PC - Is this good enough?

[jamesp]

If you don't want to go full SSD you can try the Hybrid drives from Seagate - more capacity but similar benefits of full SSD. I have one and it works well.

http://canadacomputers.com/product_i...item_id=043594

[rhommel]

If you don't want to go full SSD you can try the Hybrid drives from Seagate - more capacity but similar benefits of full SSD. I have one and it works well.

http://canadacomputers.com/product_i...item_id=043594

Gonna have to check it out... Thx!

[MojoMojo]

For $1000, it's possible to do better, but since it's a prebuilt, the spec looks pretty good.

Putting in any sort of parts into the computer will mostly void your warranty, so you might want to debate against that. Also, the 23 inch monitor, like another member said, is a TN panel. Once you go IPS, you can't go back.

[rhommel]

For $1000, it's possible to do better, but since it's a prebuilt, the spec looks pretty good.

Putting in any sort of parts into the computer will mostly void your warranty, so you might want to debate against that. Also, the 23 inch monitor, like another member said, is a TN panel. Once you go IPS, you can't go back.

you are right about the warranty. Now I do have an extra machine that I can play with, I forgot the specs but I think it's still pretty good, it will probably serve as my 'everything else' pc.

as a guy with an uncalibrated monitor, i don't think I would go IPS anytime soon . I want to edit in a 'consumer' monitor, I wanna see what the average client would see

[Dimitris]

as a guy with an uncalibrated monitor, i don't think I would go IPS anytime soon . I want to edit in a 'consumer' monitor, I wanna see what the average client would see

IPS monitor's, especially Dell's can be very cheap. You don't have to calibrate it once you get it either and you'll still see what everyone else can see, you'll just be able to see it from all sort's of angles as opposed to from just straight ahead. No colour shifting like TN panels. I paid less than $200 for my 22" dell on sale. Is it the best IPS monitor out there, no, but it's better than the $99 ones

[rhommel]

IPS monitor's, especially Dell's can be very cheap. You don't have to calibrate it once you get it either and you'll still see what everyone else can see, you'll just be able to see it from all sort's of angles as opposed to from just straight ahead. No colour shifting like TN panels. I paid less than $200 for my 22" dell on sale. Is it the best IPS monitor out there, no, but it's better than the $99 ones

ah, i see what you mean now... i should learn all this stuff man... i am so behind

[rhommel]

finally getting this machine today (if it's not delayed)!

[chopper]

Oh ya, the SSD I added to my homebrew (i5 2500k, 16GB Ram and 80GB SSD) makes life a hell of lot nicer. It's pricey but great. As for SSD's, I've read horror stories on most of them except for the Intel ones so I payed $10 more for an Intel one vs the OCZ and their ilk.

I finally picked up a nice 512GB SSD for my laptop. Great sale on at tiger right now.
God, booting up is sooo much quicker and Photoshop opens in a fraction of the time. Thank god for the prices coming down to make this worth it.

[jsungaphotographer]

I think mac is a bit over kill, the pc can do the same job as a mac when photo editing, but the mac is just very simple and easy to use