 Shuttle - ickle PC
Review of Shuttle SS 51G - no CPU by
miss_d_bus
Advantages: small, cheap, fast
Disadvantages: hard to work on, gets too hot, noisy
...It is not the newest Shuttle on the market but it is still well priced and fast. When Intel Northwood CPU prices started to come down in price, a very fast Intel processor in it with the fastest RAM was chosen. In the end my processor was £170 but this was nearly 18 months ago.
This is a great system for portability and economy! It is economical becuase of a large amount of components are onboard and so it also makes it a little easier in chosing ...
...have limited space in the Shuttle so I have settled with the floppy drive and a combo drive (DVD, CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW all in one). However I know its possible to not use the floppy drive and have another hard drive in there. I have decided not to do that as there is not much space in the Shuttle. This unfortunately affects the airflow considerably and adding another source of heat is not wise.
The size of the shuttle makes it an excellent device ...
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iMac beats PC for photo and video.
Review of Apple iMac Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz - 24" TFT by
Segedunum
Advantages: Brilliant screen, fast, runs Windows too
Disadvantages: Virtually none, but not good for DIY upgrades.
Introduction
I was walking through some wood on the Scottish Borders one day when we came across a cottage where we saw a Cavalier King Charles sitting on a chair in the sun, and a gentleman working on a computer. We got chatting about the dog (as we also have a Cavalier) and the conversation inevitable turn the his computer which happened to be an iMac 2.4GHz, 24" Core 2 Duo model being used for photography and graphics. The gentleman showed me ...
...me that I should give up my Windows PC and to switch to MAC for my main uses of photo and video. If I was really stuck, I was told that Mac could run any Windows programmes I needed on it.
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