[X4U] (POT) Graphic Artist Question

[Tim Collier]

On Aug 3, 2007, at 11:08 PM, nk wrote:

> I am not kidding in the least.
>
> I respect your experience, and I know what I've seen. if OS X and a  
> page layout application gobble up 2 gigs of ram, you have other  
> issues.
>
> I have 2 G4 minis and I do this kind of work all the time, plus 3D  
> and video. The minis each have 1gb RAM each and they handle the  
> work I throw at them.
>
> It used to be true that pretty much everyone needed as much  
> computer as they could get their hands on, but after about the G4  
> or so, 2D demands are easily met by any Mac, even so-called  
> 'consumer' models like ibook or mini.
>
> the original poster specified or implied that this is a design  
> environment, and that is fundamentally different than a prepress  
> environment or full-on photoshop retouching, where there is no such  
> thing as enough RAM of CPU power.
>
> nk
>
OK, try playing The Sims 2 on a MacBook and come back and tell me the  
same thing.
--
Tim Collier
MacBook Pro 2.33 gig
http://www.timcolliermiami.com/