A good desktop for photography?

stabo

Looking to get a new pc for around 600euro. Anything decent i could get for that price? Cheers in advance.

dazftw

600 is a bit low unless you want something to just get you by? If you wanted performace you might have to stretch just a wee bit.

Creamy Goodness

don't skimp on monitor, RAM and hard drive space.

They are the three main factors for a photography PC.

ThOnda

I would second that. You can save on graphic card - the standard ones are good enough for processing photographs. Buy extra memory instead. I have 4 GB and it is just OK for processing.

ronanphilip

have a look here Ankermann PC i bougt a pc here a while back grea value

Perfect fit

Get your hands on another 400 and get yourself an iMac, you wont regret it

stabo

cheers for replys. Yeah 600 is the max i can go.

Creamy Goodness

Perfect fit wrote: »

Get your hands on another 400 and get yourself an iMac, you wont regret it

Only problem with an iMac is their screens aren't the best imo and you'll be stuck with a glossy screen. Some people hate that.

indieJones

600e will be tough. A good screen alone will set you back half of that. Maybe try getting a cheap Dell (minus monitor) and see if you can get a nice monitor 2nd hand?

Sebzy

You can pick up a good Dell Inspiron 530 for that price how dose the following sound for €569 Delivered?

Components
Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core E5200 processor (2.5GHz, 800MHz, 2MB cache)
Genuine Windows Vista™ Home Premium with Service Pack 1, 32-bit - English
Microsoft® Works 9.0 - English
18.5in S1909WN Widescreen TFT Black UK/Irish (1366 x 768)
2048MB 800MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM [2x1024]
500GB (7200rpm) SATA Hard Drive
Integrated Intel® Graphic Media Accelerator 3100
DVD +/- RW Drive (read/write CD & DVD)
Dell™ Entry Quietkey USB Keyboard - UK/Irish (QWERTY)
Dell 2 Button USB Scroll Optical Mouse - Black

Accessories
Integrated 7.1 Channel High Definition Audio
19-in-1 Media Card Reader

Services & Software
1 Year Limited Warranty - Collect & Return

Shiny

http://ankermann-pc.shops4ecommerce.de/shop/?lang=en

Intel Core2Quad  Q6600 4x2.4GHz
  INTEL Model Q6600 Kentsfield  FSB 1066 | 8Mo cache | 
GO Rev. NVidia GeForce 9500GT 1024Mo PCi-E 16x Card 
4,00 Go DDR2 RAM PC800 KINGSTON (4GB(4)PC800)
 Mainboard Gigabyte GA-G31M-S2L, G31 (dual PC2-6400U DDR2)
 500GB SATA-2 HDD 7200rpm MAXTOR 32Mo Cache 
LG GH20 LS15 20x DVD-RW LightScribe 
6 Channel Audio Realtek ALC662
 DSL Ready 10/100/1000 Ethernet LAN
 52in1 Cardreader 
Coolermaster CPU cooler 
Ankermann Case ATX | 600W

Not bad for 435€

Leaves you with enough to get a 22" monitor

smelltheglove

I have a compaq, bought almost 3 years ago!!!!! Loads of space on it, but with both my pictures and hubbies music we do use extra harddrives also which is a good thing too, we wont loose our stuff if we ever crash! I like the speed of it when editing the shots and considering prices and the value we have gotten out of it it was not bad at all. It did cost 1k at the time but we invested in a better monitor and faster ram (i think). I'm sure there are cheaper versions also.

I have a Dell laptop, its pretty good but vista is pulling me back constantly so I would recommend trying to get XP. I hear there is a vista replacement on the cards though. Our previous desktop was also a Dell that was brilliant. Last laptop was hp and loved it until it started going funny, wouldnt recommend as mine went and my sisters who was bought at the same time also started to go, only for mine was lost cause she knew what was happening.

sineadw

I recently got a dell off their stock site (dell.ie/stock I think?) quad core 4 gig ram 512 graphics card and a few other bells and whistles beside for 465 I think? Bloody fast with the quad core Can't recommend one of those babies enough! You have to be fast with the site though as stuff tends to go quickly. I think they update the site with new machines on a thursday..

Still of the opinion if you have the room that CRT monitors are the way to go. I got my 19" for nothing

jen_23

Sebzy wrote: »

You can pick up a good Dell Inspiron 530 for that price how dose the following sound for €569 Delivered?

Components
Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core E5200 processor (2.5GHz, 800MHz, 2MB cache)
Genuine Windows Vista™ Home Premium with Service Pack 1, 32-bit - English
Microsoft® Works 9.0 - English
18.5in S1909WN Widescreen TFT Black UK/Irish (1366 x 768)
2048MB 800MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM [2x1024]
500GB (7200rpm) SATA Hard Drive
Integrated Intel® Graphic Media Accelerator 3100
DVD +/- RW Drive (read/write CD & DVD)
Dell™ Entry Quietkey USB Keyboard - UK/Irish (QWERTY)
Dell 2 Button USB Scroll Optical Mouse - Black

Accessories
Integrated 7.1 Channel High Definition Audio
19-in-1 Media Card Reader

Services & Software
1 Year Limited Warranty - Collect & Return

Wow thats really good for the price!! now if only you can find me a laptop been looking all day and im worn out!! 1350euro for a 2.26 Ghz processor what the???

Thats a really good offer for a desk top. I'd get it if i was looking.