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What’s the best computer to purchase if you’re heavy into digital photography?

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moontrikle asked:


I hear Macs are best. Agree? If so, which one?

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9 Responses to “What’s the best computer to purchase if you’re heavy into digital photography?”

  1. draggy43 on May 28th, 2009 3:38 am

    Agree with Mac

  2. Jellebene on May 30th, 2009 2:41 pm

    Yes I have a macbook pro. But if you want a desktop machine then go for the imac.

    Any new mac will be fine (the mac mini may be a little slower though)

  3. M L on June 3rd, 2009 6:57 am

    Yeah, gotta go with a MAC on this one… and I’m a PC Person. :)

  4. xx.past.saying on June 3rd, 2009 11:47 pm

    Idk what kind of brand, because I can’t say ‘not mac’ because I’ve never owned a mac…

    But I’d get one with a USB port in the front of the computer so you can always plug your camera in without having to take the whole computer out.

  5. Bharath R on June 6th, 2009 5:18 pm

    i agree with you

  6. Martyn G on June 8th, 2009 9:36 am

    An iMac is a good balance because (a) it has enough computing clout (although almost everything does, these days) and (b) it has a magnificent screen of which the OS knows about its colour rendering. It also has a utility that allows you to match the colour rendering between screens, which is handy if you run two screens, like I do.

    It’s management of external drives is very good so adding one of the very cheap external 1TB drives you can get these days would be a great way of adding the storage for your photos (essential if you like storing RAW images).

    The iMac has all of the connectivity you would want, including easily accessible Firewire and USB ports.

    For those odd moments of madness, the integrated Bluetooth works very well with digital cameras in phones, when you are caught without your regular cameras.

    Returning to the screen though, it’s contrast and colour range are very, very good. Photoshop remains the application of choice although there are many pretenders out there, including Gimp, which is free.

    Apple have recently increased the processor speeds and with 4GB of RAM, it works like a dream. I would NOT buy a laptop of any sort because they just don’t come close to the iMac’s 24 screen.

  7. Billy J on June 11th, 2009 10:35 am

    i dont care but try looking for a computer with

    lots of storage and make sure it has a reliable hard drive so u dnt loose things

    good graphics card if using photo shop

    high speed possessor for video editing

    external hard drive for backup and storage (make sure its a good bran-may cost u more but its worth it, and dont get a 1tb external drive cuz i heard they not dat safe)

    dnt use laptops desktops r better 4 this job (i fryed 2 laptops from photo shopping)

  8. ? Ink Corporate on June 11th, 2009 1:00 pm

    Yes, Mac.

    I’ve always had Mac. Even the older ones always had the better graphics .

  9. RJS1121 on June 13th, 2009 5:32 pm

    Hey there Moontrik, I think the Mac has a really good reputation for people working heavily with digital photography. I did not see anyone mention the price of the G5 and that gorgeous screen tips the bank at close to $5000.00 and in my opinion is way too much. I have check into the GForce heavy duty video card and that is a pretty good chunk of money at around $700.00, but I understand it is phenomenal all the way ’round.