Do you use a laptop? Tablet? Desktop?
Your Smart TV?


I gave up using a desktop 'box' device about 6 years ago, and

don't really miss it. I don't like the way you can't upgrade laptops

easily, but I've learned to sort of deal with it. These days,

I don't do any power-computing anyways, and even lower end

PCs tend to have enough power to do most 'normal' things.


I have been considering getting an iPad Mini once they go

retina, because I love my iPod Touch 5th Gen, and have

come to realize that I do very little 'computing' outside of

consumer computing these days.


What is your primary computer?

This thread has nothing to do with computers.

I use a Macbook (laptop). I used to have an iMac (desktop computer), and eventually I wanted to be able to compute in different rooms, so I got a laptop and Wi-Fi modem. I'm on my iPhone more than any previous mobile phone or computer.

i have 2... pc in the home office, and macbook pro in my music studio... will be going to a mac pro for the studio before too long

MacBook for personal use. IBM ThinkPad for work. Often, I carry both with me.

I have two laptops. A Clevo running Windows 7 on a Intel Core 2 Duo chip, and an Acer Aspire running Windows 8 on an Intel i5 chip. Both have 4GB of RAM. The Acer is connected to an external monitor, so I have three screens around me in my home office.

When I'm out and about I carry my tablet (Nexus 7) and my phone (Nexus 4).

A.S.S.

damn that's a difficult question to answer... straight-up.

At the moment its my old '06 Compaq Persario desktop because Linux Mint 15 is damn near perfect, and I haven't completed "full-proofing" my other computers (notebooks) from the prying eyes and ears of the NSA. I do different things on different computers/devices; at this point, I can't live without my iPad and touch 5g. I don't think I'll ever ditch using a desktop because you can upgrade the box yourself. I have plans to learn how to take a notebook apart and see if I can put it back together and have it actually work!

thekidsgirl said:

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OMG, that picture is NOT me.

ZombieKitten said:

I got a macpro, it's probably 4 years old and is really dragging its heels noticeably when I'm doing complex illustrator stuff. Saving my files can take 2 minutes. I got an iPad but the kids use it most. Mostly I'm on my iPhone.

Time to switch-out the HDD or reinstall is seems... go with the 7400 rpm HDD and up your RAM since you do a lot of illustration stuff. OR it maybe time for a new computer or you can come on over to Linux...

It really depends on the task. If you're really into creating a digital lifestyle, I feel you need several computers.

For casual internet and email browsing...my ipad and smartphone works very well.

For video/music editing, photoshop, graphics, scanning, CD/Video ripping, etc...my super desktop/tower is a must!

My laptop is great for finishing major projects "wherever." I'm not tied to my desk if I want to complete a project.

I'm really into scanning and archiving every important piece of paper, documents, pictures, kids report cards & artwork, letters, articles...you name it. I love having it all in one place and backed-up on several external drives of course.

TD3 said:

Currently I am without a computer.

My laptop took a crap and I haven't been able to replace it...so technically my work desktop is my "primary" computer and my kids' laptops are my secondary computers.

I wanted to get another desktop simply because...well...my old DELL lasted me 10 freakin' years. In fact it's still working and if I had the inclination to upgrade it I probably could get it back running.

But being as how laptops are so convenient (and relatively inexpensive) I probably will get another laptop as my "primary".

TD3 said:

ZombieKitten said:

I got a macpro, it's probably 4 years old and is really dragging its heels noticeably when I'm doing complex illustrator stuff. Saving my files can take 2 minutes. I got an iPad but the kids use it most. Mostly I'm on my iPhone.

Time to switch-out the HDD or reinstall is seems... go with the 7400 rpm HDD and up your RAM since you do a lot of illustration stuff. OR it maybe time for a new computer or you can come on over to Linux...

Yes, yes, I second that - come over to Linux

The Linux name for what you're using is "Inkscape" - have fun!

Top 5 Linux Distros

http://hasben.hubpages.com/hub/Top-5-Linux-Distros-for-beginners

Linux Mint 15 should be number 1 but anywho...

As dominator2010 said Inkscape is waiting for ya.

You can breath some new life into that MacPro.

