Hello Andreas, I will take everything you said into consideration. Many thanks for your suggestions.
Best wishes, Reiko Matsuda Goodwin Comoé Monkey Project <https://www.facebook.com/ComoeMonkeyProject/> Guenon Conservation Community <http://facebook.com/GuenonConservationCommunity/> On Thu, Sep 10, 2020 at 2:39 AM <qgis-user-requ...@lists.osgeo.org> wrote: > Send Qgis-user mailing list submissions to > qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > qgis-user-requ...@lists.osgeo.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > qgis-user-ow...@lists.osgeo.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Qgis-user digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Do map tips not work for anyone? (Rizwi, Farhan (O&A, Hobart)) > 2. Re: Intel vs AMD (Carlos López PSIG) > 3. Re: Qgis-user Digest, Vol 175, Issue 16 (Andreas Neumann) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2020 05:53:14 +0000 > From: "Rizwi, Farhan (O&A, Hobart)" <farhan.ri...@csiro.au> > To: "qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org" <qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org> > Subject: [Qgis-user] Do map tips not work for anyone? > Message-ID: > < > meapr01mb405403dca22fabb684a16f1ee7...@meapr01mb4054.ausprd01.prod.outlook.com > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Hi, > > I posted the following bug report but was immediately closed > as conda installations are not supported by QGIS. There is > no issue with direct installations of QGIS but I've been > consistently had this problem right up to the current > 3.14,15. The link below has a screenshot, whereby the "hand" > icon is never displayed, only ever crosshairs. The zoom > magnifying glass works find but clicking on the hand icon > does not turn the cursor into a hand and map tips are never > displayed even after enabling them > > https://github.com/qgis/QGIS/issues/36957 > > Anyone seen this before? > > Thanks for any tips! > > Cheers, > > -Farhan > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2020 08:31:54 +0200 > From: Carlos López PSIG <carlos.lo...@psig.es> > To: Brent Wood <pcr...@yahoo.com> > Cc: "qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org" <qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org>, "Maria > Niermann (23153112)" <23153...@student.uwa.edu.au> > Subject: Re: [Qgis-user] Intel vs AMD > Message-ID: > <CAGvsbY6Py=eKyTsXit==d-7E2sujgnRJ3uuk= > zjxxsofe20...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Hi, > Be careful with AMD and Linux, I had a lot of problems with drivers... > Finally, I installed Windows (OMG!) because I had a lot of problems, > graphic, battery, wifi, etc... > I bought this laptop MSI: > https://www.msi.com/Laptop/Alpha-15-A4DX > > Cheers, > > > * <http://psig.es>* > *PSIG* > Implementació, gestió i formació SIG > > *Carlos López Quintanilla* > > www.psig.es > carlos.lo...@psig.es > +34 699.680.261 > > Nota legal: Este mensaje y cualquier archivo adjunto está destinado > únicamente a la > persona a quien se dirige y es confidencial. Si usted ha recibido este > mensaje por > error, por favor, comuníqueselo al remitente y bórrelo inmediatamente. La > utilización , > revelación y/o reproducción del mensaje puede constituir un delito. > > Protección de Datos: Le informamos que sus datos de contacto electrónico se > hallan > incorporados a un fichero titularidad de CARLOS LÓPEZ QUINTANILLA, al > objeto de > envío de información, respuesta a consultas y contactos genéricos. > Puede ejercer los derechos de acceso, rectificación, cancelación y > oposición que > establece la LOPD en cualquier momento, mediante escrito, acompañado de > copia de > documento oficial que le identifique, dirigido a CARLOS LÓPEZ QUINTANILLA > CL. P > arellada, 8 E2 de Corbera de Llobregat, 08757-Barcelona. > > También podrá oponerse a nuestros envíos de comunicaciones comerciales > (Art.21.2 > de la LSSI) a través de la siguiente dirección de correo electrónico: > ad...@psig.es > > > > El mié., 9 sept. 2020 a las 22:41, Brent Wood (<pcr...