NEW iMac ??
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- rodzilla
I am looking to purchase the new iMac. I currently am a print designer with some web skills. So I will not be editing any huge videos.
At work, the CD purchased new intel computers with the new cs3 suite. My CD had to upgrade the memory to 3gig in order to run the suite efficiently.
Do you all feel that upgrading to 2gig would be sufficient enough to run the new CS3 suite?
- cram0
my macbook pro has 2g ram and runs cs3 great... the imac should do even better.
- Llyod0
glossy screen=bad for print
- rodzilla0
care to explain further about the glossy screen??
- Llyod0
the screen comes in glossy only. colors will look different. this is bad for design.
- Llyod0
the screen comes in glossy only. colors will look different. this is bad for design.
- THA0
true that. Glossy screen makes colors look OFF. Not a good idea for a print (or any) pro designer.
- rafalski0
Glossy screen is a bummer, but so is the new iMac video board which is reported to be way slower than the old one.
http://everythingapple.blogspot.…
- cram0
i agree about the screen... i was just about to order one but i saw one in the apple store and the screen is way too reflective. let's hope a matte version comes soon.
- khan0
as far as the ram issue goes, i'm running a mac mini up'd to 2gb (on the intel core duo) and the cs3 suite runs like a charm. should be a breeze on the imac.
- Fatandsugar0
got 4GB. CS3 runs fine. The screen is awesome, don't see the print "issue" since spot colors never look accurate on screen anyway...
- armed_rob0
when you purchase a mbp you get to choose glossy or matte. should be the same on the iMac but its not. I dont think they will make the matte iMac screen because of the way Jobs presented the glossy in the keynote.
I got a mbp, matte, 2 gb ram and cs3 runs nice.
- smpl0
2 gig should be fine, more is always better though. no problem on my imac.
glossy screen is imposible to callibrate, if you where thinking of doing that.
but hey, you can never trust your colors on screen, it's just a reference...
- tbgd0
my suggestion is get a new mini with a dell ultrasharp.
- HomeCreative0
Errrm if your designing for print......can I just say
Pantone swatches and a decent Printer, is the only accurate system you can get!NO SCREEN is 100% accurate no matter how calibrated it is.
We have 4 new 24" imacs and there all huey calibrated and the colors look just the same as they do on our cinema displays.
- rodzilla0
thanks for everyones input. to each is his own and I believe that a 2gig iMac will do just fine for me.
Thanks again everyone!
- Llyod0
so you're cool with screwy colors? are you just in love with macs?
- Dancer0
going to buy an iMac but also purchasing a second monitor as my primary screen. But color matching is never going to be spot on. Pantones all the way here
- niconico0
i'm running cs3 on a macbook w/ 2GB ram - works great... imac should be blazing w/ 2GB...
- Atkinson0
I prefer the 'old' imac. The previous model, not into aluminium, kinda looks like an eighties house club, just a thought. The glossy thing would piss me off too.
- rodzilla0
i like apple. i like the whole imac package. the only thing i am "rethinking" is the whole glossy thing.
but like most said screens are used as a reference for colors not a primary matching system.