Awesome looking computer

Hogloff wrote in post #18176435
Oh...you are talking about the young geeky people more impressed with new technology flash and less with the end product these tools help achieve. These geeks need...yes need the latest greatest tech as it's more about having the flashy new toy than having tools to accomplish your task.

It's these same geeks that line up for days so they can be the first to have the latest tech...yeh the likes of MS and Apple really know these geeks and feed into them all the time.

Well that has to be the biggest load of rubbish I have read since the last load of rubbish I read.

john crossley wrote in post #18176464
Well that has to be the biggest load of rubbish I have read since the last load of rubbish I read.

No more so than someone equating anyone older to not have pimples on their face as being stuck in their old ways with respect to new technology.

Nope, you didn't sound like a pompous a** there either. Since we're making assumptions about each other, here's mine...you should take a break from adding to your decades of experience, that no one can compare to, to get out and work on your social skills a bit.

I got my first 35mm camera in 1979, so I have a bit of experience with the changing world of photography and photo editing. Don't get me wrong, I clearly don't have the vast knowledge and experience that you obviously do, but I tend to take a gander at new technology that comes out to see if it might make my job a little easier.

Smudged screens don't bother me because I've never seen an apple pencil or a cintiq pen leave a smudge.

FuturamaJSP wrote in post #18168236
it looks rather empty. Are the pci-e slots empty?

I've since put in a sound card...

Here's the other side.

stevewf1 wrote in post #18176573
I've since put in a sound card...

Here's the other side.

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I have a similar (same?) case, the Corsair Obsidian 800D. I love this case.

I am very intrigued by the Surface Studio monitor. The current iteration with the all-in-one computer/monitor is a non-starter though. I hope they decide to sell the monitor separately at some point.

virsago_mk2 wrote in post #18176357
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Let the innovative youngsters use the Surface Studio ....

Wait, I thought the innovative youngsters all used imacs

CyberDyneSystems wrote in post #18176710

virsago_mk2 wrote in post #18176357
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Let the innovative youngsters use the Surface Studio ....

Wait, I thought the innovative youngsters all used imacs

CyberDyneSystems wrote in post #18176710
Wait, I thought the innovative youngsters all used imacs

Come on, get with the game. iMacs are so yesterday!!!

Bcaps wrote in post #18176637
I have a similar (same?) case, the Corsair Obsidian 800D. I love this case.

This one is the Corsair Obsidian 650D. I looked long and hard at the 800D, but it just wasn't going fit in the available space. And I agree, these are great cases.

One of the things I consider when seeing new technology is, whether it will impact my workflow in a good way. I don't consider something that has a different interface and input system, that does not improve the speed or quality of the work, or give me any other advantages in my work, to be innovative - it is just different. Photoshop is Photoshop - editing on this system will take exactly the same amount of time as on the regular computer - so where is the innovation? Oh yeah, it's expensive - so there must be some advantage, right?

There are other reasons I doubt I'd buy into this system as well - ergonomics being one of them. I found graphics tablets played havoc on my back and neck after being bent over them for eight hours a day over a year in one job I had. Are they useful in some situations? Yes, of course, but the long-term disadvantages outweighed the advantages in my case. And of course, YMMV.

I make my living with computers working with design programs - I look very carefully at the ROI long-term both financially and health-wise before I invest in a new system.

I moved from film to digital because of the huge advantage in doing so - and I upgrade for the same reason. But I love my stick shift auto - it responds instantly when I change, and I hate automatics - they're so boring to me - so yeah, I guess I'm one of the old curmudgeons. Give me a stick on a mountain road anytime! When a computer gives me that same thrill, I will buy it.

Cheers.