[Qgis-user] Qgis-user Digest, Vol 175, Issue 18
RMG
reikogoodwin at gmail.com
Thu Sep 10 08:51:10 PDT 2020
Hello Andreas,
I will take everything you said into consideration. Many thanks for your
suggestions.
Best wishes,
Reiko Matsuda Goodwin
Comoé Monkey Project <https://www.facebook.com/ComoeMonkeyProject/>
Guenon Conservation Community
<http://facebook.com/GuenonConservationCommunity/>
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> 1. Do map tips not work for anyone? (Rizwi, Farhan (O&A, Hobart))
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> Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2020 05:53:14 +0000
> From: "Rizwi, Farhan (O&A, Hobart)" <Farhan.Rizwi at csiro.au>
> To: "qgis-user at lists.osgeo.org" <qgis-user at lists.osgeo.org>
> Subject: [Qgis-user] Do map tips not work for anyone?
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> Hi,
>
> I posted the following bug report but was immediately closed
> as conda installations are not supported by QGIS. There is
> no issue with direct installations of QGIS but I've been
> consistently had this problem right up to the current
> 3.14,15. The link below has a screenshot, whereby the "hand"
> icon is never displayed, only ever crosshairs. The zoom
> magnifying glass works find but clicking on the hand icon
> does not turn the cursor into a hand and map tips are never
> displayed even after enabling them
>
> https://github.com/qgis/QGIS/issues/36957
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> Anyone seen this before?
>
> Thanks for any tips!
>
> Cheers,
>
> -Farhan
>
>
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> Message: 2
> Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2020 08:31:54 +0200
> From: Carlos López PSIG <carlos.lopez at psig.es>
> To: Brent Wood <pcreso at yahoo.com>
> Cc: "qgis-user at lists.osgeo.org" <qgis-user at lists.osgeo.org>, "Maria
> Niermann (23153112)" <23153112 at student.uwa.edu.au>
> Subject: Re: [Qgis-user] Intel vs AMD
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> Hi,
> Be careful with AMD and Linux, I had a lot of problems with drivers...
> Finally, I installed Windows (OMG!) because I had a lot of problems,
> graphic, battery, wifi, etc...
> I bought this laptop MSI:
> https://www.msi.com/Laptop/Alpha-15-A4DX
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> Cheers,
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> El mié., 9 sept. 2020 a las 22:41, Brent Wood (<pcreso at yahoo.com>)
> escribió:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > Not specifically AMD vs Intel, that is pretty much irrelevant. It more
> > depends which cpu (how powerful/fast, how much memory & how big & how
> fast
> > the disk. Lower end laptops can struggle with significant processing
> tasks.
> > Also do you run Windows or Linux? Linux compatability can be an issue,
> but
> > much less than it used to be.
> >
> > I have done very well for years picking up recycled ex-lease laptops for
> > QGIS/Postgis etc... I reckon a good business quality laptop that came
> with
> > a 3 year warranty when new, is 4-5 years old & has a used warranty for
> 6-12
> > months is generally a much better buy than a new consumer grade laptop
> with
> > a 1 yr warranty.
> >
> > A quick search found a few refurbished sellers in Perth (I'm in New
> > Zealand so can't advise on vendors there), like:
> > https://www.recompute.com.au/refurbished-laptops/
> > https://www.reboot-it.com.au/used-laptops
> >
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Brent Wood
> >
> > On Wednesday, September 9, 2020, 2:07:56 PM GMT+12, Maria Niermann
> > (23153112) <23153112 at student.uwa.edu.au> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Hi
> >
> > Anyone got word as to any issues that might arise going AMD processor on
> a
> > laptop?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Maria Niermann
> > MSc Hydrogeology
> >
> > Studying - MScEnvSc CATWA at UWA (Environmental Science - Catchment &
> > Water)
> > University of Western Australia
> > School of Agriculture and Environment
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> Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2020 08:38:17 +0200
> From: Andreas Neumann <a.neumann at carto.net>
> To: RMG <reikogoodwin at gmail.com>
> Cc: QGIS Users <qgis-user at lists.osgeo.org>, garth at jacqcad.com
> Subject: Re: [Qgis-user] Qgis-user Digest, Vol 175, Issue 16
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> Hi Reiko,
>
> Large data sets are usually not a problem in QGIS. For rasters, it is
> important to create pyramids (inside or next to) the original rasters.
