----- Original Message ----- From: "Elson T. Elizaga" <elson@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: "List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students" <photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, December 05, 2008 12:35 AM Subject: Quad-core computers > We are occasionally making large photos for billboard printing. Our > current computer is an old Pentium 4. Any advice on what dual-core or > quad-core computer is best for this purpose? I head quad-core consumes > 500 watts. the printer RIP should do this task for you, no need to upsize - that's the rips job :) if you are doing the the actual printing and the print driver 9rip) cannot cope or the printer runs out of memory, a hardware rip is the next step up the ranks.. but an expensive one (!) You can also go dual, quad (or more) processors - the PC architecture allows for many (!) though you'll be probaby be running linux and the appropriate rip to pull that off and Em - the new macs are PC's .. (sorry!) they're using a linux based OS, but they're PC's now - just not windows :) M's message is quite right too, dual/quad core like dual processors wont get you very far unless the software supports it k
