that you can do with a macbook!
On Wed, Dec 1, 2010 at 11:59 AM, Joe Frost
<Joe.Frost@phoenixchristian.org>wrote:
> Myth?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Constantine, Norman [mailto:nconstantine@wakefieldschool.org]
> 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
> > school digital visual arts lab, specifically brands and models. The
> > lab will be used for all sorts of digital art, including AP Art, art
> > portfolios, digital photography, and music. Specific models that have
> > been recommended to us
> > are:
> > First choice which seems a bit over the top: the 8 Core Mac Pro Two
> > 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
> > 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?
> > Anything else you would recommend? What is the best way to handle
> > storage of the large files that will be created? A separate server?
> Thanks for your help.
> >
> > Patt Moser
> > Sidwell Friends School
> >
> >
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> Norman Constantine
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> The Plains, VA
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