> Once you do that, your huge rasters should load and display really fast.
> For image data (aerial images, orthoimages) I recommend JPEG compression
> for the images data and pyramids, for raster data with few colors better
> deflate, LERC DEFLATE or some other lossless compression.
>
> One issue you might run into is performance of attribute table if you
> have many thousands of records - but this shouldn't affect rendering
> speed. Make sure you create spatial indexes for your vector data - or
> otherwise, you will have performance issues.
>
> Greetings,
>
> Andreas
>
> On 2020-09-10 01:43, RMG wrote:
>
> > Many thanks, Garth, for your information. The areas I research include
> some large protected areas in West Africa (The one I am working on right
> now is 15,000 sq km), so some rasters and polygons are humongous (> 2-4GB).
> I have three external hard drives (4TB, 2TB, 1TB) plus iCloud, so storage,
> so far, is not a problem. If miraculously, Mac Pro's (with AMD) price is
> slashed by half (won't' happen), that would be ideal.
> >
> > Best wishes,
> >
> > Reiko Matsuda Goodwin
> > Comoé Monkey Project [1]
> > Guenon Conservation Community [2]
> >
> > On Wed, Sep 9, 2020 at 6:41 PM <qgis-user-request at lists.osgeo.org>
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> >> 1. Re: Intel vs AMD (Brent Wood)
> >> 2. On Wed, 9 Sep 2020 at 02:00, RMG <reikogoodwin at gmail.com>
> >> wrote: (Garth Fletcher)
> >> 3. Re: Mac computer configuration (Donal Hunt)
> >> 4. Re: Mac computer configuration (Priv.-Doz. Dr. Maria Shinoto)
> >> 5. Re: Mac computer configuration (RMG)
> >>
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> >> Message: 1
> >> Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2020 20:41:08 +0000 (UTC)
> >> From: Brent Wood <pcreso at yahoo.com>
> >> To: "qgis-user at lists.osgeo.org" <qgis-user at lists.osgeo.org>, "Maria
> >> Niermann (23153112)" <23153112 at student.uwa.edu.au>
> >> Subject: Re: [Qgis-user] Intel vs AMD
> >> Message-ID: <1552330775.430370.1599684068800 at mail.yahoo.com>
> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
> >>
> >> Hi,
> >> Not specifically AMD vs Intel, that is pretty much irrelevant. It more
> depends which cpu (how powerful/fast, how much memory & how big & how fast
> the disk. Lower end laptops can struggle with significant processing tasks.
> Also do you run Windows or Linux? Linux compatability can be an issue, but
> much less than it used to be.
> >>
> >> I have done very well for years picking up recycled ex-lease laptops
> for QGIS/Postgis etc... I reckon a good business quality laptop that came
> with a 3 year warranty when new, is 4-5 years old & has a used warranty for
> 6-12 months is generally a much better buy than a new consumer grade laptop
> with a 1 yr warranty.
> >> A quick search found a few refurbished sellers in Perth (I'm in New
> Zealand so can't advise on vendors there), like:
> https://www.recompute.com.au/refurbished-laptops/https://www.reboot-it.com.au/used-laptops
> >>
> >> Cheers,
> >> Brent Wood
> >>
> >> On Wednesday, September 9, 2020, 2:07:56 PM GMT+12, Maria Niermann
> (23153112) <23153112 at student.uwa.edu.au> wrote:
> >>
> >> Hi
> >>
> >> Anyone got word as to any issues that might arise going AMD processor
> on a laptop?
> >>
> >> Thanks
> >>
> >> Maria Niermann
> >> MSc Hydrogeology
> >>
> >> Studying - MScEnvSc CATWA at UWA (Environmental Science - Catchment &
> Water)
> >> University of Western Australia
> >> School of Agriculture and Environment
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> >> Message: 2
> >> Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2020 16:47:47 -0400
> >> From: Garth Fletcher <garth at jacqcad.com>
> >> To: qgis-user at lists.osgeo.org
> >> Subject: [Qgis-user] On Wed, 9 Sep 2020 at 02:00, RMG
> >> <reikogoodwin at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> Message-ID: <02cdf63b-c924-d257-7bc3-aad64254a25c at jacqcad.com>
> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed
> >>
> >> On Wed, 9 Sep 2020 at 02:00, RMG <reikogoodwin at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>> I would like advice on purchasing a new Mac...
