What's the cheapest Mac one can get for graphic design purposes, including the price of the necessary software (photoshop et al), and where would you get it from?
Thanks.
Cheapest Mac
What's the cheapest Mac one can get for graphic design purposes, including the price of the necessary software (photoshop et al), and where would you get it from?
Thanks.
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Amateur observer
@Cynicalgrinch
You can get a Mac Mini, or a Macbook. For prices check ZAstore. It comes with a lot of software already, but Photoshop is damn expensive.
For a cheaper option can also build a PC and run OS X on it, hackintoshing. That's what I did, my PC only cost like R2500
The colour is hugely different on a PC compared to mac when doing graphics design... i switched to mac mainly for that along with other reasons aswell.
I do agree with Synaethesia though ... thats a much much cheaper option if you dont want to fork out 6k for a mac mini and the new Macbooks are going for 13k now so you have options .
Good luck dude
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you see the thing is with designing the colours will look the same on PC and mac but the minute you print the piece its totally different - if the design was done on PC that is . When the design is done on mac the colour you use is the colour that will show up on the print .
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iMac 27" Quad Core
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Thanks. Well 13k isn't that bad actually, was expecting prices nearer to 20k.
There are those that do and those that just do talking, we're all going through hell - it's burn or keep on walking.
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@Cynicalgrinch
Adobe design suite costs nearly 15k alone, a macbook is cheaper... but I am using the adobe cs4 suite on OSX now, much better experience it runs so much better than it did on windows.
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Help me turn my computer into one?Originally Posted by Synaesthesia
At the moment I have tried everything some stuff is incompatible.
http://tonymacx86.blogspot.com/2010/...c-os-x-on.html
http://osx86sv.wordpress.com/2010/02...s-motherboard/
Above links use original DVD, I have the 10.6.3 one if interested.
entia non sunt multiplicanda praeter necessitatem
i'm pretty sure this is not (completely)true.
Yip, not entirely true. Since Vista Colour Mangement has been implemented for Windows.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Color_System
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_management
entia non sunt multiplicanda praeter necessitatem
By how much does this new "Colour Management" close the gap between Mac and a PC?
Never thought a Mac was worth it myself... ( I know nothing of design etc)
If you willing to spend about R13k on a Mac then you should also consider a 21.5" iMac - about the same price as a 13" Macbook but will have a lot more power and a bigger screen (awesome for photoshop)...
Thanks for the links. I am using a retail CD and the first link's method, problem is the install gets to about 8-7 minutes remaining and then freezes...
Great choice. The new iMacs are great solutions.
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