Tower or Desktop for photography what are your recommendations?

[CEK40]

Hello and Happy New Year to All,

We are in the market for new computers in our house and I am in a pickle trying to get some feedback in regards to either or traditional tower or an all in one desktop. I like features about both but have no hands on knowledge with an all in one. I do general computer things and my photography.

If anyone has any feedback, recommendations or knowledge of the all in one over a tower, I would be grateful for the imput.

Thanks in advance,
CK in VA

 

[rdunative]

Had really good luck with the Asus desktops and just picked up another one a couple of months ago. I like desktops in case I want to add or increase a HDD or video card easily.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/asus-es...rive/8959195.p?id=1218956960362&skuId=8959195

The one above is working out great and a very fair price for the specs. The only thing I don't like is that it came from the factory with only like 160GB partitioned for the C drive out of the 2TB HD. I know there's software for increasing the partition size but it's just for photo processing so it's not a big deal.

I use one desktop to stream my music, movies and data back-up and my latest desktop just for photo processing.

 

[Razor Roman]

By "tower" and "desktop" do you mean a tower style case or desktop style case, or do you mean "tower" as a traditional computer box that you then connect monitor, mouse, etc, into and "desktop" to mean an iMac type design where everything is just built in to the monitor?

My standard advice is stick with separate computer and monitor if possible, and as far as price? Set a budget and buy the most expensive one you can, or just get the cheapest one possible. Does that make sense?

 

[photo_chick]

No preference. It just comes down to the specs and there are equally good and bad versions of both. Look for a good quality display, a solid graphics card and a good amount of RAM.

 

[Domo]

Mac Pro cannot be beat for the combination of elite hardware and top notch software. I'd swear by them. Bit pricey though.

 

[SkaGoat]

Mac Pro cannot be beat for the combination of elite hardware and top notch software. I'd swear by them. Bit pricey though.

Mac Pro is probably over kill for most users, and has almost no upgrade path for your average user. (this coming from a Mac guy) an iMac is a much better buy.

 

[photo_chick]

Mac Pro cannot be beat for the combination of elite hardware and top notch software. I'd swear by them. Bit pricey though.

Aside from Aperture, what software is there for the Mac that is not on the PC? I use both Mac and PC daily and some things I use daily are PC only. (for example certain MS Office and Adobe CC components)

 

[Domo]

Aside from Aperture, what software is there for the Mac that is not on the PC? I use both Mac and PC daily and some things I use daily are PC only. (for example certain MS Office and Adobe CC components)

I personally use the heck out of lightweight apps for photo manipulation such as Analogue, FXStudio and ColorStrokes. You can make lousy photos look professional and individual with just a few clicks!

 

[photo_chick]

I personally use the heck out of lightweight apps for photo manipulation such as Analogue, FXStudio and ColorStrokes. You can make lousy photos look professional and individual with just a few clicks!

Ahhhh... Ok, I'll stop there because if you're using those then our photography practices are very, very different.

 

[wiigirl]

Mac Pro cannot be beat for the combination of elite hardware and top notch software. I'd swear by them. Bit pricey though.