> >>
> >> The Mac you describe (12,1) is a
> >> "MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015)"
> >> introduced 3/2015 and discontinued 6/2016
> >>
> >> Geekbench 5 benchmarks for Macs can be found at
> >> <https://browser.geekbench.com/mac-benchmarks>
> >>
> >> Your Early 2015 earns a score of 763/1622 on their test set.
> >> The first number, 763, is the performance of a single core while
> >> the second number, 1622, is the performance when all cores are is use.
> >>
> >> While such tests are not the whole story, they do provide an indication
> >> of performance on an average set of tasks. Too little RAM or a slow
> >> old style (rotating) disk can greatly diminish performance.
> >>
> >> Your MacBook Pro (Retina,...)
> >> MacBook Pro (13-inch, Early 2015), 763 / 1622
> >>
> >> More recent MacBook Pro models with 1 core benchmarks > 1000 include:
> >> MacBook Pro (13-inch Mid 2020), i7, 2.3 GHz, 4 cores 1233 / 4516
> >> MacBook Pro (13-inch Mid 2020), i5, 2.0 GHz, 4 cores 1142 / 4238
> >> MacBook Pro (15-inch Mid 2019), i9, 2.4 GHz, 8 cores 1115 / 6746
> >> MacBook Pro (16-inch Late 2019), i9, 2.4 GHz, 8 cores 1110 / 6945
> >> MacBook Pro (13-inch Mid 2019), i7, 2.8 GHz, 4 cores 1103 / 4186
> >> MacBook Pro (15-inch Mid 2019), i9, 2.3 GHz, 8 cores 1082 / 6287
> >> MacBook Pro (16-inch Late 2019), i9, 2.3 GHz, 8 cores 1074 / 6615
> >> MacBook Pro (15-inch Mid 2018), i9, 2.9 GHz, 6 cores 1044 / 5052
> >> MacBook Pro (13-inch Mid 2019), i7, 1.7 GHz, 4 cores 1032 / 3882
> >> MacBook Pro (16-inch Late 2019), i7, 2.6 GHz, 6 cores 1022 / 5374
> >> MacBook Pro (13-inch Mid 2018), i7, 2.7 GHz, 4 cores 1021 / 3989
> >> MacBook Pro (15-inch Mid 2019), i7, 2.6 GHz, 6 cores 1020 / 5054
> >>
> >> The "i5", "i7" and "i9" refer to different generations of the Intel
> >> CPU chips used.
> >>
> >> Most have SSD (Solid State Disk) rather than rotating hard disks, which
> >> make a trememdous difference, especially with software that accesses
> >> very large amounts of file data such as QGIS.
> >>
> >> Also consider the large amount of disk space needed if you use many
> >> raster files. Orthophotographs can require many GB just to cover a
> >> single town. So far my 1 TB SSD has been adequate, but my focus is on
> >> just a small area under 50 square miles, albeit with many layers of
> >> LIDAR, DEM, orthophotos, etc.
> >>
> >> For GIS use I would want a larger screen than 13", or plan on using a
> >> large external screen whenever practical. I find my 24" ViewSonic,
> >> which cost under $200, to be just large enough for comfortable GIS use.
> >>
> >> RAM is always useful and is cheap. This is an especially important
> >> consideration with MacBooks because you cannot later add more memory
> >> (MackBook Pro models after 2012). I would recommend at least 16 GB.
