SuperflyTNT wrote:
That’s great for you. I also don’t often focus stack over 100 images, but I do in occasion and sure I’ll go make a sandwich while my computer chugs away. I am happy that it no longer takes two hours, but that processing is an edge case. Where the speed is important is when I sit down to edit 50 47mp images. Taking a minute or two to edit each image is a big difference over 4-5 minutes for each image.
Then by all means get a fast super computer! You need it.
Point was, that's what mostly
everybody tells people to get, a fast super, duper computer.
Whether they need one or not.
Somebody says "I need a new computer", everyone want them to get the
best available.
I have
NEVER heard ANYONE say just get one off the shelf with XX RAM and XX Hard drive.
Oh, I'm sorry,
SSD drive, HDs are so passe now.
I need a car.
Get a Boss 302 Mustang.
No one says get a VW bug.
Everyone will push the Mustang because it's so great, cool, and fast.
But I need it to go get groceries.......
But the guy down the street is a sales rep and always on the road.
(Get the Mustang)
Some people can't handle a program taking 30 seconds to start.
Some can.
Don't make it sound like a custom built, $2,500 computer is the
only option for everybody,
just because the suggester has to have it.