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Need help decided what model PowerMac my school newspaper should get. I'm in charge of deciding because no one else know anything about computers. We will use the computer mostly for Creating pictures and stuff in Photoshop 7.01. Using Quark 5, and Office V.X. Also using Illustrator, ImageReady, Macromedia Dreamweaver MX, Final Cut Pro. We'll proably also be running Mathmatica 4.1. We also want this computer to last us for about 5years. We already have 2 17" Formac Displays ready to be unpacked and used. We also will be multitasking very heavily using, Photoshop, Illustrator, Office, Appleworks 6, Internet Explorer, and Dreamweaver all at the same time. Also for all this multitasking will it be better to get a SCSI drive or will a ATA/100 be fast enough
I think that pretty much covers it.
P.S We have a budget of about $3000 rounded.
Thanks for any suggestions.
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I think that pretty much covers it.
P.S We have a budget of about $3000 rounded.
Thanks for any suggestions.
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<strong>Need help decided what model PowerMac my school newspaper should get.... We also want this computer to last us for about 5years. We already have 2 17" Formac Displays ready to be unpacked and used. We also will be multitasking very heavily using, Photoshop, Illustrator, Office, Appleworks 6, Internet Explorer, and Dreamweaver all at the same time. Also for all this multitasking will it be better to get a SCSI drive or will a ATA/100 be fast enough
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P.S We have a budget of about $3000 rounded.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Well you're dangerously close to being able to purchase the Dual 1.25 GHZ with the EDU discount, at least before tax & shipping.
But if you're looking for a 5 year investment, I'd probably go with a SCSI setup in a dual 1 GHZ. The SCSI drives should last longer, 5 years wouldn't be a surprise at all. Also if you buy the dual GHZ you could get AppleCare for the machine (if your school doesn't have a maintenance contract) which will also help extend the life of the machine. It comes with the dual display video card, but I'm not sure if both of your monitors will work without an adapter.
Personally, I don't think I'd consider the Dual 867 simply because you're going to be doing EVERYTHING with the machine. You'll be able to do everything, but maybe not in 3,4 or 5 years. The Dual GHZ will give you some added life.
<strong>I have 10,000 RPM western digital that I use only for backups cause it gets so hot I aam afraid to leav it on all the time and its only supported with HD tool kit under mac os and never spins down.</strong><hr></blockquote>
I left a Western Digital hard drive on all night while I was rendering a DV project and it burned up! Yep, it had a head crash that warped one of the platters, which slowed down the RPM of the drive. The drive spent the rest of the night trying to spin up to 7200 RPM. The drive got so hot, it melted the plastic that touched it. It was still warm to the touch after an hour of cooling down. I never bought a Western Digital hard drive since.
EDIT- I lost a 20 minute section of our project. And I cut holes into the case for ventalation. (Using a Maxtor Hard drive now)
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