@yahoo.com>) > escribió: > > > Hi, > > > > Not specifically AMD vs Intel, that is pretty much irrelevant. It more > > depends which cpu (how powerful/fast, how much memory & how big & how > fast > > the disk. Lower end laptops can struggle with significant processing > tasks. > > Also do you run Windows or Linux? Linux compatability can be an issue, > but > > much less than it used to be. > > > > I have done very well for years picking up recycled ex-lease laptops for > > QGIS/Postgis etc... I reckon a good business quality laptop that came > with > > a 3 year warranty when new, is 4-5 years old & has a used warranty for > 6-12 > > months is generally a much better buy than a new consumer grade laptop > with > > a 1 yr warranty. > > > > A quick search found a few refurbished sellers in Perth (I'm in New > > Zealand so can't advise on vendors there), like: > > https://www.recompute.com.au/refurbished-laptops/ > > https://www.reboot-it.com.au/used-laptops > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > Brent Wood > > > > On Wednesday, September 9, 2020, 2:07:56 PM GMT+12, Maria Niermann > > (23153112) <23153...@student.uwa.edu.au> wrote: > > > > > > Hi > > > > Anyone got word as to any issues that might arise going AMD processor on > a > > laptop? > > > > Thanks > > > > Maria Niermann > > MSc Hydrogeology > > > > Studying - MScEnvSc CATWA at UWA (Environmental Science - Catchment & > > Water) > > University of Western Australia > > School of Agriculture and Environment > > _______________________________________________ > > Qgis-user mailing list > > Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org > > List info: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user > > _______________________________________________ > > Qgis-user mailing list > > Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org > > List info: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/qgis-user/attachments/20200910/b348d3f0/attachment-0001.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2020 08:38:17 +0200 > From: Andreas Neumann <a.neum...@carto.net> > To: RMG <reikogood...@gmail.com> > Cc: QGIS Users <qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org>, ga...@jacqcad.com > Subject: Re: [Qgis-user] Qgis-user Digest, Vol 175, Issue 16 > Message-ID: <6eba05171c91a4880cfcaf19c9a3d...@carto.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"; Format="flowed" > > Hi Reiko, > > Large data sets are usually not a problem in QGIS. For rasters, it is > important to create pyramids (inside or next to) the original rasters. > Once you do that, your huge rasters should load and display really fast. > For image data (aerial images, orthoimages) I recommend JPEG compression > for the images data and pyramids, for raster data with few colors better > deflate, LERC DEFLATE or some other lossless compression. > > One issue you might run into is performance of attribute table if you > have many thousands of records - but this shouldn't affect rendering > speed. Make sure you create spatial indexes for your vector data - or > otherwise, you will have performance issues. > > Greetings, > > Andreas > > On 2020-09-10 01:43, RMG wrote: > > > Many thanks, Garth, for your information. The areas I research include > some large protected areas in West Africa (The one I am working on right > now is 15,000 sq km), so some rasters and polygons are humongous (> 2-4GB). > I have three external hard drives (4TB, 2TB, 1TB) plus iCloud, so storage, > so far, is not a problem. If miraculously, Mac Pro's (with AMD) price is > slashed by half (won't' happen), that would be ideal. > > > > Best wishes, > > > > Reiko Matsuda Goodwin > > Comoé Monkey Project [1] > > Guenon Conservation Community [2] > > > > On Wed, Sep 9, 2020 at 6:41 PM <qgis-user-requ...@lists.osgeo.org> > wrote: > > > >> Send Qgis-user mailing list submissions to > >> qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org > >> > >> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > >> https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user > >> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > >> qgis-user-requ...@lists.osgeo.org > >> > >> You can reach the person managing the list at > >> qgis-user-ow...@lists.osgeo.org > >> > >> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > >> than "Re: Contents of Qgis-user digest..." > >> > >> Today's Topics: > >> > >> 1. Re: Intel vs AMD (Brent Wood) > >> 2. On Wed, 9 Sep 2020 at 02:00, RMG <reikogood...@gmail.com> > >> wrote: (Garth Fletcher) > >> 3. Re: Mac computer configuration (Donal Hunt) > >> 4. Re: Mac computer configuration (Priv.-Doz. Dr. Maria Shinoto) > >> 5. Re: Mac computer configuration (RMG) > >> > >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> > >> Message: 1 > >> Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2020 20:41:08 +0000 (UTC) > >> From: Brent Wood <pcr...