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Title: Best Computer for Art
Post by: Hawklore on July 30, 2004, 03:36:03 PM
I'm looking for a computer that I can do art on..

I want it to be a laptop, and It needs to be powerful enough to atleast have one game on it, and I was wondering if I wanted an Apalel HOW the frick do you spell that fruit? Aple? Apple? WTF?! If thats right it frikin looks strange.

Or a MAC or another brand, cause I'm gonna be putting PhotoShop on it, was wondering which one was really the best to get, for it's price, can't be too expensive, and this laptop is prolly gonna end up being one I go to college with, maybe.. :mad:

So, any and all advice appreciated, and please tell me how to spell that red and somtimes green fruit!! GAH!
Title: Best Computer for Art
Post by: vorticon on July 30, 2004, 03:38:22 PM
an apple...those are supposedly better...and if your going to be doing art i suggest you use paintshop instead of photoshop...
Title: Best Computer for Art
Post by: Hawklore on July 30, 2004, 03:40:22 PM
Really just gonna be cutting, trimming, darkening, and enhancing an image, and making buttons for online and banners, and such, also I'd like something that has the option for animation, or something..
Title: Best Computer for Art
Post by: Sandman on July 30, 2004, 03:41:10 PM
Use a graphic tablet with whatever computer you get.
Title: Best Computer for Art
Post by: GtoRA2 on July 30, 2004, 03:43:18 PM
Do not waste your money on an apple, Photoshop for the PC is the same as it is on a Mac.

Just get a decent PC windows based laptop, one with two hard disks and a real 3d video card at least 512 megs of ram, and at least a 40 gig drive, 2 would be nice. DVD writer would be a good add on as well.
Title: Best Computer for Art
Post by: vorticon on July 30, 2004, 03:43:54 PM
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Originally posted by Hawklore
Really just gonna be cutting, trimming, darkening, and enhancing an image, and making buttons for online and banners, and such, also I'd like something that has the option for animation, or something..


photoshop would do it then...and it really wouldent make much difference what type you got, if thats all your going to do
Title: Best Computer for Art
Post by: Hawklore on July 30, 2004, 03:45:14 PM
Probally gonna be doing movies aswell..

I'm not a drawing person, so It's not ART I guess, Graphic Art? I dunnow whata call it..

And I dunno what class to take for it?/
Title: Best Computer for Art
Post by: AKS\/\/ulfe on July 30, 2004, 03:47:32 PM
Maybe you should figure out just exactly what you PLAN to do, then suggesting a platform and program will become easier.
-SW
Title: Best Computer for Art
Post by: Lizking on July 30, 2004, 03:59:48 PM
Laptops are not good for doing graphics work, unless that is what you will be viewing the graphics on exclusivley.
Title: Best Computer for Art
Post by: JB73 on July 30, 2004, 04:04:36 PM
multimedia editing, and graphics work?

 Mac all the way. its all they are good for (and DMN good at it). it has alot wiht eh architecture, and the cpu usage.
Title: Best Computer for Art
Post by: Hawklore on July 30, 2004, 04:07:39 PM
You expect, a hormone raged teen to know what he wants? Well duh! Chicks!:aok
Title: Best Computer for Art
Post by: NATEDOG on July 30, 2004, 04:24:49 PM
don't believe the hype, Crapitosh is no better for graphics... and worse for everything else.
Title: Best Computer for Art
Post by: narsus on July 30, 2004, 04:33:59 PM
Lizking

I use a laptop for graphics work...you just have to make sure you dont get one of the silly wide screen ones. mine has 1600x1200 res...using photoshop on it works just fine for me.

I've worked on macs and pc's the "only" thing that is nice on the mac is the way it handles fonts...these days pc is just as good for less money.
Title: Best Computer for Art
Post by: JB73 on July 30, 2004, 05:46:17 PM
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Originally posted by NATEDOG
don't believe the hype, Crapitosh is no better for graphics... and worse for everything else.
what about vidoe and music editing?

i heard it is alot smoother for that
Title: Best Computer for Art
Post by: Lizking on July 30, 2004, 06:12:53 PM
Doing 1 pixel line drawings at 1600x1200 on a laptop will make you go blind AND grow hair on your palms.  I'll stick to the 19" at 1024x768, thank you.
Title: Best Computer for Art
Post by: Hawklore on July 30, 2004, 06:34:46 PM
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Originally posted by Lizking
Doing 1 pixel line drawings at 1600x1200 on a laptop will make you go blind AND grow hair on your palms.  I'll stick to the 19" at 1024x768, thank you.


Thats what zooms for.... :rolleyes:

Zoom in, draw some pixels, Zoom out, make sure it looks good, zoom back in, etc etc... :D
Title: Best Computer for Art
Post by: Lizking on July 30, 2004, 06:39:20 PM
Sure, that is fine for the first 10 hours...
Title: Best Computer for Art
Post by: Hawklore on July 30, 2004, 07:40:57 PM
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Originally posted by Lizking
Sure, that is fine for the first 10 hours...


Tis why you work on it for 5 mins at a time.. :lol
Title: Best Computer for Art
Post by: Nash on July 30, 2004, 08:12:10 PM
Mac all the way, I'm afraid.

Which means yer gonna spend a truckload more money.

The term you were asking about is called "graphic design".

I spend an equal amount of time doing this on both PCs and Macs. Both have the same software, and it works exactly the same on both platforms.

Problem with the PCs is the finished product. I don't know what the deal is with PCs, but you just cannot trust that what you're seeing on the screen is what is finally going to be printed. It's probably the variety of graphics cards. Macs are pretty much standard, and the presses are quite geared to calibrating their stuff to them.

It's a crap-shoot with PCs.

When it comes to video... All the guys I know who work in film work on Macs. I dunno video, so I dunno why.

When it comes to sound, the gold standard (afaic) is ProTools. I used this stuff for a bunch of years on a Mac, then a bunch of years on a PC. Mac simply kicks the PC's arse in this department.

The biggest problem with a Mac is basically the limit to your software choices when it comes to things outside graphics, video and sound. And for a personal computer while yer going to school, that's a huge consideration.

If I were in your shoes, I'd get a PC. Cheaper and relatively close. If you need any of this stuff on a professional level once you graduate and can afford it, go Mac.

But keep a PC at home...