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I am an image pro, and the iMac screen is...	6,777 Views / 106 Replies
I am an image pro, and the iMac screen is impossible. I can't live with reflections of my own head on the screen, nor does the exaggerated contrast help get images ready for print. Thanks goodness, I...
Posted by ninahagen, on Jul 28, 2010 at 08:52 PM, in Mac Desktops

But a Dell is a Windows machine, which means it...	6,525 Views / 105 Replies
But a Dell is a Windows machine, which means it can't run the OS we love. And who decides what it is supposed to be? You? No, that would be Steve Jobs.
Posted by ninahagen, on Jun 15, 2010 at 12:30 PM, in Mac Desktops

We're in....	6,525 Views / 105 Replies
Look, the price is between the last two minis and better than either of them in performance, expandibilty and looks. If you are into Mac, you have already signed up to pay more for fit, feel and...
Posted by ninahagen, on Jun 15, 2010 at 11:22 AM, in Mac Desktops

2010 mini refresh?	3,460 Views / 19 Replies
Does anybody have an idea when the new minis will be out? Any guess what the best one will look like in terms of chipset, speed, SSD option? Need one in a new office we opened and wondering if we...
Posted by ninahagen, on May 11, 2010 at 12:04 PM, in Mac Desktops

Its the latest MBA with 128 SSD, which may prove...	1,138 Views / 16 Replies
Its the latest MBA with 128 SSD, which may prove too small...
Posted by ninahagen, on Oct 7, 2009 at 02:15 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Does anybody know where I can buy the Pure...	1,138 Views / 16 Replies
Does anybody know where I can buy the Pure Silicon 1TB SSD? And what the highest capacity SSD would be for my wife's air?
Posted by ninahagen, on Oct 6, 2009 at 10:47 AM, in Mac Notebooks

Thanks	1,138 Views / 16 Replies
Hi Mark, Thanks again! I think this is what I will get. But New Egg doesn't have it... I wonder if you know where one could buy it? That's a 3.5 disc size, right? For my wife, I wonder if you know...
Posted by ninahagen, on Oct 6, 2009 at 01:02 AM, in Mac Notebooks

How long before a 1TB do you reckon?	1,138 Views / 16 Replies
If Toshiba launched the 512GB last year, you'd think the 1TB must be close.
Posted by ninahagen, on Oct 5, 2009 at 04:02 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Which one?	1,138 Views / 16 Replies
What's the best and biggest 3rd party that would fit? PS Thanks for posting!
Posted by ninahagen, on Oct 5, 2009 at 12:43 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Will the new 17" MBP have a 512GB SSD option? Thoughts?	1,138 Views / 16 Replies
Boy, the notebooks are getting so good, what with 8GB RAM and a 3Ghz processor, unibody, battery life, great keyboard, the only thing left for me to wish for is a 512k or 1 TB internal SSD. Any idea...
Posted by ninahagen, on Oct 5, 2009 at 12:03 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Well, it seems like you have decided, so I...	2,576 Views / 38 Replies
Well, it seems like you have decided, so I thought I would pass this on: the sweet spot in the pro range is the 2.8 Ghz 8-core. Most performance for cost. Who knows, maybe you'll produce the next...
Posted by ninahagen, on May 12, 2008 at 01:19 PM, in Mac Desktops

I agree with you, with a difference about degree....	2,576 Views / 38 Replies
I agree with you, with a difference about degree. The Civic to Benz upgrade works, since there are demonstrable benefits... better seats, safer in a crash, maybe prettier. But the iMac is high grade...
Posted by ninahagen, on May 11, 2008 at 11:20 AM, in Mac Desktops

Condescension is the odious presumption that one...	2,576 Views / 38 Replies
Condescension is the odious presumption that one person is intrinsically better than the other. There is no such assumption operating here. Assuming the OP came to the board looking for honest...
Posted by ninahagen, on May 11, 2008 at 03:36 AM, in Mac Desktops

