[X4U] Macpro processor choice

[Brett Conlon]

Hiya Jens,

It can depend on the size of Photoshop work you plan on doing, for 
example, web work won't tax Photoshop's memory too much as the files are 
usually quite small but large multi-layered poster work exponentially 
grows in file size requirements.

I did some extensive Photoshop research on this a while back and found 
that if money is an issue then you are MUCH better off buying the next 
model down from the latest-&-greatest and putting the savings into more 
RAM. In fact I was able to more than DOUBLE the test speed results with 
going from 512K RAM on a G4 system to 2GB - BTW when I was testing 512K 
was an acceptable amount.

But if you think you can throw more money at RAM later (depending on how 
much later tho) getting the faster machine will be the better long-term 
option.

Hope that helps.

Cheers,

Cojcolds




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[X4U] Macpro processor choice






I am about to order a new Mac and am wondering about whether I would 
be better served by getting 2 gigs of memory and the 2.0 GHz 
processor or alternatively getting 1 gig of memory and the 2.66 GHz 
processor.

I do a lot of photoshop work so I am thinking more memory might be 
better, but on the other hand adding memory latter on might be easier 
than upgrading the processors. My current system is a G4 933 so I am 
sure photoshop even run in the rosetta layer will be comparable to 
what I am used to at the moment.

Any thoughts,

Jens