computer

[Fraggleroxer]

just courious what computer u all are using with your digital photography

[Fraggleroxer]

woops. i guess ill start...

i have a macbook pro 15.4 inch
intel duo processer
2gigs o ram
100gig harddrive

i :heart: mac

[Englishteacher]

I use two computers. My desk top is an HP P4 running at 3+ gh using 1gig of ram and XP Multimedia. The second is a Toshiba A105 Laptop with a 17" screen and Intel single core WIN XP Pro operating at 1.6 gh. Personally, I prefer the laptop.

[Bail]

Not a mac fan even though my first computer was the Machintosh 128K.

I have a home made dual boot box.

Abit AN8 Mobo
AMD Opteron 2ghz dual core
2Gb PC3200 Ram
GeForce 7600GT Video card.
1Tb of HD, 2 500gig

[Joshua Schroeder]

12" PowerBook G4

... saving pennies for a 24" iMac.

I'm a tech guy, so I fix PCs at work, I fix PCs for my friends ... I don't need my own PC that I have to fix as well.

[Darren Rowse]

15" macbook pro
2.16 GHz intel Core Duo
2 GB RAM

I also have a G5 with a nice 23 inch screen.

[Fraggleroxer]

15" macbook pro
2.16 GHz intel Core Duo
2 GB RAM

I also have a G5 with a nice 23 inch screen.

23inch screen
sexy as hell

[Nicole]

For Photos: 15" PowerBook G4 1.67GHz with a mere 512 of RAM (which seems out dated compared to what most people using Macs have here ;)).

For Gaming: I've also got a frankenstein (read: the only original part in there is the sound card) PC that I don't do photos on because my monitor is terrible.

[AZ4Runner]

I have 3 machines I use for photography editing work.

The work laptop is the worst of the 3 but does the least amount of work at:
1.066 GHz and 500 MB RAM, think its a 15" screen but the max resolution is really low.

My preferred machines are my home machine or my personal laptop.

Home machine is a build-it-yourselfer running a 3.4 GHz Intel chip with 2 GB ram, Radeon 9700 Pro video card. Personal laptop is an Alienware 3.2 GHz beast with 1 GB RAM and a Radeon 9700/9600 Pro mobile graphics adapter. Both of these machines are nice with photoshop (once it finally loads) since I can fit a lot of palette on the screen and still have ample room for the image I'm correcting.

I'd love to upgrade to a Dell 30" monitor but the wallet can't take that big of a hit right now.

[michaelsteinbach]

I built my own system from parts I bought at Newegg.

AMD Athlon 64 3700+ (2.20GHz)
2GB RAM
Maxtor 300GB SATA Harddisk
NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GT Overclocked
BenQ DW1655 DVD + Lightscribe burner
Memorex DVD burner
Logitech MX Laser Mouse
A 22-in-1 memory card reader takes the place of the old 3.5 inch floppy.
and
Dual monitor setup with a 22 inch Westinghouse widescreen LCD next to a 19 inch standard Samsung LCD on a dual mount stand.


I speced the same system at the time on Dell and it was in the $3k range. i built mine for about $1400.

[googlit]

man... I should have read this on a different computer. Mine is getting depressed.

1.33 GHz 12" PowerBook G4
1.25 GB RAM

and I use a Wacom tablet for PS work.

though I'm getting a MacBook Pro as soon as I've got the cash.

[NaturesPixel]

omg i got a lame..

1ghz 512 ram.. piece of chit...

but it still works... for now so i aint gonna spend $$$ on it i dont have when i can spend it on camera gear...lol

[andy206uk]

I have a 12" iBook G4 with 1Gb Ram and a Mac Mini G4 with 1Gb Ram.

The mac mini was my first mac and I love it! Next year I'm contemplating buying either a MacPro or a largish iMac... It's probably going to be the iMac in all honesty.

[Fraggleroxer]

i love my macbook pro. its a real powerhouse. i love being able to get stuff done anywere i go.

[Quamen]

I have two machines at the moment.

