RE: What is the best PC to run Nikon 4000 Scanner?

["M. Denis Hill" <denis@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I've been using a Dimension 8100 for more than a year. I don't see how you
would be dissatisfied with the 8200 in the configuration you mention. Since
disk i/o is important in these applications, you might see if you can learn
the brand/model and check its performance on one of the hard drive review
sites. Also, verify that the interface is ATA133, since that's the latest
and greatest(?).

The only improvement I could suggest is another 20GB drive as a scratch disk
for Photoshop. Of course you could go over the top with storage like the
system I use for nonlinear editing of video material: external striped SCSI
array.

I just added a second drive to my 8100, and several Dells I've owned had
room for this. The on board ATA/IDE controller supports two drives on each
of two channels, so you can have two hard drives and two CD drives
(DVD/CD-ROM and CD-RW) without adding an additional controller on a card.
The cards are not expensive, but they use a slot. The ribbon cable provided
with my Dell includes the second connector.

Yes, IEEE 1394 will use a PCI slot, but you should have at least three open
slots. Can't say that I'm a fan of flat panel displays, though.

M. Denis Hill
Qualified Panoramic Photographer
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From: owner-scan@leben.com [mailto:owner-scan@leben.com]On Behalf Of
Tracy
Sent: Monday, March 04, 2002 6:18 PM
To: scan@leben.com
Subject: What is the best PC to run Nikon 4000 Scanner?


What is the best PC to run Nikon 4000 Scanner? I am thinking of getting a
new Dell PC before I purchase a Nikon 4000 Scanner.  Was considering the
below.  Any thoughts?  Concerns: 1) I understand there may be a problem
adding a second hard disk latter. 2) No Firewire built into motherboard 3)
Wanted to get Flat Panel because of space (how will this monitor render
images vs CRT).
Thanks for your feedback, Tracy

Base Unit: Dimension 8200 Series,Pentium 4 Processor at 2.0GHz (461-4485),
Memory:  2GB RDRAM (311-1590),
Monitor:  19 in (19.0 in viewable) 1900FP Digital Flat Panel Display
(320-0312), Video Card:  64MB DDR NVIDIA GeForce3 TI 200 Graphics Card with
DVI (320-0289), Hard Drive:  Dell Edition 120GB 7200RPM Hard Drive with
Data,Burst Cache,Tied (340-3276),
Operating System:  Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition,English (420-3079),
CD-ROM or DVD-ROM Drive:  48X Max Variable CD-ROM Drive (313-2561), Sound
Card:  SB Live! 1024 Digital Sound Card (313-1488), DVD+RW/ CD-RW
Combination Drive (313-0472),
Misc:  Digital Content Authoring Software (313-0445), Misc:  Decoding
Software for DVD-ROM Drive,Tied (313-0940),



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