Right now my main computer is a Razer blade 15 laptop with an i9 processor, 4k OLED screen and RTX 3080 ti graphics card. with 32gb RAM.
I am using an external RAID 5 four-drive array for photo storage and I have a few extra portable hard drives I bring with me on the road.
I find that for the most part it works ok but now and then it bogs down in LR classic. In addition I think the available ports are exhausted with this setup even though I am using an external port replicator. I am running dual external 4k monitors and maybe that is part of the problem. One of my monitors periodically blanks out and I think that is due to system overload. It tends to happen when I am working one of the photo apps.
I want to switch to a single external 5k monitor but I am not clear that my computer can handle it.
I am wondering whether I should stick with PC or consider eventually moving to a Mac Pro. I am also wondering whether instead of a RAID 5 array which requires a direct wired Thunderbolt connection to the computer, I am better off with a network attached device for storage.
I got this computer setup for work about two years ago when I needed to do a lot of video conferencing because of the pandemic. Now I am retired and my main activity is photography. although I still do occasional video conferences.
Of course I am shooting RAW all the time and frequently in 20 fps bursts so I am processing a lot of images.
I am interested in learning what other people are using computer wise for managing their photography and what they like or don't like about their setup.
Also what do you prefer, Mac or PC and why.
I am using an external RAID 5 four-drive array for photo storage and I have a few extra portable hard drives I bring with me on the road.
I find that for the most part it works ok but now and then it bogs down in LR classic. In addition I think the available ports are exhausted with this setup even though I am using an external port replicator. I am running dual external 4k monitors and maybe that is part of the problem. One of my monitors periodically blanks out and I think that is due to system overload. It tends to happen when I am working one of the photo apps.
I want to switch to a single external 5k monitor but I am not clear that my computer can handle it.
I am wondering whether I should stick with PC or consider eventually moving to a Mac Pro. I am also wondering whether instead of a RAID 5 array which requires a direct wired Thunderbolt connection to the computer, I am better off with a network attached device for storage.
I got this computer setup for work about two years ago when I needed to do a lot of video conferencing because of the pandemic. Now I am retired and my main activity is photography. although I still do occasional video conferences.
Of course I am shooting RAW all the time and frequently in 20 fps bursts so I am processing a lot of images.
I am interested in learning what other people are using computer wise for managing their photography and what they like or don't like about their setup.
Also what do you prefer, Mac or PC and why.