Yet, you have been defeated by a wooden object. ...	2,576 Views / 38 Replies
Yet, you have been defeated by a wooden object. The desk is neither so stylish nor grand nor expensive that replacing it would be a huge burden, particularly when your iMac meets or exceeds your...
Posted by ninahagen, on May 10, 2008 at 01:32 AM, in Mac Desktops

Yeah, those are both good points. If he goes with...	2,576 Views / 38 Replies
Yeah, those are both good points. If he goes with the basic Mac Pro with the 8800 vid card, it won't be crazily expensive and will play his games nicely. It is still overkill though, and it won't...
Posted by ninahagen, on May 7, 2008 at 12:11 PM, in Mac Desktops

I agree about a new desk... The new imacs...	2,576 Views / 38 Replies
I agree about a new desk... The new imacs are blazing fast, far more than a casual user could ever take advantage of. Getting a mac pro in this situation would be like buying a Ferrari to go to...
Posted by ninahagen, on May 7, 2008 at 11:27 AM, in Mac Desktops

These questions are key, and also show that you...	700 Views / 8 Replies
These questions are key, and also show that you are a totally new at RAID. As such one would expect a respectful attitude to those who know vastly more. Well, if by pointers you mean helpful...
Posted by ninahagen, on May 3, 2008 at 01:06 AM, in Mac Desktops

I think that is the best I have ever heard it...	7,644 Views / 163 Replies
I think that is the best I have ever heard it put. :)
Posted by ninahagen, on Apr 7, 2008 at 05:12 AM, in Mac Desktops

Is the OS undemanding enough on a modern drive,...	7,644 Views / 163 Replies
Is the OS undemanding enough on a modern drive, that it will function just as well (in terms of real world usage) with a 7200rpm single drive as with a multidrive RAID0 array? That is not a...
Posted by ninahagen, on Apr 3, 2008 at 11:58 AM, in Mac Desktops

THAT is gold. This reason alone convinces me to...	7,644 Views / 163 Replies
THAT is gold. This reason alone convinces me to separate the OS/apps from the data. Particularly after what oreo said about cloning a borked drive, with the consequence that the (ahem) "backup" is...
Posted by ninahagen, on Apr 3, 2008 at 11:04 AM, in Mac Desktops

Is that really all I need? Even with a batch of...	7,644 Views / 163 Replies
Is that really all I need? Even with a batch of 100 x 1GB files? If so, I am really pleased, because I would like to save the space. That is a key question. Would the extra speed from having...
Posted by ninahagen, on Apr 3, 2008 at 09:47 AM, in Mac Desktops

Hi there Oreo, Would you be kind enough you...	7,644 Views / 163 Replies
Hi there Oreo, Would you be kind enough you help a little with my RAID project? Not only will it halp me lots, but give mr. dna a positive example of the synergistic approach. I have been so...
Posted by ninahagen, on Apr 2, 2008 at 05:29 AM, in Mac Desktops

I understand misterdna's itch to understand this...	7,644 Views / 163 Replies
I understand misterdna's itch to understand this thing, since I suffer from it too. I also understand Allen's frustration at explaining a thing over and over and not getting through. I have a...
Posted by ninahagen, on Apr 2, 2008 at 01:43 AM, in Mac Desktops

Thanks so much Mark, for both of these points. ...	7,644 Views / 163 Replies
Thanks so much Mark, for both of these points. On the first, wouldn't using hardware RAID and a good power strip with surge protection mitigate the worries around atomicity? Is there any way to...
Posted by ninahagen, on Apr 2, 2008 at 01:31 AM, in Mac Desktops

Just thought of one more potential negative and...	7,644 Views / 163 Replies
Just thought of one more potential negative and one more question: — sierradragon told us that the speed advantages of RAID are optimized at 50% or less of the nominal capacity. Is that unique to...
Posted by ninahagen, on Apr 1, 2008 at 12:24 PM, in Mac Desktops

