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I've realised the time has come that I must give in and get a computer again. I've rediscovered love of my camera and I want to work on my pictures and make a website for my paintings. I haven't had my own computer for the last 4 or 5 years, had a wee iPod thing for a while but dropped it in the bath a year or so ago and it's been really good but I realise it would be a great creative tool for me this time. Hopefully I'm finally disciplined enough to have a computer and use it for useful things! I'm rambling about this here because I don't have a clue where to start! I was searching back through my SG private messages because I remember two people recommending me computers when I wrote that mine had broken and one of them was telling me all the specifications that I would need but I can't find them or remember who it was who wrote to me now! I'm just needing something to do photos on so guess I would need a lot of storage space? I'm used to using macs but I think they are ridiculously expensive and they don't feel like they used to as a company anymore so I'm not averse to going over to the dark side...

Spring is filling me with energy and I feel optimistic about trying to use my skills again and sharing them with people. I hope you are all well and thanks for any tech advice! Xx

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hellfart:
Spring is indeed bringing radiance! Everything in our garden is popping up and getting green, especially since it's such a 'warm' winter and spring over here. The virginia creeper, foxglove, wild flowers to help zzzzhe little bees... Lovely to strawl around there on a chill morning, witnessing the growth of everything... But anyway, on the matter of computers. I would go for a second hand Mac (or new one, if you want to spend that amount of money). My gf once bought a second hand eMac, back in the days: not a problem. I used windows-based desktops but switched to a Macbook pro: no problems anymore. My gf just purchased a Lenovo laptop: problems. Might depend on what you want to do with it... but still: you might overthink it. I suppose with the nowadays online storage possibilities, you can always go 'in the cloud'. Or get an external HD for a few bucks. Well, looking forward to seeing your art, Annalee... you've got a good eye for shooting photos, and i'm quite curious what your paintings are like. All the best!
nikonphoto80:
having a computer is very important now a days, for us artists very important to work on our art and get it out there.  well i will tell you, i have a Mac book pro and i love it, i have had it for well over 4 years, pretty close to 5 years and it has been amazing, i think they are so much better for working on photography, i have done it on a lot of computers, but on a mac it is easier, and they are so easy to upgrade, i have put both more memory and a bigger hard drive in last year.  

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