A black macbook (awaiting memory upgrade) and a mac mini (2GB memory) running through a 24" Dell screen.

I'd love a 24" iMac to pair with the Dell for some dual screen action, but I just don't need it :)

[deathbyevilspoon]

Ha, my system is outdated and I am sorely in need of some upgrades. Right now running a home built PC w/ the following
AMD 2800+ (just over 2 ghz)
1 gb ram
80 gb HDD
ATI Radeon 9800 Pro

Wish my motherboard had a PCI Express, but sadly it doesnt, so I'm pretty much either looking at building a new system, or just getting a laptop since college is coming up next year

[RainPacket]

My main photo machine -- really, my main ANYTHING machine -- is my MacBook Pro. 2Ghz, 2 Gigs RAM, and I have an external 60 gigabyte Firewire drive dedicated to my photography stuff. I use Aperture.

I also have a PC -- a homebuilt AMD 2.8Ghz machine with 2 gigs of RAM and 300 gigs of disk -- which is mostly for work-dev and game stuff. In a pinch, I use PaintShop Pro X on the PC, though.

[EricF]

I have a Dual 1Ghz G4 Powermac with 1.25GB RAM running Mac OS 10.4.8. It's barely five years old but getting pokey when trying to deal with big images. I might upgrade to a Mac Pro next year when Photoshop CS3 comes out as a Universal Binary.

I also have a 400Mhz G3 Powerbook, but I don't use that for much editing. I'd love to replace that with a Macbook someday... someday... ;)

[Seltzer]

Currently running WinXP on a P4 3.2ghz in a small Shuttle box with the built in readers and such. 1.5gb RAM and put in a couple 160gb Seagate SATAII drives as a Raid 1 (mirroring) when my HD crashed around a month ago.
I take the whopping 700Mhz WinXP laptop along for downloading and previewing (but definately not editing) pix while on a trip (like over Christmas break).

[benjames]

well i do most of my editing on my laptop:

12.1" screen
1.73ghz centrino
1GB RAM
60GB HDD
128MB GPU
Not the fastest but its small, light and can handle the programmes that i need.

I game alot so for that i use;
P4 2.7 ghz
2GB RAM
80gb HDd
ATI radion x800xt pro GPU
Might build a new machine in the near future since i had my main desktop for a while now

[clickdeath]

15" MBP, 2.16ghz, 1GB, 100GB. Bought in August 2006
20" iMac G5, 1.8Ghz, 1GB, 160GB. Bought in Jan 2005
LaCie 200GB External HDD. Bought in Jan 2005

[R1 Kid]

I use mostly my new 15" MacBook Intel Core 2 Duo (so glad I waited). At home I use my 17" iMac. I still have my old PC that I use to work with all the time. But I've not used it in several months now. I tried to turn it on the other day to get some data off it. The light on the front would glow, but the CPU wouldn't start up. I guess it's mad at me....?

[rpoffenberger]

Nothing exciting here... two Dell's - a laptop and a desktop. Both are getting older, but I've been spending most of my money on camera equipment lately.... so I guess the new PC will have to wait a little longer.

[leunix]

i have a custom machine

AMD xp2000 (1.67GHZ)
1 GIG RAM
60 GIG HDD

Fedora Linux

also

12" G4 Powerbook :)

they both get used to edit photos :)

[terin5124]

macbook intel core duo
2 ghz
2gb ram
100gb hd

23 inch cinema display, wireless kb&mighty mouse

suits me well

[Morca007]

Built this rig last year:
Coolermaster Centurion (Blue)
AMD 64 3500+ @ 2.2Ghz
Sony DVD R/W
WD 250gb SATA (Media)
Maxtor 30gb IDE (OS/Programs)
1 gb (2x 512) Corsair Plat
eVGA 7800GT
DFI Lanparty UT Ultra-D (w/ VC-RE Chipset fan)
Logitech x-530 5.1 speakers
Old Gateway EV700 17"

[deborah]

Aside from my servers I use for the hosting biz, I use my G5 with 23' screen for the photography along with the epson 4990 scanner and R1800 photo printer. Also use a Dell 9300 with 17' screen which I will soon be changing back to a MacBookPro or maybe the MacBook, and I use a Dell 9100 desktop with 23" screen.

