Luminous Landscape Forum
Equipment & Techniques => Computers & Peripherals => Topic started by: ymc226 on October 15, 2012, 02:49:09 pm
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Presently using my MBP with i7 quad core but I'd like a dedicated computer for photography only and already have a NEC 24 PA series monitor. I'm using LR4 and NIK plug-ins including their HDR program. Eventually, I'd like to try stitching panoramas as well.
I don't want to spend alot on a Mac Pro (major refresh hinted for 2013) and want something smaller as well.
Looking at the various Mac blogs/forums, the Mac Mini may be due for a sooner than later refresh. Hopefully it will include a quad core processor and USB3. OWC also can upgrade the present M Mini to 16GB RAM.
Would the lack of a quad core processor in the present Mac Mini going to radically slow things down compared to my laptop?
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There's an earlier thread on that general topic here (http://www.luminous-landscape.com/forum/index.php?topic=69163.0).
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Thanks. I quickly searched Mac Mini prior to my post but that thread did not come up readily.
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there is a new Mac-mini coming later this month - faster- and with USB3 probably
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Hi,
My guess is that a MacMini would be OK. I would add as much memory as reasonably possible. I use 16 GByte on my three year old Mac Pro and that seems OK.I would probably opt for an internal SSD and using an external thunderbolt drive.
As I said, I use a MacPro but the next computer may be said combination.
Best regards
Erik