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So, I really want to buy a home computer as I want to start doing more retouching. I'm not a pro nor I can afford pro anything. With that said, I do not want a MAC - Don't know why, but everytime I hear apple I can't get the Samsung Galaxy S3 commercial out of my head. So funny! Anyways, below are the specs: XPS One 2710 Processor: Intel Core 3rd Generation i7-3770S Processor (3.10 GHz with Turbo Boost 2.0 up to 3.90 GHz) Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium XPS One 2710 Non Touch 32GB mSATA caching SSD 2 TB 7200 RPM Hard Drive 16GB, NON-ECC, 1600MHZ DDR3,2DIMM 8X Blu-Ray BD Combo (Blu-ray ROM + DVD+/- RW) would this setup fit my needs of editing RAW files or do I need something different. If the solution is a MAC forget about it ... Oct 26 12 09:38 pm Link More than enough horsepower to do what you need to do. I use a i5 box with only 8GB RAM to retouch 36MP files without any problems. You don't need any Apple stuff to get the job done. Oct 26 12 09:49 pm Link Ivan Monge wrote: Way beyond my specs (although I did upgrade to 2TB storage and blu-ray burner recently). I'm handling 16Mp Raw and 16bit Tiffs in just 8GB (but more would be better for sure). Oct 26 12 10:41 pm Link Just pulled the trigger, but not Im having remorse ... I'm not sure if a All-in-One desktop is the way to go. Any comments on this? Oct 27 12 03:16 pm Link Everything sounds great except maybe what sounds like an integrated screen. The specs on your monitor are going to be really important for your application. It's not like you're going to need full rgb colorspace support, but you need one that will: 1) calibrate correctly with an external hardware calibration puck, and 2) not be the older tft which changes contrast at the slightest change in viewing angle. Oct 27 12 03:24 pm Link Ivan Monge wrote: No remorse. It will fit your needs and then some. Oct 27 12 03:38 pm Link John Allan wrote: It uses the new Samsung PLS panel, so it should be good. Oct 27 12 03:40 pm Link http://www.dell.com/us/business/p/xps-o … 710-aio/pd If that's the model it looks good. I'm not a fan of integrated graphics but that's a personal thing because I do some video-intensive gaming (yeah yeah I know I'm too old for that). In the future (and not to add to your buyer's remorse) you can pick out your hardware and have a custom-built machine for a good bit less than that $1400 list. Something to keep in mind going forward. A lot of us computer geeks actually enjoy doing it. Oct 27 12 03:44 pm Link As a minimum, get a gtx460 gfx card. It can handle what you throw at it, the future is gpu computing. Oct 27 12 05:35 pm Link Michael Pandolfo wrote: Actually that's the base model with i5 .. The model that I got was the i7 with 16gb and I believe retail was 2k but I bought it for $1300 tax and shipping included. THe graphic card is NVIDIA GeForce GT 640M 2GB GDDR5 not an integrated graphic card. Oct 27 12 07:06 pm Link Before getting any calibration device, check: http://www.drycreekphoto.com/Learn/Cali … dware.html http://www.gamutprints.com/2012/04/i1di … ck-review/ Oct 28 12 04:48 am Link Ivan Monge wrote: Tons of drawbacks Oct 28 12 11:19 pm Link The only thing I see wrong is a lack of software. I.E. Lightroom and/or Photoshop. Oct 29 12 12:08 am Link RacerXPhoto wrote: This was very informative .. Thank you! Oct 29 12 07:38 am Link Way more than enough to use for editing photos. It's even way more than enough to edit video also. Just keep it well ventilated and cool. Heat will be one of the things that will slow it down when your editing. Nov 06 12 04:36 pm Link I just purchased nearly the exact same set up in Laptop. (Asus G75VW) And I can tell you right now you will not at all be disappointed. I am able to run LR, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, After Effects, and Cubase all at the same time without ever making it breathe heavy. You are going to be just fine and probably very excited once you start working!! And Eff Apple....hahah I just realized that sounds a lot like Fapple...hmmm. Sorry lack of sleep is getting to me. Nov 06 12 04:48 pm Link Ivan Monge wrote: Great horsepower, actually more than enough to do alot of video post as well. Your only limiting factor is your hard configuration, imo. Nov 06 12 04:55 pm Link |
