Bribie Liz

Hi Brian Thank you so much for the time you have put in to replying to me with such detail which has also helped me to understand why I should do the upgrades. The information you have provided is so helpful. I shall now be able to order my new Mac with confidence, and I will be using your suggestions. I am going away in a couple of weeks to Hawaii😄, so I shall order it when I get back, and will collect it from Apple at Chermside which is only about 45 minutes drive north of where Damien lives, and an hour south from me. Given his love of Apple he has probably never been there.🤣 I am already excited about using it. Just out of interest, you mention your download and upload speeds. My download speed is 50, and upload speed is 18, and no 5G yet where we live! We live in hope! Thanks again for your time and attention to my specific request.

Hi Brian I have a late 2014 27" iMac with 1 TB hard drive and 24 gb memory. I am retired and have enjoyed doing Photoshop activities for several years, until the last couple when I have had to focus elsewhere. I have taken some of Damien's classes and renew each year because I want to keep in touch. I use Photoshop as a hobby. I am ready and keen to get back in to it, but I know I am going to need a new computer as mine is now very slow, and I can't do software updates any more. I have spent the last few days trying to reduce the storage which was up to having only about 110gb of 1 Tb available. I have gained back 100gb but still have more deleting to do. My query is "what do I need to buy?" Despite the price in Australia where I live I do want another Mac because everything else I have is Mac and it is just so convenient, and I enjoy using Mac. It is really up to what do I need to buy to enjoy using Photoshop on a new Mac. I am thinking something that will have sufficient speed and capacity that will future proof me for as long as possible, given the type of use (no batch editing) it will get. I don't want or need to go over the top but just want to know that I am buying at least what is necessary to be happy with Photoshop speed and storage etc. I have read your previous comments about what was needed in early 2022, but now that Apple has brought out the new Mac Mini M2 I don't know which way to go. Could you please also comment on the Display. My feeling is I would like to spend the extra and get the nano texture glass so that I don't have any reflexions. My query is does the nano texture affect your ability to see the small detail on the monitor when working in Photoshop, or is either Display acceptable? Thank you for giving your time with such helpful and useful information. I read your comments regularly and appreciate that you give your time this way.