Apple Mac WORKSTATIONS

2026:

• iMac 2023 4.5K, M3, 24GB RAM, 2TB SSD
• iMac 2019 5K, i5, 3.7GHz 128GB RAM, 4TB PCIE M.2 SSD
• iMac 2019 4K, i7, 3.2GHz 64GB RAM, 2TB PCIE M.2 SSD
• iMac 2017 5K, i7, 4.2GHz 64GB RAM, 1TB Apple Flash SSD

I do my own internal NVMe SSD upgrades (on the bottom of the main board).

• I mostly do Photoshop on the 2019 5K iMac in Mojave 10.14.6 running Adobe CS6.
• I play around on the small 4K iMac running Sequoia 15.7.7 for the current macOS and apps.
• Stilling using a Mac mini 2011 (with 2010 driver hacks) running Snow Leopard 10.6.8 to publish my websites using Adobe GoLive 8.0.1 CS2.

• I bought a M-series M3 iMac for the experience and to run Tahoe 26 -- I think Apple moved the iMac out of the pro line to sell Mac Studio to the professionals due to the iMac's limited RAM (24GB max), small lower-grade LCD panel.

OS-X Mac Pro Work Stations

8-core Mac Pro 2010
• 20 Gigabytes of RAM installed
• 30" Apple Monitor, 24" NEC monitor, 20" Sony monitor
(hardware-calibrated monitors)
• SSD 120GB (Solid State Drive for Photoshop Scratch Disk)

4-core Mac Pro
• 10 Gigabytes of RAM installed
• 30" Apple Monitor, 24" NEC monitor
• VelociRaptor 150GB (10,000 RPM SATA for Photoshop Scratch Disk)

Blu-ray (external 12x burner)
• Interfaces: eSATA, FireWire 800, FireWire 400, USB

Rentals:

• Highend Mac workstations available for rent in San Diego on locations, including expert consulting and techinical support on site for Photoshop, Final Cut Pro editing, DVD Studio Pro DVD and Blu-ray projects.

Software

• Adobe Creative Suite CS6
• Expert Photoshop commercial artist for Web and print
• Photoshop runs 64-bit
• Adobe Publishing font collection
• Apple Final Cut Pro (2026 version)
(Final Cut Pro, Compressor, Quicktime, DVD Studio Pro)
• Toast 10 with HD-BD Plug-in
(for Blu-ray and AVCHD authoring)

Printing:

• Wide: EPSON Stylus Pro 7880 with Photo Black ink.
• 24-inch by banner size
• Expert color proofing

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