. All my files (RAW, music, movies, virtual machines) are stored in FW800 boxes though.
One thing Mac excels is its very efficient memory allocation. Even on a Mac Mini I can open Photoshop CS5, Lightroom on both screens, with Outlook, VMware Fusion, iTunes, Safari in the background without lag at all. All my files (RAW, music, movies, virtual machines) are stored in FW800 boxes though.
oh. mac is not superior to windows in the photo editing right ? afterall they are the same.
Not really. If you compare Mac OSX SL/ Lion to Windows 7 they are comparable as long as you keep your Windows machine clean.
For the same amount of money you can get a pretty decent Windows machine. If you are on PC make sure you load up the RAM.
I thought adding ram on iMac is expensive? Like hundred over at the apple store
so if im using a imac. the 4gbram is sufficient ?