So far I have been able to glean only five...	7,644 Views / 163 Replies
So far I have been able to glean only five negatives to RAIDing the boot drive: 1) firmware update problems (referred to by mduell, but not fully explained) 2) inability to boot if any drive in...
Posted by ninahagen, on Apr 1, 2008 at 11:18 AM, in Mac Desktops

Thanks mrdna, I appreciated the thoughtful post &...	7,644 Views / 163 Replies
Thanks mrdna, I appreciated the thoughtful post & the barefeats best boot drive link. As I understand it, RAID volumes can be partitioned into dedicated stripes. Two questions arise from that: ...
Posted by ninahagen, on Mar 30, 2008 at 03:06 PM, in Mac Desktops

I don't understand the interference issues...	7,644 Views / 163 Replies
I don't understand the interference issues either. I just took it on faith from more experienced members. Still, it would be nice to know why. Anybody? One thing I can think of is that in a 4...
Posted by ninahagen, on Mar 30, 2008 at 01:43 PM, in Mac Desktops

Those two points settle it. You made the right...	1,012 Views / 9 Replies
Those two points settle it. You made the right decision. In fact, you might even consider some extra HDs in a RAID configuration. What is you HD configuration as it stands now? We only use...
Posted by ninahagen, on Mar 29, 2008 at 01:12 PM, in Mac Desktops

Re: CS3 If "fairly heavy use" means you will...	1,012 Views / 9 Replies
Re: CS3 If "fairly heavy use" means you will work lots of single files, one at a time within a single app like photoshop, the 4 core will be plenty. If it means you will do batching of heavy...
Posted by ninahagen, on Mar 29, 2008 at 07:09 AM, in Mac Desktops

Does anyone have one of the latest notebooks (MB,...	30,730 Views / 286 Replies
Does anyone have one of the latest notebooks (MB, MBP, or Air)? I'd like to compare their PS speed test results with those from the 2008 Mac Pro. Thanks, Nina
Posted by ninahagen, on Mar 26, 2008 at 06:51 AM, in Mac Desktops

Well said.	7,644 Views / 163 Replies
Well said.
Posted by ninahagen, on Mar 25, 2008 at 01:51 PM, in Mac Desktops

[QUOTE=OreoCookie;3622055]If you use a PCIe...	7,644 Views / 163 Replies
[QUOTE=OreoCookie;3622055]If you use a PCIe adapter, all harddrives work at native speed, there'll be no difference if you were to plug it into a Mac Pro, unless the transfer rate exceeds 250 MB/s...
Posted by ninahagen, on Mar 15, 2008 at 03:15 PM, in Mac Desktops

Would a PCIe card attached to the RAID give...	7,644 Views / 163 Replies
Would a PCIe card attached to the RAID give decent results in a Macbook Pro?
Posted by ninahagen, on Mar 15, 2008 at 10:44 AM, in Mac Desktops

How did you solve your previous RAID 5 + Mac Pro...	7,644 Views / 163 Replies
How did you solve your previous RAID 5 + Mac Pro issue?
Posted by ninahagen, on Mar 14, 2008 at 12:40 PM, in Mac Desktops

Oops, thanks Mark that was the wrong link. Here...	7,644 Views / 163 Replies
Oops, thanks Mark that was the wrong link. Here is the right one, for a harness to connect SATA: NewerTech� eSATA Extender Cable (http://www.newertech.com/products/esata_cable.php) With this...
Posted by ninahagen, on Mar 1, 2008 at 02:01 PM, in Mac Desktops

How about the Air with a 23" monitor?	2,039 Views / 25 Replies
How about the Air with a 23" monitor?
Posted by ninahagen, on Mar 1, 2008 at 05:22 AM, in Mac Notebooks

I would install one of the 1TB drives, the one...	7,644 Views / 163 Replies
I would install one of the 1TB drives, the one you use as you RAID5 backup/rebuild volume, in second opitical bay, connected with a wire harness to a PCIe Card. Serial Attached SCSI Adapter -...
Posted by ninahagen, on Mar 1, 2008 at 05:19 AM, in Mac Desktops

