Long time lurker, first time poster!
I wanted to get some feedback from the community on what the best way to go for a creative workstation would be. I will be using it for mainly photoshop, illustrator and some light web development. It also needs to be compatible with my small cintiq tablet. The only other requirement would be that the monitor / computer would need to be wall mountable. I am setting it up in my basement with limited space, and use an adjustible drafting table as a multi-purpose desk and obviously a traditional stand doesnt' work very well on an angled surface
so far, im looking at either a) an iMac 27 or b) a custom PC with the Dell 27" screen
I am comfortable in both OS's and building the bardware (if i go that way). I already have CS5 for Mac, but i can sidegrade to the PC version if that is a better choice.
One of the things i am concerned about is the multitude of posts concerning the screen problems of the iMacs. I'm not sure how common those are, or if they are geographically significant (ive heard there are regional differences in frequency but im not sure if that is true)
Any input on what the better way to go would be. I'm not too worried about the price difference between the options, and other tasks than CS / light development should not be considered (i have a gaming PC for games, and a macbook pro for "on the road")
thanks in advance for the help
I wanted to get some feedback from the community on what the best way to go for a creative workstation would be. I will be using it for mainly photoshop, illustrator and some light web development. It also needs to be compatible with my small cintiq tablet. The only other requirement would be that the monitor / computer would need to be wall mountable. I am setting it up in my basement with limited space, and use an adjustible drafting table as a multi-purpose desk and obviously a traditional stand doesnt' work very well on an angled surface
so far, im looking at either a) an iMac 27 or b) a custom PC with the Dell 27" screen
I am comfortable in both OS's and building the bardware (if i go that way). I already have CS5 for Mac, but i can sidegrade to the PC version if that is a better choice.
One of the things i am concerned about is the multitude of posts concerning the screen problems of the iMacs. I'm not sure how common those are, or if they are geographically significant (ive heard there are regional differences in frequency but im not sure if that is true)
Any input on what the better way to go would be. I'm not too worried about the price difference between the options, and other tasks than CS / light development should not be considered (i have a gaming PC for games, and a macbook pro for "on the road")
thanks in advance for the help
