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im buying new rig, but which one is best Anonymous
macbook + aperture 2

or

pc laptop + ???

i saw the new aperture is out for mac, and this just when im planning on buying a new laptop to use for photography, but which platform and software is the state of the art right now?
>> Anonymous
Don't get Aperture on its own. It's a Lightroom equivalent, not a PS equivalent, AFAIK, and there's not really any reason why someone who doesn't have to process and output a huge number of images needs something like LR or Aperture. Adobe Camera Raw and a set of folders do the same work.

I'd go with a PC. There's no reason to spend more on a mac except personal preference.
>> Anonymous
You'll get a PC, unless you want to look like a huge faggot who buys overpriced hardware with a watered-down implementation of BSD.

Both windows and mac offer you access to photoshop and to advanced batch photo processing programs, so just go with personal preference.

Windows will get you all spywared if you don't have any shred of common IT sense, though.
>> Anonymous
>> photography // state of the art right now

PC + ACDSee + Photoshop.
>> Anonymous
what pc laptop would be a good choice? it would be used for pictures, not gaming, so that makes the regurements a bit different than the most common laptops I guess
>> Anonymous
>>126763
Good, because Gaming + laptop = lol wut. What do you want in the laptop? Do you just want portability to move it occasionally? If so get one with a bigger screen (15" or 17"). If you want to lug it around constantly, get a 12/13" one. Get something with at least 2gigabytes of ram and stick to intel core duo (not celeron) processors, unless you're in a incredibly tight budget. Graphic chipset is irrelevant.
>> Anonymous
if you're poor and can't afford a macbook, get a PC.

if you have more than 15 years in building/troubleshooting PCs, work as a PC tech, tired of having to suppliment a poorly designed OS with firewalls/anti-v/anti-troj/ just to surf the internet, and/or just don't want the fail that is Vista .... save up for a macbook.

my macbook: lightroom 2.0
my PC rig: lightroom 2.0

but i have over 2000 pics in my library and am a weekend photographer (approx 300 shots/weekend average).

and if you're butt hurt over deuchebag commercials ... get a grip. No one likes those commercials except for Steve and pretentious art students aka baristas-in-training.
>> Anonymous
Get a mac + aperture. You'll like it a lot better. The workflow is nicer from end to end, especially when you get serious about stuff.

>>126760
ACDSee isn't a replacement for lightroom or aperture, so your comment is completely unqualified and idiotic. Go to /b/ and ask them what you should do with your life.
>> sv !!vC9KZM3Ch/H
I had a long interest in Macs until I used one for more than 30 minutes.

It's just personal preference. Download the Adobe Lightroom trial and see how you like it. Go to an Apple store and play with Aperture.
>> Anonymous
>>126780
I can play Bioshock at max. settings on my laptop, no lagging. :D Any questions?
>> I||ICIT !!mknjFN/v/49
ill throw my vote in for a windows laptop and probably lightroom.

id also suggest you d/l the trial off adobe to see how you like the workflow of it.

also, another thing you need to consider is the quality of the screen as laptops arent renowned for having high quality screens and this can mean things like, not bright enough, not very good contrast ratios, bad colour reproduction and less control of user profiles to get the colours accurate.
this is a definite factor to consider when going for a laptop...

the other thing is, do you really need a laptop?
ive been using mine for general use with a fair amount of raw workflow involved and id have to say the amount of times ive actually needed it to be "portable" are far less than i need the price to less with the specs higher.

also, i assume youll be processing raw files as well? otherwise, honestly theres not as much of a point in geting a fast comp.
>> Lynx !!KY+lVSl0s2m
I use both on a daily basis. The ONLY difference I can find is no right click with standard mac mouses. Seriously, thats it. I prefer to work from home on my PC because thats where my music is, but I've spent many nights at school on G4 macs. If you can get it out of your head that one is right and one is wrong, you'll do fine.
>> Anonymous
>>126840
Listen to this man about laptop screens. I use a laptop as my only computer, but I have a calibrated CRT that I hook up when I edit photographs. CRTs are dirt cheap and better monitors than LCDs, so buy one.
>> Anonymous
>>126841
i have a "mighty" mouse (i hate that name btw. i half expected it to come with a cape or something). It has a right click. it does throw people off though because it doesn't have that split at the top for left/middle/right buttons like most mice. it's surprisingly accurate.
>> Anonymous
but the mighty clit mouse is horrible with its tiny ball
>> Anonymous
>>126904but the mighty clit mouse is horrible with its tiny ball

So many levels of wrong in that sentence.
>> Falldog
>>126841
Speaks the truth.

The first thing I did with my Mac was upgrade the RAM. The second thing I did was replace the mouse.

I've used Lighroom for a while on my old Laptop, and have found it hard to use it again on my Mac after trying out Aperture. I feel like the flow of the application, exporting, and the managing of my images are a lot easier.

Regardless, as far as the editing of your photos, you can't go wrong either way. Just make sure your laptop has the umph for processing. As for a particular recommendation, I have an HP that has a SD card slot, so look for something that will make your life easier. A slot, small size, processing power, it depends on who you are and what you do.
>> Anonymous
>>126755
if it's about aperture 2...
get yourself a pc laptop with aperture 2... >_>

If anyone thinks mac is more stable or you have to configurate a PC like mad, he just has no idea what he's talking about.

They are both good to work with.
With Mac you have "style" (and you are one of the cool guys who own a MAC, wow a MAC!) but from the hardware itself you get better results for less money with a PC. Especially because you can run any software on a PC that you could run on a Mac but not the other way around.
And if you know how to emulate or how to pirate software, a PC is always better than a Mac.


If you're a fanboy of Rodney McKay from Stargate: Atlantis you should go and buy a Mac because that's what he uses. :)
I, for myself, would ALWAYS suggest a PC and to learn where to get the software you need.
>> ac !!VPzQAxYPAMA
>>127085
>Especially because you can run any software on a PC that you could run on a Mac but not the other way around.
Given that Macs can run Windows nowadays (and, in fact, often better than a comparable Windows laptop. PC Magazine named a Macbook as the fastest Windows laptop a few months ago, for instance, although that's probably changed since then), and the fact that your post specifically mentions the Mac-only software package (Aperture), I find that statement a bit odd.
>> dark !dooMer.vIU
definitively get a a good laptop pc with winxp/toshop/gimp.
>> Anonymous
>>126759
If os x is a watered down version of BSD, then Vista is a shitty imitation of a watered down version of BSD.
And how is it overpriced? Sure, you can get a crappy, cheap PC, but if you going to run PSCS3 on it, the performance will blow. Compare specs and you'll find the prces to be similar. However, don't buy accessories from Mac, that shit is overpriced (especially memory.)
Get a mac, if for no other reason than to stop Microsoft from doing stupid shit like forcing sRGB to be the standard, when it is a completely unacceptable color space if you give a shit about the quality of your images. But I guess if you are dumb enough to ask for advice from /p/, you probably will get a PC.
>> Anonymous
>>127171
Who fucking runs Vista? AFAIK, one can still get XP as an option.
>> Anonymous
>>127172
Exactly. Thanks for further proving that Microsoft blows.>>126846
Further proof /p/ is not a good place to get advice. Unless you spend a shit load of money on a very high end CRT, the differences are minimal and not noticeable at all. I don't know if you have noticed, but it is not 1998 anymore.