Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Re: state of the art digital arts labs

Myth?=20

-----Original Message-----
From: Constantine, Norman [mailto:nconstantine@wakefieldschool.org]=20
Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2010 3:28 AM
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Re: state of the art digital arts labs

you are all buying into the myth that the only platform you can do art
on is the mac.....

On Tue, Nov 30, 2010 at 8:16 AM, Patricia Moser <moserp@sidwell.edu>
wrote:

> Friends,
>
> I am seeking recommendations for the best computers for an upper=20
> school digital visual arts lab, specifically brands and models. The=20
> lab will be used for all sorts of digital art, including AP Art, art=20
> portfolios, digital photography, and music. Specific models that have=20
> been recommended to us
> are:
> First choice which seems a bit over the top: the 8 Core Mac Pro Two=20
> 2.26GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon16GB (8x2GB)
>
> Second choice: Quad-Core iMac 27-inch: 2.8GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7

> +200 16GB 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 4x4GB +1400 2TB Serial ATA Drive
>
> Third Choice: Quad-Core iMac 27-inch: 2.66GHz 2.8GHz Quad-Core Intel=20
> Core
> i7 +200 8GB 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 2x4GB +600 1TB Serial ATA Drive
>
> Is anyone out there using any of these? How is their performance?=20
> Anything else you would recommend? What is the best way to handle=20
> storage of the large files that will be created? A separate server?
Thanks for your help.
>
> Patt Moser
> Sidwell Friends School
>
>
> [ For info on ISED-L see=20
> https://www.gds.org/podium/default.aspx?t=3D128874]
> Submissions to ISED-L are released under a creative commons,=20
> attribution, non-commercial, share-alike license.
> RSS Feed, http://listserv.syr.edu/scripts/wa.exe?RSS&L=3DISED-L
>
>


--
Norman Constantine
Director of Technology Integration
Wakefield School
The Plains, VA

[ For info on ISED-L see
https://www.gds.org/podium/default.aspx?t=3D128874 ] Submissions to =
ISED-L
are released under a creative commons, attribution, non-commercial,
share-alike license.
RSS Feed, http://listserv.syr.edu/scripts/wa.exe?RSS&L=3DISED-L

[ For info on ISED-L see https://www.gds.org/podium/default.aspx?t=3D128874 ]
Submissions to ISED-L are released under a creative commons, attribution, non-commercial, share-alike license.
RSS Feed, http://listserv.syr.edu/scripts/wa.exe?RSS&L=3DISED-L