> >>
> >> Cordially,
> >> --
> >> Garth Fletcher
> >>
> >> ------------------------------
> >>
> >> Message: 3
> >> Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2020 22:26:10 +0100
> >> From: Donal Hunt <donal.hunt at gmail.com>
> >> To: RMG <reikogoodwin at gmail.com>
> >> Cc: QGIS Users <qgis-user at lists.osgeo.org>
> >> Subject: Re: [Qgis-user] Mac computer configuration
> >> Message-ID:
> >> <CAF1AMMNWxEDT2CtiQ+O-SgSD=h681U5atK77r8mB8++_YE+R1Q at mail.gmail.com>
> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
> >>
> >> You can compare the CPU ratings of your current machine vs the ratings
> for
> >> the currently available i5 and i7 models of the mac mini here:
> >>
> https://www.cpubenchmark.net/compare/Intel-i5-5287U-vs-Intel-i5-8500B-vs-Intel-i7-8700B/2575vs3382vs3388
> >>
> >> Additional memory (16gb or 32gb) may also help. You could potentially
> >> attach a fast nvme drive to the thunderbolt 3 port (you can't upgrade
> the
> >> SSD on the latest generation of mac minis as they are soldered to the
> logic
> >> board).
> >>
> >> I would highly recommend profiling where the bottleneck / performance
> >> issues are occurring. Tools such as activity monitor, instruments and
> >> sample can provide more insight. See
> >> https://gist.github.com/loderunner/36724cc9ee8db66db305 for some
> >> suggestions.
> >>
> >> Hope that helps.
> >>
> >> Donal
> >>
> >> On Wed, 9 Sep 2020 at 15:04, RMG <reikogoodwin at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Hello Donal and list,
> >>>
> >>> Many thanks for asking. Below is the info:
> >>>
> >>> Model Name: MacBook Pro
> >>>
> >>> Model Identifier: MacBookPro12,1
> >>>
> >>> Processor Name: Intel Core i5
> >>>
> >>> Processor Speed: 2.9 GHz
> >>>
> >>> Number of Processors: 1
> >>>
> >>> Total Number of Cores: 2
> >>>
> >>> L2 Cache (per Core): 256 KB
> >>>
> >>> L3 Cache: 3 MB
> >>>
> >>> Hyper-Threading Technology: Enabled
> >>>
> >>> Memory: 8 GB
> >>>
> >>> Boot ROM Version: 192.0.0.0.0
> >>>
> >>> SMC Version (system): 2.28f7
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Apple SSD Controller:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Vendor: Apple
> >>>
> >>> Product: SSD Controller
> >>>
> >>> Physical Interconnect: PCI
> >>>
> >>> Link Width: x4
> >>>
> >>> Link Speed: 5.0 GT/s
> >>>
> >>> Description: AHCI Version 1.30 Supported
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> APPLE SSD SM0512G:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Capacity: 500.28 GB (500,277,790,720 bytes)
> >>>
> >>> Model: APPLE SSD SM0512G
> >>>
> >>> Revision: BXW1SA0Q
> >>>
> >>> Native Command Queuing: Yes
> >>>
> >>> Queue Depth: 32
> >>>
> >>> Removable Media: No
> >>>
> >>> Detachable Drive: No
> >>>
> >>> BSD Name: disk0
> >>>
> >>> Medium Type: Solid State
> >>>
> >>> TRIM Support: Yes
> >>>
> >>> Partition Map Type: GPT (GUID Partition Table)
> >>>
> >>> S.M.A.R.T. status: Verified
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Best wishes,
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Reiko Matsuda Goodwin
> >>> Comoé Monkey Project <https://www.facebook.com/ComoeMonkeyProject/>
> >>> Guenon Conservation Community
> >>> <http://facebook.com/GuenonConservationCommunity/>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On Wed, Sep 9, 2020 at 5:05 AM Donal Hunt <donal.hunt at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Can you provide the following information from the command line (run
> >>>> these commands and paste the output):
> >>>>
> >>>> *$* system_profiler SPHardwareDataType
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> *$* system_profiler -detailLevel mini SPSerialATADataType
> SPParallelATADataType
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> ** you may want to remove/redact the "Serial Number (system)" and
> >>>> "Hardware UUID" values before emailing.*
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> That will provide some information on your existing system and disks
> >>>> which will make it easier to determine what appropriate replacements
> are
> >>>> needed. Normally, I would look at CPU performance, amount of RAM and
> disk
> >>>> speeds (HDD vs SSD vs NVMe makes a huge difference).
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Hope that helps!