@yahoo.com> > >> To: "qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org" <qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org>, "Maria > >> Niermann (23153112)" <23153...@student.uwa.edu.au> > >> Subject: Re: [Qgis-user] Intel vs AMD > >> Message-ID: <1552330775.430370.1599684068...@mail.yahoo.com> > >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > >> > >> Hi, > >> Not specifically AMD vs Intel, that is pretty much irrelevant. It more > depends which cpu (how powerful/fast, how much memory & how big & how fast > the disk. Lower end laptops can struggle with significant processing tasks. > Also do you run Windows or Linux? Linux compatability can be an issue, but > much less than it used to be. > >> > >> I have done very well for years picking up recycled ex-lease laptops > for QGIS/Postgis etc... I reckon a good business quality laptop that came > with a 3 year warranty when new, is 4-5 years old & has a used warranty for > 6-12 months is generally a much better buy than a new consumer grade laptop > with a 1 yr warranty. > >> A quick search found a few refurbished sellers in Perth (I'm in New > Zealand so can't advise on vendors there), like: > https://www.recompute.com.au/refurbished-laptops/https://www.reboot-it.com.au/used-laptops > >> > >> Cheers, > >> Brent Wood > >> > >> On Wednesday, September 9, 2020, 2:07:56 PM GMT+12, Maria Niermann > (23153112) <23153...@student.uwa.edu.au> wrote: > >> > >> Hi > >> > >> Anyone got word as to any issues that might arise going AMD processor > on a laptop? > >> > >> Thanks > >> > >> Maria Niermann > >> MSc Hydrogeology > >> > >> Studying - MScEnvSc CATWA at UWA (Environmental Science - Catchment & > Water) > >> University of Western Australia > >> School of Agriculture and Environment > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Qgis-user mailing list > >> Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org > >> List info: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user > >> Unsubscribe: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user > >> -------------- next part -------------- > >> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > >> URL: < > http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/qgis-user/attachments/20200909/979fd052/attachment-0001.html > > > >> > >> ------------------------------ > >> > >> Message: 2 > >> Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2020 16:47:47 -0400 > >> From: Garth Fletcher <ga...@jacqcad.com> > >> To: qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org > >> Subject: [Qgis-user] On Wed, 9 Sep 2020 at 02:00, RMG > >> <reikogood...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Message-ID: <02cdf63b-c924-d257-7bc3-aad64254a...@jacqcad.com> > >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed > >> > >> On Wed, 9 Sep 2020 at 02:00, RMG <reikogood...@gmail.com> wrote: > >>> I would like advice on purchasing a new Mac... > >> > >> The Mac you describe (12,1) is a > >> "MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015)" > >> introduced 3/2015 and discontinued 6/2016 > >> > >> Geekbench 5 benchmarks for Macs can be found at > >> <https://browser.geekbench.com/mac-benchmarks> > >> > >> Your Early 2015 earns a score of 763/1622 on their test set. > >> The first number, 763, is the performance of a single core while > >> the second number, 1622, is the performance when all cores are is use. > >> > >> While such tests are not the whole story, they do provide an indication > >> of performance on an average set of tasks. Too little RAM or a slow > >> old style (rotating) disk can greatly diminish performance. > >> > >> Your MacBook Pro (Retina,...) > >> MacBook Pro (13-inch, Early 2015), 763 / 1622 > >> > >> More recent MacBook Pro models with 1 core benchmarks > 1000 include: > >> MacBook Pro (13-inch Mid 2020), i7, 2.3 GHz, 4 cores 1233 / 4516 > >> MacBook Pro (13-inch Mid 2020), i5, 2.0 GHz, 4 cores 1142 / 4238 > >> MacBook Pro (15-inch Mid 2019), i9, 2.4 GHz, 8 cores 1115 / 6746 > >> MacBook Pro (16-inch Late 2019), i9, 2.4 GHz, 8 cores 1110 / 6945 > >> MacBook Pro (13-inch Mid 2019), i7, 2.8 GHz, 4 cores 1103 / 4186 > >> MacBook Pro (15-inch Mid 2019), i9, 2.3 GHz, 8 cores 1082 / 6287 > >> MacBook Pro (16-inch Late 2019), i9, 2.3 GHz, 8 cores 1074 / 6615 > >> MacBook Pro (15-inch Mid 2018), i9, 2.9 GHz, 6 cores 1044 / 5052 > >> MacBook Pro (13-inch Mid 