JRR Posted January 11, 2004 Report Share Posted January 11, 2004 Assuming I won the lottery etc, what would people recommend for specs if I were to go buy:1) Desktop - to be used for sound editing (Audacity), PhotoShop, PTE design2) Laptop - PTE presentation (plus per above when away from home base)Specs such as:- Chipset- RAM- sound card- video card- etcThanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Cox Posted January 11, 2004 Report Share Posted January 11, 2004 2 sticks of 512 ram or moreati all in wonder cw tuner and video/audio in and outs2 hard drives as big as practical partitionedif you can - get the tray things so you can swap out hardrives and buy matching spare drives partitioned you want to be flexiblea standard cd-r drive and either the sony or pioneer dvd drive that does all formatsand the fastest processor that is outbuy the case that you can see into c/w a 350 watt or bigger power supplymob that supports usb 2 and firewirethe creative out of box sound system looks goodken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlin Posted January 11, 2004 Report Share Posted January 11, 2004 This one is open to a lot of personal opinion.Money no limit?1- Fastest processor available2- Most RAM available3- Fastest/largest drives available: 6 minimum (SCSI Hot swappable)4- Mirrored drives for greater reliability5- DVD backup6- Fastest Video card with lossa RAM7- Biggest monitor available (i'm using 21" today, but it's 3 years old javascript:emoticon('')javascript:emoticon('')8- Hot swap power supplies9- QUIET power supplies10-UPS11- headphone with mic (best i could get)12- Two DVDs supporting all formats13- Two CD burners14- A pair of really good speakersMerlin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OGL Posted January 11, 2004 Report Share Posted January 11, 2004 Hello Jim.For Desktop as minimum:Mainboard chipset j845PECPU: Celeron 2.2GHz/400MHz/128kRAM: 512Mb (It is good for PhotoShop8)HDD: >=80Gb, 7200ppm (Seagate Barracuda 380011A)Video card: 64Mb GeForce4 MX-440-8x 128bitSound card: Onboard + CreativeLive!5 or CreativeAudigi2DVD ROM: Toshiba SD-M1712DVD RW: Sony CRX300EMonitor: Vacuum only, 17"I think for PTE this is OK.Regards,Oleg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Cox Posted January 12, 2004 Report Share Posted January 12, 2004 Jimalso format your drives to NTFSken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRR Posted January 12, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2004 Thanks Merlin, Ken and Oleg.I was also looking for specs for a lap top too, but I just looked closely at my posting and spotted that I had a sunglasses face icon in lieu of my "b".It seems if you type "" you get the icon not the letter "B"..... After several attempts to fix it, I succeeded so the desire for lap top specs stands out more nowAny thoughts ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Cox Posted January 12, 2004 Report Share Posted January 12, 2004 Jim i just ran across a descrption of what looks like might suit you -- dont know if it is still available tho'Toshiba 17" Satellite P25-S609was 2799 usa fundsken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlin Posted January 13, 2004 Report Share Posted January 13, 2004 Hello,I was rushed earlier wit my response, sorry.1- Fastest processor available::being the 'brain', a fast processor help speed changes up for pictures & sound::Pentium 4 3.2GHz with 800MHz FSB2- Most RAM available:: 1 Gig is not too much. Depending on the brand you may be able to get more.::RAM allos your computer to run faster by eliminating the need to copy RAM to/from a hard disk3- Fastest/largest drives available: 6 minimum (SCSI Hot swappable)::SCSI is usually faster than IDE.::10,000RPM has been available for years. Drive makers develop new drives as SCSI first.::6 drives in 3 pairs (mirrored makes them faster and more reliable)::0ne pair for the OS and programs. One pair for Audio files. One pair for video files.4- Mirrored drives for greater reliability::Data is duplicated on each of the two drives.::when one fails, the other keeps going with all data intact5- DVD backup::Backups because failures happen6- Fastest Video card with lossa RAM::Fastest because it takes time to draw pictures on the screen::More RAM helps the card draw faster7- Biggest monitor available (i'm using 21" today, but it's 3 years old :: easier to see details8- Hot swap power supplies:: hot swap means you can swap power supplies when one fails without even shutting off power9- QUIET power supplies:: those fans can be noisy10-UPS::protects from power hiccups or outages11- headphone with mic (best i could get)::keeps mic at a constant distance and thus the sound is consistent.12- Latest Soundblaster sound card:: Why get sound blaster compatible, when you can have the real thing?:: currently Sound Blaster® Audigy® 2 ZS13- Two DVDs supporting all formats:: This allows easy copying from one drive to the other14- Two CD burners:: This allows easy copying from one drive to the other14- A pair of really good speakers:: so that you can hear the sound without the headphone limitationsIf you had not won the lottery, there'd be some 'practical' tradeoffs I don't know laptops as well, so I have no useful opinion.Merlin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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