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Donal
> >>>>
> >>>> On Wed, 9 Sep 2020 at 02:00, RMG <reikogoodwin at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> Hello QGIS users on Macs,
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I would like advice on purchasing a new Mac. My Mac is 5 years old
> and
> >>>>> cannot handle heavy-duty QGIS procedures. I process many satellite
> images
> >>>>> and some vector files with 30 m grids have millions of features, for
> >>>>> example. To process anything is taking too long. I know there has
> been a
> >>>>> discussion on ARMS hardware, but that seems a few years away. So
> right now,
> >>>>> what would you recommend? I plan to partition the hard drive to
> handle
> >>>>> ArcGIS as well. I do not think I can afford a dream machine like Mac
> Pro,
> >>>>> though. Is a Mac mini something that you guys use and recommend?
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Best wishes,
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Reiko Matsuda Goodwin
> >>>>> Comoé Monkey Project <https://www.facebook.com/ComoeMonkeyProject/>
> >>>>> Guenon Conservation Community
> >>>>> <http://facebook.com/GuenonConservationCommunity/>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> _______________________________________________
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> >> Message: 4
> >> Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2020 22:36:56 +0000
> >> From: "Priv.-Doz. Dr. Maria Shinoto"
> >> <maria.shinoto at zaw.uni-heidelberg.de>
> >> To: Donal Hunt <donal.hunt at gmail.com>
> >> Cc: RMG <reikogoodwin at gmail.com>, QGIS Users
> >> <qgis-user at lists.osgeo.org>
> >> Subject: Re: [Qgis-user] Mac computer configuration
> >> Message-ID:
> >> <6F647D87-8966-426F-B419-C4C44EF99E3E at zaw.uni-heidelberg.de>
> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
> >>
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> I can only add to Donal's suggestions, which seem reasonable from my
> experience as well.
> >>
> >> Until last year, I have been working on a 13 inch MacBook Pro from
> 2011. I changed the HD to a 500GB SSD and the 8GB RAM to 16GB RAM a few
> years ago, and there was a jump in performance with all my software, I
> could have used it some more years. But QGIS got slow though with LiDAR
> data last year, so I bought a new MacBook Pro with 2GB SSD and 32GB RAM,
> now everything works smoothly; thanks to large storage and RAM in the first
> place, I assume.
> >>
> >> At the moment, I would hesitate to either buy a new machine with ARM or
> Intel processor but rather wait another year or a few months.
> >>
> >> In your case, I would try to boost RAM to 32GB in the first place (if
> 32 is possible, otherwise 16GB). If things are still slow, I would delete
> everything not needed on a daily basis from the main SSD and get the GIS
> data on the SSD. And then wait for the AMD Macs and look how the reviews
> are. It seems that everything just gets better then and cheaper. And paying
> for RAM now is not such a large investment.
> >>
> >> Best,
> >> Maria
> >>
> >>> Am 10.09.2020 um 06:26 schrieb Donal Hunt <donal.hunt at gmail.com>:
> >>>
> >>> You can compare the CPU ratings of your current machine vs the ratings
> for the currently available i5 and i7 models of the mac mini here:
> https://www.cpubenchmark.net/compare/Intel-i5-5287U-vs-Intel-i5-8500B-vs-Intel-i7-8700B/2575vs3382vs3388
> >>>
> >>> Additional memory (16gb or 32gb) may also help. You could potentially
> attach a fast nvme drive to the thunderbolt 3 port (you can't upgrade the
> SSD on the latest generation of mac minis as they are soldered to the logic
> board).
> >>>
> >>> I would highly recommend profiling where the bottleneck / performance
> issues are occurring. Tools such as activity monitor, instruments and
> sample can provide more insight. See
> https://gist.github.com/loderunner/36724cc9ee8db66db305 for some
> suggestions.
> >>>
> >>> Hope that helps.