2019), i7, 1.7 GHz, 4 cores 1032 / 3882 > >> MacBook Pro (16-inch Late 2019), i7, 2.6 GHz, 6 cores 1022 / 5374 > >> MacBook Pro (13-inch Mid 2018), i7, 2.7 GHz, 4 cores 1021 / 3989 > >> MacBook Pro (15-inch Mid 2019), i7, 2.6 GHz, 6 cores 1020 / 5054 > >> > >> The "i5", "i7" and "i9" refer to different generations of the Intel > >> CPU chips used. > >> > >> Most have SSD (Solid State Disk) rather than rotating hard disks, which > >> make a trememdous difference, especially with software that accesses > >> very large amounts of file data such as QGIS. > >> > >> Also consider the large amount of disk space needed if you use many > >> raster files. Orthophotographs can require many GB just to cover a > >> single town. So far my 1 TB SSD has been adequate, but my focus is on > >> just a small area under 50 square miles, albeit with many layers of > >> LIDAR, DEM, orthophotos, etc. > >> > >> For GIS use I would want a larger screen than 13", or plan on using a > >> large external screen whenever practical. I find my 24" ViewSonic, > >> which cost under $200, to be just large enough for comfortable GIS use. > >> > >> RAM is always useful and is cheap. This is an especially important > >> consideration with MacBooks because you cannot later add more memory > >> (MackBook Pro models after 2012). I would recommend at least 16 GB. > >> > >> Cordially, > >> -- > >> Garth Fletcher > >> > >> ------------------------------ > >> > >> Message: 3 > >> Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2020 22:26:10 +0100 > >> From: Donal Hunt <donal.h...@gmail.com> > >> To: RMG <reikogood...@gmail.com> > >> Cc: QGIS Users <qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org> > >> Subject: Re: [Qgis-user] Mac computer configuration > >> Message-ID: > >> <CAF1AMMNWxEDT2CtiQ+O-SgSD=h681u5atk77r8mb8++_ye+...@mail.gmail.com> > >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > >> > >> You can compare the CPU ratings of your current machine vs the ratings > for > >> the currently available i5 and i7 models of the mac mini here: > >> > https://www.cpubenchmark.net/compare/Intel-i5-5287U-vs-Intel-i5-8500B-vs-Intel-i7-8700B/2575vs3382vs3388 > >> > >> Additional memory (16gb or 32gb) may also help. You could potentially > >> attach a fast nvme drive to the thunderbolt 3 port (you can't upgrade > the > >> SSD on the latest generation of mac minis as they are soldered to the > logic > >> board). > >> > >> I would highly recommend profiling where the bottleneck / performance > >> issues are occurring. Tools such as activity monitor, instruments and > >> sample can provide more insight. See > >> https://gist.github.com/loderunner/36724cc9ee8db66db305 for some > >> suggestions. > >> > >> Hope that helps. > >> > >> Donal > >> > >> On Wed, 9 Sep 2020 at 15:04, RMG <reikogood...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > >>> Hello Donal and list, > >>> > >>> Many thanks for asking. Below is the info: > >>> > >>> Model Name: MacBook Pro > >>> > >>> Model Identifier: MacBookPro12,1 > >>> > >>> Processor Name: Intel Core i5 > >>> > >>> Processor Speed: 2.9 GHz > >>> > >>> Number of Processors: 1 > >>> > >>> Total Number of Cores: 2 > >>> > >>> L2 Cache (per Core): 256 KB > >>> > >>> L3 Cache: 3 MB > >>> > >>> Hyper-Threading Technology: Enabled > >>> > >>> Memory: 8 GB > >>> > >>> Boot ROM Version: 192.0.0.0.0 > >>> > >>> SMC Version (system): 2.28f7 > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> Apple SSD Controller: > >>> > >>> > >>> Vendor: Apple > >>> > >>> Product: SSD Controller > >>> > >>> Physical Interconnect: PCI > >>> > >>> Link Width: x4 > >>> > >>> Link Speed: 5.0 GT/s > >>> > >>> Description: AHCI Version 1.30 Supported > >>> > >>> > >>> APPLE SSD SM0512G: > >>> > >>> > >>> Capacity: 500.28 GB (500,277,790,720 bytes) > >>> > >>> Model: APPLE SSD SM0512G > >>> > >>> Revision: BXW1SA0Q > >>> > >>> Native Command Queuing: Yes > >>> > >>> Queue Depth: 32 > >>> > >>> Removable Media: No > >>> > >>> Detachable Drive: No > >>> > >>> BSD Name: disk0 > >>> > >>> Medium Type: Solid State > >>> > >>> TRIM Support: Yes > >>> > >>> Partition Map Type: GPT (GUID Partition Table) > >>> > >>> S.M.A.R.T. status: Verified > >>> > >>> > >>> Best wishes, > >>> > >>> > >>> Reiko Matsuda Goodwin > >>> Comoé Monkey Project <https://www.facebook.com/ComoeMonkeyProject/> > >>> Guenon Conservation Community > >>> <http://facebook.com/GuenonConservationCommunity/> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> On Wed, Sep 9, 2020 at 5:05 AM Donal Hunt <donal.h...