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Actually, if your work leans more to Quark and less to heavy Photoshop
processing, a used Centris or Quadra 650 with plenty of RAM (20-32, so you
can run'em all at once) is quite adequate unless you are very insistent on
maximum speed. If I were into major-league Photoshop color processing or
major-league Ilustrator use particularly in good color, I'd spring for a
PowerMac, though. At $2,000, you are limited to lower-end PMacs anyhow.

A Centris 650 box stripped (4/80 or 8/80 depending on model) should run
maybe $800-900. Add $450 or so for each 16-meg chip. Add $300 or so for a
gigabyte drive from APS or LaCie. Add ca. $125 for a good keyboard & mouse
if it ain't included. Add what you need for a monitor; you have only about
$250-350 left, but you'll probably want to spend for a 17" monitor running
-- what? -- maybe $750 these days?

Well, I dunno. You may come out about the same on one of the low-end PMacs
after all, but if youre a pro, you need a bigger monitor than what they
offer on the standard deals.

In article <jragosta-2912950938340001@ppp-1012.dca.net>, jragosta@dca.net
(Joe Ragosta) wrote:

> In article <4bt6dj$n7@steel.interlog.com>, fotta@interlog.com (F.Otta) wrote:
> 
> > Hi, sorry to lurk and leech but....
> > 
> > I'm need of a MAC, new or used to augment my PC-based workstation. I
> > will need to use the standard Desktop Publishing apps (Quark, PShop,
> > Illustrator). The machine doesn't need to be state-of-the-art, just a
> > solid, workhorse. 
> > 
> > I am unfortunately not familiar enough with the multitude of MAC
> > models to make an informed decision as to what I should buy. My budget
> > is around $2000 though I could go higher if really necessary.
> 
> $2,000 including all the extras? That will be tough.
> 
> I'd look at a Performa 6116. It's not really powerful enough for
> professional DTP, but should be OK for your use if you get the PowerMac
> native versions of the software.
> 
> Price should be around $1700 (8/700/CD/monitor/software bundle).
> 
> Add more RAM (_at least_ 8 MB) and you're at $2,000.
> 
> Preferred
> 
> 1. More RAM (24 MB instead of 16)
> 2. Cache card ($150 or so, but will speed everything up by around 30%)
> 3. If you're brave, a clock chip which increases clock speed to around 80
> MHz ($70 or so).

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