> >>>
> >>> Donal
> >>>
> >>> On Wed, 9 Sep 2020 at 15:04, RMG <reikogoodwin at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>> Hello Donal and list,
> >>>
> >>> Many thanks for asking. Below is the info:
> >>>
> >>> Model Name: MacBook Pro
> >>> Model Identifier: MacBookPro12,1
> >>> Processor Name: Intel Core i5
> >>> Processor Speed: 2.9 GHz
> >>> Number of Processors: 1
> >>> Total Number of Cores: 2
> >>> L2 Cache (per Core): 256 KB
> >>> L3 Cache: 3 MB
> >>> Hyper-Threading Technology: Enabled
> >>> Memory: 8 GB
> >>> Boot ROM Version: 192.0.0.0.0
> >>> SMC Version (system): 2.28f7
> >>>
> >>> Apple SSD Controller:
> >>>
> >>> Vendor: Apple
> >>> Product: SSD Controller
> >>> Physical Interconnect: PCI
> >>> Link Width: x4
> >>> Link Speed: 5.0 GT/s
> >>> Description: AHCI Version 1.30 Supported
> >>>
> >>> APPLE SSD SM0512G:
> >>>
> >>> Capacity: 500.28 GB (500,277,790,720 bytes)
> >>> Model: APPLE SSD SM0512G
> >>> Revision: BXW1SA0Q
> >>> Native Command Queuing: Yes
> >>> Queue Depth: 32
> >>> Removable Media: No
> >>> Detachable Drive: No
> >>> BSD Name: disk0
> >>> Medium Type: Solid State
> >>> TRIM Support: Yes
> >>> Partition Map Type: GPT (GUID Partition Table)
> >>> S.M.A.R.T. status: Verified
> >>>
> >>> Best wishes,
> >>>
> >>> Reiko Matsuda Goodwin
> >>> Comoé Monkey Project
> >>> Guenon Conservation Community
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On Wed, Sep 9, 2020 at 5:05 AM Donal Hunt <donal.hunt at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>> Can you provide the following information from the command line (run
> these commands and paste the output):
> >>>
> >>> $ system_profiler SPHardwareDataType
> >>>
> >>> $ system_profiler -detailLevel mini SPSerialATADataType
> SPParallelATADataType
> >>>
> >>> * you may want to remove/redact the "Serial Number (system)" and
> "Hardware UUID" values before emailing.
> >>>
> >>> That will provide some information on your existing system and disks
> which will make it easier to determine what appropriate replacements are
> needed. Normally, I would look at CPU performance, amount of RAM and disk
> speeds (HDD vs SSD vs NVMe makes a huge difference).
> >>>
> >>> Hope that helps!
> >>>
> >>> Donal
> >>>
> >>> On Wed, 9 Sep 2020 at 02:00, RMG <reikogoodwin at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>> Hello QGIS users on Macs,
> >>>
> >>> I would like advice on purchasing a new Mac. My Mac is 5 years old and
> cannot handle heavy-duty QGIS procedures. I process many satellite images
> and some vector files with 30 m grids have millions of features, for
> example. To process anything is taking too long. I know there has been a
> discussion on ARMS hardware, but that seems a few years away. So right now,
> what would you recommend? I plan to partition the hard drive to handle
> ArcGIS as well. I do not think I can afford a dream machine like Mac Pro,
> though. Is a Mac mini something that you guys use and recommend?
> >>>
> >>> Best wishes,
> >>>
> >>> Reiko Matsuda Goodwin
> >>> Comoé Monkey Project
> >>> Guenon Conservation Community
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> _______________________________________________
> >>> Qgis-user mailing list
> >>> Qgis-user at lists.osgeo.org
> >>> List info: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
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> >>
> >> ------------------------------
> >>
> >> Message: 5
> >> Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2020 18:40:28 -0400
> >> From: RMG <reikogoodwin at gmail.com>
> >> To: Donal Hunt <donal.hunt at gmail.com>
> >> Cc: QGIS Users <qgis-user at lists.osgeo.org>
> >> Subject: Re: [Qgis-user] Mac computer configuration
> >> Message-ID:
> >> <CALwVOrLs7T77uNmcngUqUbHu8wQqA=CLFgiJuQ+Nn-+vCOpQHA at mail.gmail.com>
> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
> >>
> >> Hello Donal,
> >>
> >> I think I now know which one I want. Thanks for your help.
