[X4U] PowerMac recommendations

[Stroller]

On 20 Feb 2008, at 16:34, N wrote:

> or minis to powerbooks... but that's the comparison the original  
> poster began with anyway: this mac versus that mac.
>
> you strike a good point, Stroller: I don't mention Aperture  
> performance. I don't have Aperture.
>
> But I DO have LIghtwave and Final Cut Studio, and I can assure you  
> that they are both heavy hitters in the realm of CPU-intensive  
> computing.

That's why it's a bad comparison. You mention "CPU-intensive", but  
Aperture is particularly GPU-intensive.

In his original post Matt made this requirement for Aperture  
performance: "when straightening a photo I'm willing to slow down and  
be more deliberate, but not willing to lose track of when the  
computer has caught up to my input". Therefore he needs to look at  
GPU before he looks at CPU.

Stroller.