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Macbook non-pro not for photographers, yet

  • 18-05-2006 9:15am
    #1
    440Hz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,424 ✭✭✭


    So... I decided yesterday to buy one of these new babies... but then the more I read the more unsure I am.

    1. The Adobe issue (as mentioned in another thread), so a macbook user will have to run PS under XP until they release CS3 for the intel macs - not ideal
    2. Just spoke to a friend in Brussels who works in a mac store there and they have a new black macbook out, he says AT THE MOMENT it is a NO for photographers... the macbook non-pro comes with a glossy screen as standard (you cannot change it at present, you can pick matte finish with Macbook pro). He says running Photoshop under XP with the glossy screen is producing 'false' images on screen, that the finish of the screen seriously alters the user's perception of the image...

    so alround, the news is not looking good for photo-junkie mac users (like me)

    :mad:


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  • #2
    edunon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 446 ✭✭edunon


    Glossy screen has never been good for photography use, Vaios are horrible for this, for example.
    The glossy finish gives more saturated colors, richer blacks. This is great for wathing dvds, gaming or regular use. But will make you loose tonal range (dark grays will show as black) which makes it unusable for photography.

    440Hz, the MacBook is a great machine, running Photoshop in OSX will be under Rossetta (emulation) but still is going to be faster than it was on a iBook. Even going a bit slower I wouldn't install Windows, at least not as dual boot, maybe using Pararells which allows you running both systems at the same time.

    13" is not the best for photography use anyway, you can connect an external monitor when at home. This gives you extended desktop, you can even have OSX on the external monitor and XP on the laptop's screen ;)


  • #3
    440Hz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,424 ✭✭✭440Hz


    edunon wrote:
    Glossy screen has never been good for photography use, Vaios are horrible for this, for example.
    The glossy finish gives more saturated colors, richer blacks. This is great for wathing dvds, gaming or regular use. But will make you loose tonal range (dark grays will show as black) which makes it unusable for photography.

    440Hz, the MacBook is a great machine, running Photoshop in OSX will be under Rossetta (emulation) but still is going to be faster than it was on a iBook. Even going a bit slower I wouldn't install Windows, at least not as dual boot, maybe using Pararells which allows you running both systems at the same time.

    13" is not the best for photography use anyway, you can connect an external monitor when at home. This gives you extended desktop, you can even have OSX on the external monitor and XP on the laptop's screen ;)

    Thanks. I own an ibook and a G5 already. Reason I wanted to go macbook was for the speed, I dont always have access to the G5 and the ibook is just too slow. I know 13" is not ideal for photo work but i need something small and light, so anything bigger is not an option for me :(

    thanks for the tips.


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