In light of the Snow Leopard announcement, the time has come to start thinking about replacing my G5 PowerMac with an Intel-based computer. But which one?
While I do a lot of web surfing and MS Office work, I'm also a photographer who uses Aperture and Photoshop. I use 4 - 5 1TB drives (mostly storage), and tend to have several applications open at once. I'm often multitasking - a dozen tabbed websites on two web browsers (Safari and Firefox), Photoshop open, Aperture open, Word and Excel open, iTunes playing, Mail, Calendar, and 2-3 more programs also operating at the same time. I currently have one Dell 20" monitor, but plan to either get a 26-30" monitor, or use a dual monitor system in the near future. I calibrate my monitor(s). I have one, dual-bay, SATA enclosure and one single SATA external case.
As a high school teacher and photography a side business, I don't have a lot of spare cash. I'm also in college, and have access to a school district owned Dell laptop.
I presume another desktop Mac would be what I need. The iMac has a nice pricepoint, but I prefer the option of choosing my own monitor. I want the NEC 2690WUXI, but don't have the money. With Snow Leopard shipping in August, I'll likely buy a new Mac before I purchase a new monitor.
Anyway, what Mac would you suggest for me and why?
Thank you.
Michael
While I do a lot of web surfing and MS Office work, I'm also a photographer who uses Aperture and Photoshop. I use 4 - 5 1TB drives (mostly storage), and tend to have several applications open at once. I'm often multitasking - a dozen tabbed websites on two web browsers (Safari and Firefox), Photoshop open, Aperture open, Word and Excel open, iTunes playing, Mail, Calendar, and 2-3 more programs also operating at the same time. I currently have one Dell 20" monitor, but plan to either get a 26-30" monitor, or use a dual monitor system in the near future. I calibrate my monitor(s). I have one, dual-bay, SATA enclosure and one single SATA external case.
As a high school teacher and photography a side business, I don't have a lot of spare cash. I'm also in college, and have access to a school district owned Dell laptop.
I presume another desktop Mac would be what I need. The iMac has a nice pricepoint, but I prefer the option of choosing my own monitor. I want the NEC 2690WUXI, but don't have the money. With Snow Leopard shipping in August, I'll likely buy a new Mac before I purchase a new monitor.
Anyway, what Mac would you suggest for me and why?
Thank you.
Michael