ZombieKitten said:

TD3 said:

Time to switch-out the HDD or reinstall is seems... go with the 7400 rpm HDD and up your RAM since you do a lot of illustration stuff. OR it maybe time for a new computer or you can come on over to Linux...

I have 4gb ram, but only small internal HD, I'm forced to work off external drives with only applications and system on the internal. It's dual quadcore processors or something lol I probably won't put anything new in it, it's of the age where things start to fail.

and printers are happy to receive files from Inkscape?

they all want CS

TD3 said:

Top 5 Linux Distros

http://hasben.hubpages.com/hub/Top-5-Linux-Distros-for-beginners

Linux Mint 15 should be number 1 but anywho...

As dominator2010 said Inkscape is waiting for ya.

You can breath some new life into that MacPro.

ZombieKitten said:

TD3 said: I have 4gb ram, but only small internal HD, I'm forced to work off external drives with only applications and system on the internal. It's dual quadcore processors or something lol I probably won't put anything new in it, it's of the age where things start to fail.

ZombieKitten said:

and printers are happy to receive files from Inkscape?

they all want CS

TD3 said:

Top 5 Linux Distros

http://hasben.hubpages.com/hub/Top-5-Linux-Distros-for-beginners

Linux Mint 15 should be number 1 but anywho...

As dominator2010 said Inkscape is waiting for ya.

You can breath some new life into that MacPro.

That's a good question; I don't see why not, I'd give it a whurl though. I'll be able to tell in the near future, I should be able to tell... I'm working on something now. Just for fun.


If your gonna kick your Mac to the curb in the future, I think your old Mac would be a prime for use Linux (Mint) or Ubuntu.

PurpleJedi said:

Currently I am without a computer.

My laptop took a crap and I haven't been able to replace it...so technically my work desktop is my "primary" computer and my kids' laptops are my secondary computers.

I wanted to get another desktop simply because...well...my old DELL lasted me 10 freakin' years. In fact it's still working and if I had the inclination to upgrade it I probably could get it back running.

But being as how laptops are so convenient (and relatively inexpensive) I probably will get another laptop as my "primary".

Win / OS, XP3?

What are the specs / model of your Dell dekstop?

ZombieKitten said:

and printers are happy to receive files from Inkscape?

they all want CS

You can test out Inkscape's printing without installing anything - download and try the Dynebolic live CD from www.dynebolic.org (or even better, PAY for a branded copy).

Be warned, it's quite dated though, so if they've added printing facilities to Inkscape since then, you won't have that on your CD. You can also try asking the question on a site like www.linuxforums.com .

TD3 said:

ZombieKitten said:

and printers are happy to receive files from Inkscape?

they all want CS

That's a good question; I don't see why not, I'd give it a whurl though. I'll be able to tell in the near future, I should be able to tell... I'm working on something now. Just for fun.


If your gonna kick your Mac to the curb in the future, I think your old Mac would be a prime for use Linux (Mint) or Ubuntu.

by printers I mean printing companies sorry I wasn't clear.

domainator2010 said:

ZombieKitten said:

and printers are happy to receive files from Inkscape?

they all want CS

You can test out Inkscape's printing without installing anything - download and try the Dynebolic live CD from www.dynebolic.org (or even better, PAY for a branded copy).

Be warned, it's quite dated though, so if they've added printing facilities to Inkscape since then, you won't have that on your CD. You can also try asking the question on a site like www.linuxforums.com .

My question would be do any print/design professionals use it? Do printing/pre-press suppliers accept files from these formats? (I'm guessing no since their specs usually stipulate CS) I'm sure Inkscape can PDF in CMYK and spot colours, but a lot of the time they also ask for native files.

Nah, I understood what you meant... and that's still a good question.

Inkscape definitely supports PDF in CMYK. Native files? That I'm not sure about.

ZombieKitten said:

TD3 said:

That's a good question; I don't see why not, I'd give it a whurl though. I'll be able to tell in the near future, I should be able to tell... I'm working on something now. Just for fun.


If your gonna kick your Mac to the curb in the future, I think your old Mac would be a prime for use Linux (Mint) or Ubuntu.

by printers I mean printing companies sorry I wasn't clear.

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But I'm going to find out!