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The only thing that I care about is CS4 performance and even according to their specs the speed improvement over past? generation is miniscule at best. All my other applications run plenty fast as it is.
Just a reality check, what else do you think/hope that people around here use would improve that drastically to run out buy a new computer today? Unless you have a very old one of course! I very much doubt that C1, Leaf, Nikon or Canon software are going to get a speed boost, if any, that matters over this past generation. Besides, lets hope that there won't be any unforeseen bugs first!Virtually everything else will go faster, but PS....time to rag on Adobe again.
LJ
Reality check is fine, but fact is that any app that is able to access more cores and RAM will benefit a lot. PS is so far behind the curve for that kind of performance that it is nearly laughable. Apps like C1, RAW Developer, Aperture, and others would really fly on these faster machines. While a lot of us do use PS, it is not the only thing to get work done. Further, anybody looking at HD video would really benefit from this upgrade. Check the performance data that is starting to be posted. For folks using more than just PS, it does represent a pretty nice improvement.Just a reality check, what else do you think/hope that people around here use would improve that drastically to run out buy a new computer today? Unless you have a very old one of course! I very much doubt that C1, Leaf, Nikon or Canon software are going to get a speed boost, if any, that matters over this past generation. Besides, lets hope that there won't be any unforeseen bugs first!
That was my thought.Seems strange that the single quad core model maxes out at 8 GB ram.
I am very tempted to buy either a new or refurbed Mac Pro. I am limping along with a 1st gen iMac, so no matter what it will be an improvement, correct?
If I decide to do this foolish thing, what are the recommended monitors?
Thanks for the help
Scott