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On Wed, 19 Aug 2009 17:59:26 -0700, uncle ted wrote:
Problem is not with the machine - problem is with the OS. You keep mucking with MS it's going to keep running slower from the day you install. Suggest you try Linux instead - the performance will probably be batter than you've seen with MS and it won't deteriorate.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - forgive my ignorance but is it possible to order a pc with all the specs ,ram ,hd etc but no operating system then install linux ? would it run cs4, lightroom etc ? It is, indeed, possible. I've done it several times - though you have to look. There are also some vendors who are actually brave enough to sell Linux systems - last time I looked, DELL had a few. Another option: a barebones system - they usually come without RAM or hard drive, but that is certainly easy enough to install. MS software will not run natively on Linux. If you search for WINE you can find out what software will run via the WINE emulator. Other options: you can always do a virtual machine within the Linux install. Or you can see how native Linux softare works for you. GIMP is freely available. I believe at one time there was a Linux version of lightroom available. |
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On Wed, 19 Aug 2009 16:40:04 -0700, wrote: looking for some input/suggestions on buying new pc. im shooting with the 5d mark II ,raw files are big around 25 the mb region my current specs are below . machine is slowing a bit around 1 1/2 yr old looking to upgrade to a new one . INTEL PENTIUM 4 3.20 GHZ NVDIA GEFORCE 7800 GS 200 GG HD ATA 4 GB RAM WINDOWS XP PRO GATEWAY 24 IN HD MONITOR calabrated with the xrite pro Problem is not with the machine - problem is with the OS. You keep mucking with MS it's going to keep running slower from the day you install. Suggest you try Linux instead - And using the computer will be slower from day one because you'll have to spend more time taking care of the OS. -- Ray Fischer |
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On Thu, 20 Aug 2009 03:25:33 +0000, Ray Fischer wrote:
ray wrote: On Wed, 19 Aug 2009 16:40:04 -0700, wrote: looking for some input/suggestions on buying new pc. im shooting with the 5d mark II ,raw files are big around 25 the mb region my current specs are below . machine is slowing a bit around 1 1/2 yr old looking to upgrade to a new one . INTEL PENTIUM 4 3.20 GHZ NVDIA GEFORCE 7800 GS 200 GG HD ATA 4 GB RAM WINDOWS XP PRO GATEWAY 24 IN HD MONITOR calabrated with the xrite pro Problem is not with the machine - problem is with the OS. You keep mucking with MS it's going to keep running slower from the day you install. Suggest you try Linux instead - And using the computer will be slower from day one because you'll have to spend more time taking care of the OS. How is that? I've found just exactly the opposite to be true. No virus scans, no disk defragmentation needed, . . . |
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, uncle ted wrote: forgive my ignorance but is it possible to order a pc with all the specs ,ram ,hd etc but no operating system then install linux ? would it run cs4, lightroom etc ? cs4 and lightroom do not run under linux. older versions of photoshop sort of work with wine, but not all that well. if you want to run adobe software, particularly current adobe software and not versions from 5-10 years ago, you will need to get either windows or os x. |
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Bob Larter wrote:
Ray Fischer wrote: ray wrote: On Wed, 19 Aug 2009 16:40:04 -0700, wrote: looking for some input/suggestions on buying new pc. im shooting with the 5d mark II ,raw files are big around 25 the mb region my current specs are below . machine is slowing a bit around 1 1/2 yr old looking to upgrade to a new one . INTEL PENTIUM 4 3.20 GHZ NVDIA GEFORCE 7800 GS 200 GG HD ATA 4 GB RAM WINDOWS XP PRO GATEWAY 24 IN HD MONITOR calabrated with the xrite pro Problem is not with the machine - problem is with the OS. You keep mucking with MS it's going to keep running slower from the day you install. Suggest you try Linux instead - And using the computer will be slower from day one because you'll have to spend more time taking care of the OS. With Linux? Are you kidding? One of the biggest advantages of Linux over Windows is that you're not having to constantly tweak stuff to keep it running at 100% efficiency. Now I _know_ that you're bull****ting. -- Ray Fischer |
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writes Ray Fischer wrote: ray wrote: On Wed, 19 Aug 2009 16:40:04 -0700, wrote: looking for some input/suggestions on buying new pc. im shooting with the 5d mark II ,raw files are big around 25 the mb region my current specs are below . machine is slowing a bit around 1 1/2 yr old looking to upgrade to a new one . INTEL PENTIUM 4 3.20 GHZ NVDIA GEFORCE 7800 GS 200 GG HD ATA 4 GB RAM WINDOWS XP PRO GATEWAY 24 IN HD MONITOR calabrated with the xrite pro Problem is not with the machine - problem is with the OS. You keep mucking with MS it's going to keep running slower from the day you install. Suggest you try Linux instead - And using the computer will be slower from day one because you'll have to spend more time taking care of the OS. With Linux? Are you kidding? One of the biggest advantages of Linux over Windows is that you're not having to constantly tweak stuff to keep it running at 100% efficiency. So Linux has an autoupdate facility like Windows and OSX? Who do you call for support on the particular version of linux you are suggesting? I assume there is telephone support? -- \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ \/\/\/\/\ Chris Hills Staffs England /\/\/\/\/ \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/ |
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uncle ted wrote:
Problem is not with the machine - problem is with the OS. You keep mucking with MS it's going to keep running slower from the day you install. Suggest you try Linux instead - the performance will probably be batter than you've seen with MS and it won't deteriorate.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - forgive my ignorance but is it possible to order a pc with all the specs ,ram ,hd etc but no operating system then install linux ? would it run cs4, lightroom etc ? It's possible but odds are that it will be cheaper to just get a Windows box and blow away the Windows. If your objective is to run Adobe applications then running Linux and trying to make them work under it is pointless--if it can be done at all you're going to be spending more time mucking about making things that aren't intended to work together function than you going to spend using the system. Before you buy a new machine, two things to do: 1: Go to start/run/msconfig and look at what your system is starting up and what it is running for services--google each to find out what they do and disable any that you don't need. 2: Right click on the task bar, select "task manager", "performance", and then compare the physical memory with the memory used. If you've got more memory being used than the physical memory installed then add RAM as required. |
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On Thu, 20 Aug 2009 10:27:20 +0100, Chris H wrote: In message , Bob Larter writes Ray Fischer wrote: ray wrote: On Wed, 19 Aug 2009 16:40:04 -0700, wrote: looking for some input/suggestions on buying new pc. im shooting with the 5d mark II ,raw files are big around 25 the mb region my current specs are below . machine is slowing a bit around 1 1/2 yr old looking to upgrade to a new one . INTEL PENTIUM 4 3.20 GHZ NVDIA GEFORCE 7800 GS 200 GG HD ATA 4 GB RAM WINDOWS XP PRO GATEWAY 24 IN HD MONITOR calabrated with the xrite pro Problem is not with the machine - problem is with the OS. You keep mucking with MS it's going to keep running slower from the day you install. Suggest you try Linux instead - And using the computer will be slower from day one because you'll have to spend more time taking care of the OS. With Linux? Are you kidding? One of the biggest advantages of Linux over Windows is that you're not having to constantly tweak stuff to keep it running at 100% efficiency. So Linux has an autoupdate facility like Windows and OSX? Yes it does. At least the versions I use (Ubuntu and Redhat) do. Who do you call for support on the particular version of linux you are suggesting? I assume there is telephone support? Vast amount of support available for free online. Steve |
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