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Hello all,
I have asked a similar question a while ago, and am finally ready to be making the decision sometime shortly.
Basically, to summarise.. I currently edit on a massive desktop PC tower system with 2 x 27" monitors, enough fans to practically take off, and external HDDs and USB drives all over the place. Being a single lad, living alone, this hasn't ever been a problem...
However. I am moving in with the girlfriend and in respect for her and wanting a nice clean / tidy workspace, I am considering keeping the PC upstairs in the spare bedroom, and having a downstairs system which I can use to edit my photos on, and spend time with her... rather than being tucked away in bedroom 3 on my own for hours on end.
The house we have bought has a very large kitchen / diner / lounge which I have already identified a spot in the corner for such a system to go.
I want it to look tidy, but it must be capable of processing 30-40 weddings a year on, and not be a compromise from my current system.
The obvious choice here is the iMac.. 27" 5K etc - top of the range one. Love them. But I have never used Mac. All my external HDDs are formatted for PC. All my software is PC.
It would potentially be a nightmare...or maybe not... I dont know.
However, I have just found some all-in-one PCs from HP, Lenovo and ASUS which caught my eye.
Very similar to the iMac but they are Windows based, which I think I would prefer - it would certainly be a much easier transition for me.
So - just wondering if anyone has any recmmendations / experience or feedback on what I should do?
I guess another solution would be an extremely high powered laptop plugged into one of my exising 27" displays (which are practically brand new Dell 27" Ultrasharps)
Any help or suggestions seriously appreciated!
Thanks!
I have asked a similar question a while ago, and am finally ready to be making the decision sometime shortly.
Basically, to summarise.. I currently edit on a massive desktop PC tower system with 2 x 27" monitors, enough fans to practically take off, and external HDDs and USB drives all over the place. Being a single lad, living alone, this hasn't ever been a problem...
However. I am moving in with the girlfriend and in respect for her and wanting a nice clean / tidy workspace, I am considering keeping the PC upstairs in the spare bedroom, and having a downstairs system which I can use to edit my photos on, and spend time with her... rather than being tucked away in bedroom 3 on my own for hours on end.
The house we have bought has a very large kitchen / diner / lounge which I have already identified a spot in the corner for such a system to go.
I want it to look tidy, but it must be capable of processing 30-40 weddings a year on, and not be a compromise from my current system.
The obvious choice here is the iMac.. 27" 5K etc - top of the range one. Love them. But I have never used Mac. All my external HDDs are formatted for PC. All my software is PC.
It would potentially be a nightmare...or maybe not... I dont know.
However, I have just found some all-in-one PCs from HP, Lenovo and ASUS which caught my eye.
Very similar to the iMac but they are Windows based, which I think I would prefer - it would certainly be a much easier transition for me.
So - just wondering if anyone has any recmmendations / experience or feedback on what I should do?
I guess another solution would be an extremely high powered laptop plugged into one of my exising 27" displays (which are practically brand new Dell 27" Ultrasharps)
Any help or suggestions seriously appreciated!
Thanks!