> >>
> >> Best wishes,
> >>
> >> Reiko Matsuda Goodwin
> >> Comoé Monkey Project <https://www.facebook.com/ComoeMonkeyProject/>
> >> Guenon Conservation Community
> >> <http://facebook.com/GuenonConservationCommunity/>
> >>
> >> On Wed, Sep 9, 2020 at 10:04 AM RMG <reikogoodwin at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Hello Donal and list,
> >>>
> >>> Many thanks for asking. Below is the info:
> >>>
> >>> Model Name: MacBook Pro
> >>>
> >>> Model Identifier: MacBookPro12,1
> >>>
> >>> Processor Name: Intel Core i5
> >>>
> >>> Processor Speed: 2.9 GHz
> >>>
> >>> Number of Processors: 1
> >>>
> >>> Total Number of Cores: 2
> >>>
> >>> L2 Cache (per Core): 256 KB
> >>>
> >>> L3 Cache: 3 MB
> >>>
> >>> Hyper-Threading Technology: Enabled
> >>>
> >>> Memory: 8 GB
> >>>
> >>> Boot ROM Version: 192.0.0.0.0
> >>>
> >>> SMC Version (system): 2.28f7
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Apple SSD Controller:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Vendor: Apple
> >>>
> >>> Product: SSD Controller
> >>>
> >>> Physical Interconnect: PCI
> >>>
> >>> Link Width: x4
> >>>
> >>> Link Speed: 5.0 GT/s
> >>>
> >>> Description: AHCI Version 1.30 Supported
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> APPLE SSD SM0512G:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Capacity: 500.28 GB (500,277,790,720 bytes)
> >>>
> >>> Model: APPLE SSD SM0512G
> >>>
> >>> Revision: BXW1SA0Q
> >>>
> >>> Native Command Queuing: Yes
> >>>
> >>> Queue Depth: 32
> >>>
> >>> Removable Media: No
> >>>
> >>> Detachable Drive: No
> >>>
> >>> BSD Name: disk0
> >>>
> >>> Medium Type: Solid State
> >>>
> >>> TRIM Support: Yes
> >>>
> >>> Partition Map Type: GPT (GUID Partition Table)
> >>>
> >>> S.M.A.R.T. status: Verified
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Best wishes,
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Reiko Matsuda Goodwin
> >>> Comoé Monkey Project <https://www.facebook.com/ComoeMonkeyProject/>
> >>> Guenon Conservation Community
> >>> <http://facebook.com/GuenonConservationCommunity/>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On Wed, Sep 9, 2020 at 5:05 AM Donal Hunt <donal.hunt at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Can you provide the following information from the command line (run
> >>>> these commands and paste the output):
> >>>>
> >>>> *$* system_profiler SPHardwareDataType
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> *$* system_profiler -detailLevel mini SPSerialATADataType
> SPParallelATADataType
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> ** you may want to remove/redact the "Serial Number (system)" and
> >>>> "Hardware UUID" values before emailing.*
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> That will provide some information on your existing system and disks
> >>>> which will make it easier to determine what appropriate replacements
> are
> >>>> needed. Normally, I would look at CPU performance, amount of RAM and
> disk
> >>>> speeds (HDD vs SSD vs NVMe makes a huge difference).
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Hope that helps!
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Donal
> >>>>
> >>>> On Wed, 9 Sep 2020 at 02:00, RMG <reikogoodwin at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> Hello QGIS users on Macs,
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I would like advice on purchasing a new Mac. My Mac is 5 years old
> and
> >>>>> cannot handle heavy-duty QGIS procedures. I process many satellite
> images
> >>>>> and some vector files with 30 m grids have millions of features, for
> >>>>> example. To process anything is taking too long. I know there has
> been a
> >>>>> discussion on ARMS hardware, but that seems a few years away. So
> right now,
> >>>>> what would you recommend? I plan to partition the hard drive to
> handle
> >>>>> ArcGIS as well. I do not think I can afford a dream machine like Mac
> Pro,
> >>>>> though. Is a Mac mini something that you guys use and recommend?
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Best wishes,
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Reiko Matsuda Goodwin
> >>>>> Comoé Monkey Project <https://www.facebook.com/ComoeMonkeyProject/>
> >>>>> Guenon Conservation Community
> >>>>> <http://facebook.com/GuenonConservationCommunity/>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
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