gary
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this will be a long one so bear with me, with all the recent netbook/notebook thread, i figured it was a good time to put this out for opinions
my current pc, a custom built, is getting a little old,(5-6 yrears), 2gb ram, windows xp, while i'd dearly like more ram, 4-6 or more, i can't do that without a massive upgrade, meaning a new board, and that forces me into vista, somewhere i'm not happy to go.
camera upgrade from the 5d, even if i do a mark 2, requires a software upgrade, as cs3 does not support the mark 2, although i do 90% of my work in lightroom 2 and maybe future lightroom upgrades would allow the abandonement of ps
a mark2 or future full frame is going to force me into larger and more expensive udma cards, so i may have to go the 1 - 2 cards and a storage device route
1. netbook, not much more expensive than a straight storage device, e-mail, etc, cons, small screen, no editing, although how likely am i to do any editing while on vacation/bluegrass fest, etc
2, a true laptop, now here is where the decision tree really gets crowded
for $1000 i can do a macbook, 13 screen, 2gb, but for 2000 i can jump up to macbook pro, 15 screen, 4gb ram, etc
given the well known problems with pc, crashes, virus prone, popups get through a lot, etc, would the smaller macbook be a way to start my migration over to apple?? i would be able to run lightroom as a basic review, weed out the obvious nonkeepers, etc, i could burn the keepers to dvd as dng in the field, etc, and resume final editing at home on the pc
i learned windows many years ago in my prior career, since it was all on the company dime, i stayed with it for home use. i don't think i would make that decision now
if i do go mac laptop, that will postpone by 1-2 years my camera upgrade as i would follow the laptop with an eventual move to apple desktop
for those who would ask why not a top of the line apple laptop and let that be both systems, i'm currently using a 32 inch westinghouse flat screen tv as my monitor, works just fine, plenty resolution, colors are fine and i can calibrate monthly as usual, if i go mac desk, i'm going to end up having to consider a pretty expensive cinema monitor, 30" currently retails around 1800$, i do like a big screen, plus a lot of my software would need replacing, such as my color spyder calibrator as it's for windows
the bigger laptop cancels out all the size/weight advantages of the netbook for travel
also keep in mind that i'm pretty much a techno goofus, i can turn it on, i can follow a kelby book in editing, but i have not the time or desire to learn real IT stuff, that's why i just pay phanfare instead of trying to learn how to make my own website, i just need to web gallery with a little commentary and captions
as an aside, i don't do any gaming at all, so no extra $ need to go into that function, it's photos, websurfing and the occasional text document, and that's it
i'm eagerly awaiting the thoughts of one and all, and thanks for getting this far, i felt that this is such a fork in the road decision that it deserved all the info i could provide for getting informed opinions
my current pc, a custom built, is getting a little old,(5-6 yrears), 2gb ram, windows xp, while i'd dearly like more ram, 4-6 or more, i can't do that without a massive upgrade, meaning a new board, and that forces me into vista, somewhere i'm not happy to go.
camera upgrade from the 5d, even if i do a mark 2, requires a software upgrade, as cs3 does not support the mark 2, although i do 90% of my work in lightroom 2 and maybe future lightroom upgrades would allow the abandonement of ps
a mark2 or future full frame is going to force me into larger and more expensive udma cards, so i may have to go the 1 - 2 cards and a storage device route
1. netbook, not much more expensive than a straight storage device, e-mail, etc, cons, small screen, no editing, although how likely am i to do any editing while on vacation/bluegrass fest, etc
2, a true laptop, now here is where the decision tree really gets crowded
for $1000 i can do a macbook, 13 screen, 2gb, but for 2000 i can jump up to macbook pro, 15 screen, 4gb ram, etc
given the well known problems with pc, crashes, virus prone, popups get through a lot, etc, would the smaller macbook be a way to start my migration over to apple?? i would be able to run lightroom as a basic review, weed out the obvious nonkeepers, etc, i could burn the keepers to dvd as dng in the field, etc, and resume final editing at home on the pc
i learned windows many years ago in my prior career, since it was all on the company dime, i stayed with it for home use. i don't think i would make that decision now
if i do go mac laptop, that will postpone by 1-2 years my camera upgrade as i would follow the laptop with an eventual move to apple desktop
for those who would ask why not a top of the line apple laptop and let that be both systems, i'm currently using a 32 inch westinghouse flat screen tv as my monitor, works just fine, plenty resolution, colors are fine and i can calibrate monthly as usual, if i go mac desk, i'm going to end up having to consider a pretty expensive cinema monitor, 30" currently retails around 1800$, i do like a big screen, plus a lot of my software would need replacing, such as my color spyder calibrator as it's for windows
the bigger laptop cancels out all the size/weight advantages of the netbook for travel
also keep in mind that i'm pretty much a techno goofus, i can turn it on, i can follow a kelby book in editing, but i have not the time or desire to learn real IT stuff, that's why i just pay phanfare instead of trying to learn how to make my own website, i just need to web gallery with a little commentary and captions
as an aside, i don't do any gaming at all, so no extra $ need to go into that function, it's photos, websurfing and the occasional text document, and that's it
i'm eagerly awaiting the thoughts of one and all, and thanks for getting this far, i felt that this is such a fork in the road decision that it deserved all the info i could provide for getting informed opinions
; (I use Iomega's that matches with a mini. ; It has a FW400 port and USB 2.0 to act like a hub as well.) ;