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mahogny on
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Gabriel Lapointe wrote:
> Personnally, I would go for a 64bit OS (Linux, OSX, XP64) but I would
> avoid Vista at all cost. The system requirement for Vista is too high
> for an efficient image analysis station. Remember that the 2 gig of ram
> required for Vista to run semi-smoothly will not be available for image
> processing. A high end Mac could also be a good machine, with bootcamp
> for the windows only software, but (unless things changed in recent
> years) they are not upgradable so forget about adding a new hard-drive
> or adding more memory afterward.
>
> ImageJ, Mathlab, Huygens and BioimageXD all run natively on Linux.
> (which has minimal system requirement less than 128 meg of ram
> <
http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/amd64/ch03s04.html.en>), thus
> leaving plenty of room to work with those big stack. 64 bit Linux is
> also more stable than XP64 and it is easier to find drivers. Methamorph,
> Imaris and Volocity, could then be used either with a virtual machine or
> dual boot when required.
>
I second the linux recommendation as well. I have upgraded osx machines
(G4 & intel) and seen
noticeable speed-ups. for example it is now possible to play modern
movies on the g4. the amount
windows and osx waste by just sitting there is just crazy.
you can run both windows, linux & osx on a mac machine but they cost
insanely and you can barely
upgrade them. only advantage is that you can be sure they work well (the
hardware that is, not osx).
/Johan