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I recently bought a Mac mini with a Fusion drive which is easily the fastest machine I have ever had. The really neat thing is that it is smaller and lighter than a laptop so is easy to carry between home and office. I just bluetooth to mouse and keyboard and HDMI into a monitor at each place, James James Stevenson Director Cultural Heritage Digitisation Ltd mob: 07562 894001 email: [log in to unmask] www.culturalheritagedigitisation.co.uk Skype: agpphotography On 12 December 2013 10:17, Cassandra Parsons < [log in to unmask]> wrote: > I've used Macs and PC's and they're both good for working with images if > they have a high spec. Johns point about I.T support is really > important..... we don't have an I.T department and the entire museum use > Dell, Apple is beyond our I.T capabilities! I think it's wise for > compatibility reasons to consider what your organisation generally uses > in terms of hardware and software. Depends on how good your I.T support > is I guess! > > I don't like Dell myself; they use cheap components that have caused me > problems in the past, so I bypassed I.T support and had my editing and > studio P.C's custom made according to my spec by pcspecialist.co.uk. > They're very good machines. They're quite old now so I hope to replace > them in the next few years and I'll go back to P.C Specialist again! I > plan to get one for our Picture librarian too because the graphics card > in the dell she has been given is not up to snuff! > > > Regards > > Cassandra Parsons > Photographer > > 020 75639 575 / 572 > -----Original Message----- > From: AHFAP, for image professionals in the UK cultural heritage sector > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Carr, John > Sent: 12 December 2013 09:01 > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: PC V MAC > > We depend on Macs and have done for the last 10 years. With 2 g5 Power > macs and a mac pro laptop for tethering blads & Nikons, Time machine > is a superb back up facility Processing speed is faster than a pc, in my > opinion, and image software tends to be designed with the photog & > publishing in mind. > We initially had issues with our It Dept supporting the computers, not > that they need much support, but they cam around to it - eventually! > The new power mac looks very quick, although the design does tend to > mimic a loo brush holder! > > Good luck on your purchase > > John > > > John Carr | Photographer | Communications Department > > The Royal College of Surgeons of England | 35-43 Lincoln's Inn Fields | > London WC2A 3PE > > t: 020 78696188 | | e: [log in to unmask] | w: http://www.rcseng.ac.uk > > > > > On 12/12/2013 08:51, "Sweeney, Keith" > <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > Hi All, > > I have a question for the group? > > Trying to gauge your thoughts as too your feeling with regards to using > PC or Macs when working with files/editing processing images etc. > > At the moment I use a PC desktop in the office Dell precision with a Mac > monitor. > > We might have some money to spend, so just wondering if any one out > there is using or has experience of higher spec equipment they might > recommend or not for that matter. > Ultimately I want to use what ever gives me processor speed along with > monitor image quality. > > Regards > > Keith Sweeney. > Keith Sweeney > Photographer > National Museums Liverpool > Tel: 0151 478 4735 > Fax: 0151 478 4770 > > www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk > > Gift ideas and treats for yourself in our online shop. > <www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/onlineshop> > > > National Museums Liverpool Disclaimer: > > > This email and any attachments transmitted with it are confidential and > intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are > addressed, and may contain information that is confidential, subject to > copyright. 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