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >>> > >>>> Can you provide the following information from the command line (run > >>>> these commands and paste the output): > >>>> > >>>> *$* system_profiler SPHardwareDataType > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> *$* system_profiler -detailLevel mini SPSerialATADataType > SPParallelATADataType > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> ** you may want to remove/redact the "Serial Number (system)" and > >>>> "Hardware UUID" values before emailing.* > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> That will provide some information on your existing system and disks > >>>> which will make it easier to determine what appropriate replacements > are > >>>> needed. Normally, I would look at CPU performance, amount of RAM and > disk > >>>> speeds (HDD vs SSD vs NVMe makes a huge difference). > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> Hope that helps! > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> Donal > >>>> > >>>> On Wed, 9 Sep 2020 at 02:00, RMG <reikogood...@gmail.com> wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> Hello QGIS users on Macs, > >>>>> > >>>>> I would like advice on purchasing a new Mac. My Mac is 5 years old > and > >>>>> cannot handle heavy-duty QGIS procedures. I process many satellite > images > >>>>> and some vector files with 30 m grids have millions of features, for > >>>>> example. To process anything is taking too long. I know there has > been a > >>>>> discussion on ARMS hardware, but that seems a few years away. So > right now, > >>>>> what would you recommend? I plan to partition the hard drive to > handle > >>>>> ArcGIS as well. I do not think I can afford a dream machine like Mac > Pro, > >>>>> though. Is a Mac mini something that you guys use and recommend? > >>>>> > >>>>> Best wishes, > >>>>> > >>>>> Reiko Matsuda Goodwin > >>>>> Comoé Monkey Project <https://www.facebook.com/ComoeMonkeyProject/> > >>>>> Guenon Conservation Community > >>>>> <http://facebook.com/GuenonConservationCommunity/> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>>> Qgis-user mailing list > >>>>> Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org > >>>>> List info: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user > >>>>> Unsubscribe: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user > >>>> > >>>> > >> -------------- next part -------------- > >> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > >> URL: < > http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/qgis-user/attachments/20200909/8e79bee5/attachment-0001.html > > > >> > >> ------------------------------ > >> > >> Message: 4 > >> Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2020 22:36:56 +0000 > >> From: "Priv.-Doz. Dr. Maria Shinoto" > >> <maria.shin...@zaw.uni-heidelberg.de> > >> To: Donal Hunt <donal.h...@gmail.com> > >> Cc: RMG <reikogood...@gmail.com>, QGIS Users > >> <qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org> > >> Subject: Re: [Qgis-user] Mac computer configuration > >> Message-ID: > >> <6f647d87-8966-426f-b419-c4c44ef99...@zaw.uni-heidelberg.de> > >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > >> > >> Hi, > >> > >> I can only add to Donal's suggestions, which seem reasonable from my > experience as well. > >> > >> Until last year, I have been working on a 13 inch MacBook Pro from > 2011. I changed the HD to a 500GB SSD and the 8GB RAM to 16GB RAM a few > years ago, and there was a jump in performance with all my software, I > could have used it some more years. But QGIS got slow though with LiDAR > data last year, so I bought a new MacBook Pro with 2GB SSD and 32GB RAM, > now everything works smoothly; thanks to large storage and RAM in the first > place, I assume. > >> > >> At the moment, I would hesitate to either buy a new machine with ARM or > Intel processor but rather wait another year or a few months. > >> > >> In your case, I would try to boost RAM to 32GB in the first place (if > 32 is possible, otherwise 16GB). If things are still slow, I would delete > everything not needed on a daily basis from the main SSD and get the GIS > data on the SSD. And then wait for the AMD Macs and look how the reviews > are. It seems that everything just gets better then and cheaper. And paying > for RAM now is not such a large investment. > >> > >> Best, > >> Maria > >> > >>> Am 10.09.2020 um 06:26 schrieb Donal Hunt <donal.h...