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Question for you seasoned Photogs. I am wanting to update my home computer system and would like to take into consideration my photography aspirations while I am at it. Naturally, I am trying to be cost conscious while doing this which is why I am looking towards you seasoned photogs to see what your recommendations would be.
Which of these setups would you recommend?
Mac:
Windows:
15.6" HP Envy ($1,144) (good speed, good size storage, IPS display, mobile, but small screen and not Mac OSX)
2.2Ghz Intel® Core™ i7-2670QM with Turbo Boost to 3.1GHz
8GB DDR3 (two 4GB) memory (max 16GB)
750GB (7200RPM) hard drive[SUP]1
[/SUP]Intel HD 3000 graphics and the AMD Radeon HD 7690M with 1 gig of DDR5 VRAM (Switchable Graphics)
and maybe add...
Two HP 2511 x 25" LED monitors ($454)
or
Two HP 2711 x 27" LED monitors ($542)
Which of these setups would you recommend?
Mac:
27" iMac ($1,699) (good size screen, good speed, good size storage, but not mobile)
2.7GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i5
4GB (two 2GB) memory
1TB hard drive[SUP]1[/SUP]
AMD Radeon HD 6770M with 512MB
4GB (two 2GB) memory
1TB hard drive[SUP]1[/SUP]
AMD Radeon HD 6770M with 512MB
27" iMac ($1,999) (good size screen, good speed, good size storage, but not mobile)
3.1GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i5
3.1GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i5
4GB (two 2GB) memory
1TB hard drive[SUP]1[/SUP]
AMD Radeon HD 6970M with 1GB
1TB hard drive[SUP]1[/SUP]
AMD Radeon HD 6970M with 1GB
15" MacBook Pro ($2,199) (good speed, good size storage, mobile, but small screen and expensive)
2.4GHz quad-core Intel Core i7
4GB 1333MHz
750GB 5400-rpm[SUP]1[/SUP]
Intel HD Graphics 3000
AMD Radeon HD 6770M with 1GB GDDR5
2.4GHz quad-core Intel Core i7
4GB 1333MHz
750GB 5400-rpm[SUP]1[/SUP]
Intel HD Graphics 3000
AMD Radeon HD 6770M with 1GB GDDR5
Windows:
15.6" HP Envy ($1,144) (good speed, good size storage, IPS display, mobile, but small screen and not Mac OSX)
2.2Ghz Intel® Core™ i7-2670QM with Turbo Boost to 3.1GHz
8GB DDR3 (two 4GB) memory (max 16GB)
750GB (7200RPM) hard drive[SUP]1
[/SUP]Intel HD 3000 graphics and the AMD Radeon HD 7690M with 1 gig of DDR5 VRAM (Switchable Graphics)
and maybe add...
Two HP 2511 x 25" LED monitors ($454)
or
Two HP 2711 x 27" LED monitors ($542)