The idea of this is to share what we can do with our minis and learn from what other people have done with theirs, thus creating a usable resource which may give people an idea of the capabilities of the machine. Post spec of your machine and what you can do with it. Heres mine:
1.25Ghz
1 gb DDR3200 RAM
40gb hard disk
500gb Lacie usb2 big disk
Starlogic 17" TFT 1280x1024
I use this machine to create and publish architecture projects, which incorporates CAD, rendering, photography, graphic design, presentation production, animation, video editing. On my most recent project I have mostly been drawing in Sketchup, which I also use for creating my animations, with Vue 5 infinite (runs a lot better than expected) to create photorealistic renders of the model. I'm presenting my work in Powerpoint from MS Office:Mac 2004 (one of the best software suites ever, and the best edition of office on either platform). I create my graphics using Adobe CS2, particularly photoshop, but also using indesign to create portfolio work. I also use iPhoto to manage my photography, use iMovie to edit my animations and may at some point use a mix of quicktime pro and garageband for my sound creation.
I often run itunes, safari, powerpoint, photoshop, sketchup, iphoto and imovie at the same time which runs ok with the gigabyte of RAM. I used aticcelerator to overclock my gpu and VRAM speeds by 10%. My system is optimised and maintained for performance using cocktail and tinkertool.
I find this works pretty well for the most part, and all of the apps run fast enough except for perhaps sketchup 5, but only once the model gets really complex, however this is made up for by the productivity I can achieve with the software because it is so well thought out, and with a clever use of layersand display options you can get decent performance. I have to leave vue 5 renders to run overnight sometimes. What I really want is a core duo for that extra processor, however until the ppc only programs go intel native its not really worth it.
1.25Ghz
1 gb DDR3200 RAM
40gb hard disk
500gb Lacie usb2 big disk
Starlogic 17" TFT 1280x1024
I use this machine to create and publish architecture projects, which incorporates CAD, rendering, photography, graphic design, presentation production, animation, video editing. On my most recent project I have mostly been drawing in Sketchup, which I also use for creating my animations, with Vue 5 infinite (runs a lot better than expected) to create photorealistic renders of the model. I'm presenting my work in Powerpoint from MS Office:Mac 2004 (one of the best software suites ever, and the best edition of office on either platform). I create my graphics using Adobe CS2, particularly photoshop, but also using indesign to create portfolio work. I also use iPhoto to manage my photography, use iMovie to edit my animations and may at some point use a mix of quicktime pro and garageband for my sound creation.
I often run itunes, safari, powerpoint, photoshop, sketchup, iphoto and imovie at the same time which runs ok with the gigabyte of RAM. I used aticcelerator to overclock my gpu and VRAM speeds by 10%. My system is optimised and maintained for performance using cocktail and tinkertool.
I find this works pretty well for the most part, and all of the apps run fast enough except for perhaps sketchup 5, but only once the model gets really complex, however this is made up for by the productivity I can achieve with the software because it is so well thought out, and with a clever use of layersand display options you can get decent performance. I have to leave vue 5 renders to run overnight sometimes. What I really want is a core duo for that extra processor, however until the ppc only programs go intel native its not really worth it.