@gmail.com>: > >>> > >>> You can compare the CPU ratings of your current machine vs the ratings > for the currently available i5 and i7 models of the mac mini here: > https://www.cpubenchmark.net/compare/Intel-i5-5287U-vs-Intel-i5-8500B-vs-Intel-i7-8700B/2575vs3382vs3388 > >>> > >>> Additional memory (16gb or 32gb) may also help. You could potentially > attach a fast nvme drive to the thunderbolt 3 port (you can't upgrade the > SSD on the latest generation of mac minis as they are soldered to the logic > board). > >>> > >>> I would highly recommend profiling where the bottleneck / performance > issues are occurring. Tools such as activity monitor, instruments and > sample can provide more insight. See > https://gist.github.com/loderunner/36724cc9ee8db66db305 for some > suggestions. > >>> > >>> Hope that helps. > >>> > >>> Donal > >>> > >>> On Wed, 9 Sep 2020 at 15:04, RMG <reikogood...@gmail.com> wrote: > >>> Hello Donal and list, > >>> > >>> Many thanks for asking. Below is the info: > >>> > >>> Model Name: MacBook Pro > >>> Model Identifier: MacBookPro12,1 > >>> Processor Name: Intel Core i5 > >>> Processor Speed: 2.9 GHz > >>> Number of Processors: 1 > >>> Total Number of Cores: 2 > >>> L2 Cache (per Core): 256 KB > >>> L3 Cache: 3 MB > >>> Hyper-Threading Technology: Enabled > >>> Memory: 8 GB > >>> Boot ROM Version: 192.0.0.0.0 > >>> SMC Version (system): 2.28f7 > >>> > >>> Apple SSD Controller: > >>> > >>> Vendor: Apple > >>> Product: SSD Controller > >>> Physical Interconnect: PCI > >>> Link Width: x4 > >>> Link Speed: 5.0 GT/s > >>> Description: AHCI Version 1.30 Supported > >>> > >>> APPLE SSD SM0512G: > >>> > >>> Capacity: 500.28 GB (500,277,790,720 bytes) > >>> Model: APPLE SSD SM0512G > >>> Revision: BXW1SA0Q > >>> Native Command Queuing: Yes > >>> Queue Depth: 32 > >>> Removable Media: No > >>> Detachable Drive: No > >>> BSD Name: disk0 > >>> Medium Type: Solid State > >>> TRIM Support: Yes > >>> Partition Map Type: GPT (GUID Partition Table) > >>> S.M.A.R.T. status: Verified > >>> > >>> Best wishes, > >>> > >>> Reiko Matsuda Goodwin > >>> Comoé Monkey Project > >>> Guenon Conservation Community > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> On Wed, Sep 9, 2020 at 5:05 AM Donal Hunt <donal.h...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >>> Can you provide the following information from the command line (run > these commands and paste the output): > >>> > >>> $ system_profiler SPHardwareDataType > >>> > >>> $ system_profiler -detailLevel mini SPSerialATADataType > SPParallelATADataType > >>> > >>> * you may want to remove/redact the "Serial Number (system)" and > "Hardware UUID" values before emailing. > >>> > >>> That will provide some information on your existing system and disks > which will make it easier to determine what appropriate replacements are > needed. Normally, I would look at CPU performance, amount of RAM and disk > speeds (HDD vs SSD vs NVMe makes a huge difference). > >>> > >>> Hope that helps! > >>> > >>> Donal > >>> > >>> On Wed, 9 Sep 2020 at 02:00, RMG <reikogood...@gmail.com> wrote: > >>> Hello QGIS users on Macs, > >>> > >>> I would like advice on purchasing a new Mac. My Mac is 5 years old and > cannot handle heavy-duty QGIS procedures. I process many satellite images > and some vector files with 30 m grids have millions of features, for > example. To process anything is taking too long. I know there has been a > discussion on ARMS hardware, but that seems a few years away. So right now, > what would you recommend? I plan to partition the hard drive to handle > ArcGIS as well. I do not think I can afford a dream machine like Mac Pro, > though. Is a Mac mini something that you guys use and recommend? > >>> > >>> Best wishes, > >>> > >>> Reiko Matsuda Goodwin > >>> Comoé Monkey Project > >>> Guenon Conservation Community > >>> > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Qgis-user mailing list > >>> Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org > >>> List info: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user > >>> Unsubscribe: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Qgis-user mailing list > >>> Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org > >>> List info: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user > >>> Unsubscribe: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user > >> > >> ------------------------------ > >> > >> Message: 5 > >> Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2020 18:40:28 -0400 > >> From: RMG <reikogood...