Photography equipment is to much to type but runs between Nikon's Digital D2H with many lenses and Leica not digital.

Thanks
Deborah:D

[rjb_FotoTaker]

I have a MacBook Core 2 Duo (the black one) with Aperture which is my upgrade from the iBook G4 12". Like someone else said I am always helping people fix their Dells and HPs.

I also built a PC with AMD 64 3000+ with 1.5 gig ram Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Premier 4.0, and all the other bells and whistle. I should mention no problems with the home built rig and I think I built this one 3 years ago. Still smoking fast.

I only wish Apple had partnered with AMD. So much better than Intel... Opps I'm getting carried away here.

Oh, I also have an Atari 1200XL:eek: . My first computer.

[mikeboy]

I have 2 rigs, the first
AMD X2 4400+ @ 2.8Ghz
2GB ddr500 RAM Corsair XMS
250GB HDD
7800GTX OC 256MB
19" + 17" LCDs

Mac Pro
2 x 3.0 Dual Core Intel Xeons
16GB (8x2GB)
1.5TB HDD
NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 512MB
2x 23" Apple Cinema HD....



NOT!!!!!!

would be super sweet though, the first one is the real one...

[blinking81]

My true love is my MacBook (aka BlackBook),
120GB, 2.0GHz Core Duo, 2Gb RAM. (with external 350Gb and 180Gb)
and a 20" Dell widescreen second monitor. 20Gb of HD to XP.

My studio PC for recording bands
Athlon 64 X2 3800+
2GB RAM
2x 360Gb RAID
Both XP and Ubuntu Partitions.
Two 20" Dell widescreen monitors.
Then the rest of the studio gear, 01x, Cubase SX3 etc etc

They are the two i use the most, i also have another 6 PCs in the house, 2 laptops, and 2 mac minis. Looking to buy a 24" iMac. The rest of the computers are my families etc.

[Canon PowerShot A540]

I Use Both Of My Computers With My Digital Camera They Are As Follows.

My Desktop Is A Dell Dimension 4400
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition With SP2
Pentium 4 1.6GHz Processor
648MB DDR Ram
Western Digital 30 GB
Segate 160 GB
Four 1.0 USB Ports
Soundblaster Live Value Edition Sound Card,
256MB ATI Radeon 9550 With DVI Port
ATI TV Tuner Card
52X Sony Dual Layer DVD-RW Drive
16x LG DVD-Rom Drive
19 Inch Flat Screen Monitor

My Laptop Is A Dell Inspiron 1501
Microsoft Windows XP Multimedia Edition With SP2
AMD Turion™ 64 X2 Dual-Core Mobile Technology TL-50
15.4 inch Wide Screen XGA Display with TrueLife
1GB DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz, 2 Dimm
80GB Hard Drive
8X CD-RW/DVD-Rom
ATI RADEON® Xpress1150 256MB HyperMemory™ (Integrated)
Internal 3 In 1Memory Card Reader:eek::D

[Nieton21]

My main computer which I use for school and leisure and minor image editing (mainly during travel) I use a powerbook g4 1.5 gigs. It's a good computer that I take with me. My main photo computer is my iMac G5 20" with a gig. This is where I store and edit most of my photos. I love both of these machines.

[matthewchj]

There is a Dell Dimension 8300 in my house but I hardly use it and more, it's more for my parents and siblings. I use a Fujitsu T4020 Tablet PC which everyone in my school was made to buy.

Specifications:
Windows XP
1.7 GHz Intel Pentium M Processor
1.5 MB RAM
80GB Hard disk
Integrated graphics (it sucks)
DVD-ROM drive

Although I bought it barely a year ago, I think Fujitsu discontinued sales of it as I can't find its product page on the Fujitsu home page anymore.

Hopefully in a couple of years' time I can afford a Macbook :)