Hey there, Someone in our office just went...	2,039 Views / 25 Replies
Hey there, Someone in our office just went from the 17" G4 to the Macbook Air. Pure Bliss. Light is just a concept until you actually have to carry your laptop somewhere... now its a fact that...
Posted by ninahagen, on Feb 29, 2008 at 06:38 AM, in Mac Notebooks

Anyone? (hopefully)	2,136 Views / 1 Replies
Anyone? (hopefully)
Posted by ninahagen, on Feb 27, 2008 at 03:43 AM, in Mac Notebooks

Thanks grafphoto... I never thought of...	30,730 Views / 286 Replies
Thanks grafphoto... I never thought of partitioning an HD to make a dedicated scratch drive. Though having one on a designated stripe of a RAID array has come up. I wonder which would be quicker.
Posted by ninahagen, on Feb 27, 2008 at 03:34 AM, in Mac Desktops

How fast is your Macbook Air? Photoshop Speed Test	2,136 Views / 1 Replies
Hello Macbook Air users, If any of you have the latest generation Photoshop (CS3) installed, we invite you to take the Photoshop Speed Test: Retouch Artists \| Photoshop Speed Test...
Posted by ninahagen, on Feb 23, 2008 at 05:30 AM, in Mac Notebooks

That is a thing of beauty. Thanks, Foxdog! ...	30,730 Views / 286 Replies
That is a thing of beauty. Thanks, Foxdog! What is your hard drive configuration?
Posted by ninahagen, on Feb 23, 2008 at 02:18 AM, in Mac Desktops

Congratulations... you must all be thrilled....	2,449 Views / 21 Replies
Congratulations... you must all be thrilled. Would be kind enough to run the Photoshop speed test and post the results here: ...
Posted by ninahagen, on Feb 15, 2008 at 06:09 AM, in Mac Desktops

Thanks Mally Mal, Yes, I did mean the new...	30,730 Views / 286 Replies
Thanks Mally Mal, Yes, I did mean the new 8-cores. Looks like you got a pretty good time on your machine. You would really benefit from 2GB more RAM. Thanks for your results. nina
Posted by ninahagen, on Feb 14, 2008 at 04:54 AM, in Mac Desktops

Ahoy Mates! Has anybody already gotten both...	30,730 Views / 286 Replies
Ahoy Mates! Has anybody already gotten both their Mac Pro 2008 and Photoshop CS3? It would be great to see the times for this generation of Mac Pros. (unexpected pressure caused us to postpone our...
Posted by ninahagen, on Feb 13, 2008 at 06:45 AM, in Mac Desktops

Not one person has supported your position in the...	3,239 Views / 55 Replies
Not one person has supported your position in the thread, yet you won't let go or stand corrected on anything. I have gotten back channel support from others of our membership for taking you to task...
Posted by ninahagen, on Feb 12, 2008 at 02:56 PM, in Mac Desktops

Looked up "peeb" and found it cross referenced...	3,239 Views / 55 Replies
Looked up "peeb" and found it cross referenced to: annoyance noun ex: They found him an annoyance. nuisance, pest, bother, irritant, inconvenience, palaver; informal: pain, pain in the...
Posted by ninahagen, on Feb 12, 2008 at 02:39 PM, in Mac Desktops

Ok, just to be sporting, let's review: FACTS...	3,239 Views / 55 Replies
Ok, just to be sporting, let's review: FACTS IN FAVOR OF A NEW MINI: — cheaper — quieter — more compact — cooler — lighter — less expensive to ship (for purchase, sale, repair or upgrade)
Posted by ninahagen, on Feb 10, 2008 at 09:25 AM, in Mac Desktops

There is not one person on this thread that...	3,239 Views / 55 Replies
There is not one person on this thread that agrees with you that a G5 is a better choice for this OP. The reasons were numerous and well-presented, yet you battle on, potentially confusing the OP...
Posted by ninahagen, on Feb 10, 2008 at 08:45 AM, in Mac Desktops

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