@gmail.com> > >> To: Donal Hunt <donal.h...@gmail.com> > >> Cc: QGIS Users <qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org> > >> Subject: Re: [Qgis-user] Mac computer configuration > >> Message-ID: > >> <CALwVOrLs7T77uNmcngUqUbHu8wQqA=clfgijuq+nn-+vcop...@mail.gmail.com> > >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > >> > >> Hello Donal, > >> > >> I think I now know which one I want. Thanks for your help. > >> > >> Best wishes, > >> > >> Reiko Matsuda Goodwin > >> Comoé Monkey Project <https://www.facebook.com/ComoeMonkeyProject/> > >> Guenon Conservation Community > >> <http://facebook.com/GuenonConservationCommunity/> > >> > >> On Wed, Sep 9, 2020 at 10:04 AM RMG <reikogood...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > >>> Hello Donal and list, > >>> > >>> Many thanks for asking. Below is the info: > >>> > >>> Model Name: MacBook Pro > >>> > >>> Model Identifier: MacBookPro12,1 > >>> > >>> Processor Name: Intel Core i5 > >>> > >>> Processor Speed: 2.9 GHz > >>> > >>> Number of Processors: 1 > >>> > >>> Total Number of Cores: 2 > >>> > >>> L2 Cache (per Core): 256 KB > >>> > >>> L3 Cache: 3 MB > >>> > >>> Hyper-Threading Technology: Enabled > >>> > >>> Memory: 8 GB > >>> > >>> Boot ROM Version: 192.0.0.0.0 > >>> > >>> SMC Version (system): 2.28f7 > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> Apple SSD Controller: > >>> > >>> > >>> Vendor: Apple > >>> > >>> Product: SSD Controller > >>> > >>> Physical Interconnect: PCI > >>> > >>> Link Width: x4 > >>> > >>> Link Speed: 5.0 GT/s > >>> > >>> Description: AHCI Version 1.30 Supported > >>> > >>> > >>> APPLE SSD SM0512G: > >>> > >>> > >>> Capacity: 500.28 GB (500,277,790,720 bytes) > >>> > >>> Model: APPLE SSD SM0512G > >>> > >>> Revision: BXW1SA0Q > >>> > >>> Native Command Queuing: Yes > >>> > >>> Queue Depth: 32 > >>> > >>> Removable Media: No > >>> > >>> Detachable Drive: No > >>> > >>> BSD Name: disk0 > >>> > >>> Medium Type: Solid State > >>> > >>> TRIM Support: Yes > >>> > >>> Partition Map Type: GPT (GUID Partition Table) > >>> > >>> S.M.A.R.T. status: Verified > >>> > >>> > >>> Best wishes, > >>> > >>> > >>> Reiko Matsuda Goodwin > >>> Comoé Monkey Project <https://www.facebook.com/ComoeMonkeyProject/> > >>> Guenon Conservation Community > >>> <http://facebook.com/GuenonConservationCommunity/> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> On Wed, Sep 9, 2020 at 5:05 AM Donal Hunt <donal.h...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >>> > >>>> Can you provide the following information from the command line (run > >>>> these commands and paste the output): > >>>> > >>>> *$* system_profiler SPHardwareDataType > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> *$* system_profiler -detailLevel mini SPSerialATADataType > SPParallelATADataType > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> ** you may want to remove/redact the "Serial Number (system)" and > >>>> "Hardware UUID" values before emailing.* > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> That will provide some information on your existing system and disks > >>>> which will make it easier to determine what appropriate replacements > are > >>>> needed. Normally, I would look at CPU performance, amount of RAM and > disk > >>>> speeds (HDD vs SSD vs NVMe makes a huge difference). > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> Hope that helps! > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> Donal > >>>> > >>>> On Wed, 9 Sep 2020 at 02:00, RMG <reikogood...@gmail.com> wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> Hello QGIS users on Macs, > >>>>> > >>>>> I would like advice on purchasing a new Mac. My Mac is 5 years old > and > >>>>> cannot handle heavy-duty QGIS procedures. I process many satellite > images > >>>>> and some vector files with 30 m grids have millions of features, for > >>>>> example. To process anything is taking too long. I know there has > been a > >>>>> discussion on ARMS hardware, but that seems a few years away. So > right now, > >>>>> what would you recommend? I plan to partition the hard drive to > handle > >>>>> ArcGIS as well. I do not think I can afford a dream machine like Mac > Pro, > >>>>> though. 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