Thanks for the information. And yes... I did mean "tolerable".
I wasn't looking for a recommendation of whether to be a glitterati and buy a Mac. I was really looking for a specific real world example. Not to be a PC Bois, or is it busboy - I always forget (although I'm sure someone will slap a label on me), without knowing what other software is loaded on your PC and what's starting up when you fire your system up, I don't know that you're comparison is necessarily fair. NOTE: I'm not trying to start (yet another) debate on which is best or what type of system to get for what type of work. I was merely looking for a definition of *tolerable*. Larry -----Original Message----- From: Computer Guys Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Nick Sent: Monday, September 15, 2008 6:40 PM To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Subject: Re: [CGUYS] New iMac - 20 or 24-inch? >Can you define tolerabe? >Does that mean you go try to say convert to CMYK and it only takes 30 >seconds? Or??? I'm guessing you meant "tolerable"? Let's say there are a hundred images I want to show a client. In Photoshop CS3 I would create a web site with their "web photo gallery" action. With my Vista PC, 2.6 ghz dual core processor and 4 GB of ram it took 14 seconds per image (10 mb raw NEF files). That's about 25 mins for the action to finish. The same action on the iMac takes about 5 secs per image or 5 mins for the whole batch to finish. I have lots of images to show lots of clients. The time savings over the course of a year is enormous. Other actions yield similar savings. Not having to deal with spyware-this-and-virus-that is even more time savings. If you're a gamer/tinkerer get a PC. If you want to get work done get a Mac. No system is perfect so get the one that works for you. Nick Crettier ************************************************************************ * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** ************************************************************************ * ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
