With lots of scanned photos going back a couple of generations and ten years of nomadic exploring photos, there wasn't room on the computer's main drive. I addressed the issue with an outboard disk drive. However, that slows down the processes when I am working with Photoshop loading from the outboard disk. Logic would ask what is a second or two for a retired guy. Good point. However, let's not confuse want with need.
The solution that would have made me happy (that is what I told myself) was an inboard disk on a new computer with sufficient capacity for everything including the photos. The solutions ranged in price from $1200 to $2300. Since there is no sales tax in Oregon, the justification was getting easier. But it didn't happen. Lack of an anti-glare screen was the deal killer. (Current iMac has anti glare screen.) Immediate suggestion is to get anti-glare film for that screen. Sorry. It just isn't the same as a manufactured anti-glare screen.
After all that, no new gadget. Instead I am working on a new skill. Patience.
Note: Photo was taken at the Chinese cultural gardens in Vancouver.
I upsized to a Macbook with 500 gigs... and now, only a few months later, wish I would have opted for a tarabyte. The convenience of having EVERYTHING on board is worth a lot. Note to self: there is no such thing as a too big hard drive... especially if you take photos.
ReplyDeleteWith that kind of encouragement, that new MacBook may still be in my future. I'll see if I can hold off until next week. :-)
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