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Re: filmscanners: Computer System Recommendations
<GNUNEMAKER@aol.com> wrote:
> Looking to upgrade our current system and would appreciate specifications
> from the list. Need typical PC based business machine (Microsoft
Products)
> and the strongest possible system to support our scanning and photography
> habit. Would greatly appreciate input on specifications.
> Will use Polaroid Sprintscan 4000, Epson 1280, Photoshop, and Silverfast
for
> photo based work.
It's hard to make precise recommendations without a ballpark budget, but
AFAICS
go for the fastest processor, the most RAM and the fastest hard drives you
can
afford. Fast hard drives or RAID will save you a lot of sitting around
waiting for
50+MB files to load and save. Lots of RAM helps with editing as does the
CPU
speed. Win2K should give you a more stable platform with better memory
management
than Win9x or ME. Make sure all the hardware you propose to use has drivers
for
the OS though.
Rob
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