Arca-Swiss 8x10/4x5 | Mamiya 6x7 | Leica 35mm | Blackmagic Ultra HD Video
Sound Devices audio recorder, Schoeps & DPA mikes
Mac Studio/Eizo with Capture One, Final Cut, DaVinci Resolve, Logic
Oh yeah, unabashedly. I understand that some folks have their issues with computers, but it's mostly software problems. Building a computer these days is just adult LEGOs. Verified builds with instructions can be found online easily.
If you're lucky, one of Micro Center's 25 stores in the USA is nearby and they could walk you through some details. I'm probably going to the one in GA next time I do a build.
I appreciate all the input. I think that I have a pretty good idea of what would be needed. Still, making a choice has its complexities.
I like Oren's strategy. Purchase a Dell without bloat-ware and then beef it up with memory and a good CPU.
In fact, I'm considering both a Microsoft based system and an Apple, and will begin a thread on the latter. I think that some of what has been gleaned in this thread regarding Microsoft carries over to Apple.
If you're into Adobe software, consider a desktop or tower with a good processor, plenty of RAM, and a dedicated graphics card. Adobe apps, especially Photoshop and Lightroom, can be resource-intensive. I've found that having a solid system makes a big difference in performance and productivity. Also, a comptia pentest+ course could be helpful, so consider it. Good luck!
The new MacBook pro 16 w/M3 Max in Black Aluminum!
They should call it the Black Beast!
The biggest baddest system I can (almost) afford. However much memory I can shoehorn into the box. lots of cores. Oh yeah - I use the system for other things than Photoshop. Like Cinema 4D using Maxwell Render - I've had renders go 3 t0 4 days or more across three or more networked systems. Realflow fluid simulations can take a bit of memory and CPU/GPU as well. Yeah - I'm sort of crazy. My only Dell is a dual Xeon 1U server with 64M of memory. At one point I had around 14 systems stacked up at home, most running Linux.
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