First, this community is pretty awesome, I just looked back at all my dumb questions over the years
Thanks for all the help. So..
My old first generation G5 is getting on in age. Getting slow and buggy. I am about to get a new MacPro. And have some questions. Here's my setup:
Mac Pro
Two 2.8GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon (8-core)
2GB (2 x 1GB)
500GB 7200-rpm Serial ATA 3Gb/s
ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT 256MB
I'll be buying an additional 2GB's of RAM from Macsales, so total 4GB of RAM.
Getting a 500GB external drive or better (from my brother who works for cust. support for AcomData).
The new Mac will be used for:
*Chunky Photoshop images-300-800MB files.
*Giant 12,000 image iPhoto collection (current computer can barely handle it)
*Some video editing, home movies recorded in HD, probably using iMovie.
*Minimal gaming- maybe World of Warcraft...
*And of course email, web, and very basic web page design.
Questions:
1. Anything you would tweak or change with the setup? Should I get a better video card? More HD space? Will my setup be fine for what I'm doing?
2. Can I use Adobe CS2 or do I need to upgrade to CS3? I remember there was something I read about compatibility problems with the Intel chips...
3. I am currently using Dreamweaver MX 2004, yes it is old but has all I need... will this work okay or is it time to shell out more money and upgrade?
4. On my old comp I still have OS 10.3. Do programs like Appleworks still work on the new ones? I have Appleworks/ClarisWorks files from 10 years. Do I need iWork?
5. Not a question- just damn, things add up! I used to just get friend's copies of software (that they got free from someone), but now that I'm a grown up I have to buy...
Thanks,
Jeff
My old first generation G5 is getting on in age. Getting slow and buggy. I am about to get a new MacPro. And have some questions. Here's my setup:
Mac Pro
Two 2.8GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon (8-core)
2GB (2 x 1GB)
500GB 7200-rpm Serial ATA 3Gb/s
ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT 256MB
I'll be buying an additional 2GB's of RAM from Macsales, so total 4GB of RAM.
Getting a 500GB external drive or better (from my brother who works for cust. support for AcomData).
The new Mac will be used for:
*Chunky Photoshop images-300-800MB files.
*Giant 12,000 image iPhoto collection (current computer can barely handle it)
*Some video editing, home movies recorded in HD, probably using iMovie.
*Minimal gaming- maybe World of Warcraft...
*And of course email, web, and very basic web page design.
Questions:
1. Anything you would tweak or change with the setup? Should I get a better video card? More HD space? Will my setup be fine for what I'm doing?
2. Can I use Adobe CS2 or do I need to upgrade to CS3? I remember there was something I read about compatibility problems with the Intel chips...
3. I am currently using Dreamweaver MX 2004, yes it is old but has all I need... will this work okay or is it time to shell out more money and upgrade?
4. On my old comp I still have OS 10.3. Do programs like Appleworks still work on the new ones? I have Appleworks/ClarisWorks files from 10 years. Do I need iWork?
5. Not a question- just damn, things add up! I used to just get friend's copies of software (that they got free from someone), but now that I'm a grown up I have to buy...
Thanks,
Jeff