What is the Best computer for graphic design.?
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rayee
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I am using a Mac for about 6 months and have grown to love it. It's not about the 'pixels' are shaper than PC. Honestly, it both looked the same to me and i couldnt really tell the difference and i doubt one could with the naked eye.
The only reason why I would suggest someone a MAC would be because of the software that MAC have and PC doesn't. What software? Well, if you have a friend who have a MAC, get them to let you look through the app store and you will see various software for graphics. Yea, you could go .. Im sure PC have that. Nope, it doesnt and ive checked it. Or you could go..Photoshop does all the work. Yep, you could do that and i always use photoshop but sometimes when im at a blind spot, those software help me with inspiration (templates
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Do keep in mind that if you do xrummer all those, mac doesnt support it. you might need to get vmware but there always pirated version for it. If most of your software on windows, then you will just want to stick on windows cause it is pretty troublesome .
I switched to mac and i havent looked back. even if i were to get a new computer, i wouldnt change to windows. mac is so much more user friendly
The only reason why I would suggest someone a MAC would be because of the software that MAC have and PC doesn't. What software? Well, if you have a friend who have a MAC, get them to let you look through the app store and you will see various software for graphics. Yea, you could go .. Im sure PC have that. Nope, it doesnt and ive checked it. Or you could go..Photoshop does all the work. Yep, you could do that and i always use photoshop but sometimes when im at a blind spot, those software help me with inspiration (templates
)Do keep in mind that if you do xrummer all those, mac doesnt support it. you might need to get vmware but there always pirated version for it. If most of your software on windows, then you will just want to stick on windows cause it is pretty troublesome .
I switched to mac and i havent looked back. even if i were to get a new computer, i wouldnt change to windows. mac is so much more user friendly
outsidethesquare
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I don't wanna be one of those Apple fanboys or anything and just blindly support mac, but honestly IMHO, Mac is better for graphic design. This has nothing to do with processing power or RAM or anything like that, it's simply because my workflows on a Mac are so much more efficient than on PC. Sure, I can do everything on either machine, but I can complete design work much faster when working from a Mac.
mohitjmehta
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if u just want photoshop and video editing uptoo 720p
than i3 and 4gb RAM with 2 GB video card works like charm though not sure abt video
than i3 and 4gb RAM with 2 GB video card works like charm though not sure abt video
You need a serious powerful PC in order to do graphic intesive computing. What you can do is have a list of peripherals ready before you call DELL or HP or Gateway, etc. to put a system toghether for you.
You might want:
.A 250 Mega Byte, 7200R RPM, 8 Meg Buffer harddisk from Western Digital, Maxtor, or Seagate
.A Video car 250MB Video card: Either an ATI
Radeon X850 XT Video Card, PCIe, 256MB GDDR3
or an NVidia GeForce 7800GTX, 256 Meg of Memory
.An AMD 64 Athlon, 3400+ processor
1 Gigabyte or more of fast system memory
Other peripherals such as sound cards and network interface cards are optional and the vendor will match your system with a good set of such peripherals.
You might want:
.A 250 Mega Byte, 7200R RPM, 8 Meg Buffer harddisk from Western Digital, Maxtor, or Seagate
.A Video car 250MB Video card: Either an ATI
Radeon X850 XT Video Card, PCIe, 256MB GDDR3
or an NVidia GeForce 7800GTX, 256 Meg of Memory
.An AMD 64 Athlon, 3400+ processor
1 Gigabyte or more of fast system memory
Other peripherals such as sound cards and network interface cards are optional and the vendor will match your system with a good set of such peripherals.
StevenJones
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A good mac.
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I am Working In Adobe CS6 Collection I have 4 GB ram (HP AMD Phenomxxx) 3GHz Processor
In My PC CS Collection Is Running Like Rocked No Any Problem So Its best For Me
abbiejenkins
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Maybe I got a faulty mac, but I have a 2012 macbook pro 13" with 8gb ram and i5 and it does NOT run my CS6 apps seamlessly.
Like others on here have already mentioned, it really depends on what you're looking to do. I use InDesign and Photoshop, yet I use extremely large files with high resolutions. I'm not even doing any video at the moment and my computer still lags with those programs. I really wish I had purchased a faster machine, even though the one I have is decent. I may upgrade to 16gm ram but still, I would really consider what you'll be using this for and what your usage needs will be. High end graphics with large files/high res and high-res video will definitely need a machine better than the one I described
Like others on here have already mentioned, it really depends on what you're looking to do. I use InDesign and Photoshop, yet I use extremely large files with high resolutions. I'm not even doing any video at the moment and my computer still lags with those programs. I really wish I had purchased a faster machine, even though the one I have is decent. I may upgrade to 16gm ram but still, I would really consider what you'll be using this for and what your usage needs will be. High end graphics with large files/high res and high-res video will definitely need a machine better than the one I described
PhilVegasOne
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I use a PC although if you are planning on working professionally as a job I say you should learn mac. Why? because almost everywhere you work they will use macs. Contrary to what people thing, if you've used a PC most of your life, Mac are NOT easy to use (I attribute this to a lack of a lobotomy on my part). You would look pretty dumb if you can't operate a mac and you're a graphic designer at a ad agency.
but the PC is way better cost per a dollar IMO. You can't even buy a mac like my pc for less than 12k and I've got maybe 3-4k invested. Not to mention do they even have 64bit CS for mac yet? I think it just came out?
but the PC is way better cost per a dollar IMO. You can't even buy a mac like my pc for less than 12k and I've got maybe 3-4k invested. Not to mention do they even have 64bit CS for mac yet? I think it just came out?
Kaiser_Soze
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I wouldn't go for laptop, but is only because of my own inconvenience. I agree that middle class budget computer does the trick, if you do not need to do 3D high resolution images and videos or want to play the newest 3D shooter games.
angela walker
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Required specification are as follow,
1 GB Ram (DDR2, its faster)
256 MB Graphics Card
2.4 GHZ Processing clock speed
160 GB data hard drive
1 GB Ram (DDR2, its faster)
256 MB Graphics Card
2.4 GHZ Processing clock speed
160 GB data hard drive
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emily66012
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navian's right. i'm a big fan of dual monitors vs. a single widescreen. if you could get one widescreen (20" or more) and one good sized (like at least 19") secondary monitor, you'd be in there like swimwear.
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