I do a lot of work in photoshop and store a lot of files.
I'll continue to use my main computer for this, but I also want to buy a laptop to take back and forth to the studio , and if I am travelling (won't be for a while).
I know I want 200+G HDD, but I need to know what other things I should look out for especially in screens etc.
I do not want a Mac.
I'd appreciate any advice you can give me. Thanks, Lizzie
http://www.notthetate.co.uk/lizzie
2007-12-31 14:08:09 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
Go for soemthing with a lot of ram and the fastest core 2 duo(intel) or athlon 64 x2(AMD) you can afford. Also, getting a seperate video card that does not leech off the RAM is great as well(256MB minimum)
As with most things, the more the better.
Right now I'm running a custom speced Dell Desktop with Photoshop CS2 and it runs pretty darn fast compared to what I used to have.
My specs:
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core4400+(2.31Ghz)
2GB Ram(I can upgrade to 4GB)
Windows Vista(I recommend 2GB min to start if you get VIsta, it is a resource HOG!)
GeForce GT8600 256MB
200GB SATA hard drives with a 500GB external drive and dual layer DVD burner
15-in-1 card reader.
I know it's not a laptop, but you can get a laptop with all these same features.
I like Dell and HP laptops.
I have a Tosahiba laptop, and while it's great for everything, it's not great for Photoshop. Photoshop version 7 is the last one I could run on it. Admitedly, it is an older Pentium 4 laptop.
2008-01-01 04:41:44 · answer #1 · answered by gryphon1911 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
what I know about computersaint much, but I can tell you this,...just get a notebook with just graphics applications and ntohing for spreadsheets, dont get windows office suite for example,....go to a semi large dealer and ask to speak to the guru, not the best sales guy,....ask to speak to the guru......oh yeah have your check book handy or your credit card.
2007-12-31 17:03:34 · answer #2 · answered by theoregonartist 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
get a dell xps or a macbook pro.
2007-12-31 14:43:07 · answer #3 · answered by hbisal™. 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
go to best buy store and they wil recommend u ok
2007-12-31 14:30:09 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Screen size probably wont make that much of a difference. What you really want to look for in this is a lot of ram, and a decent video card (chipset). Video editing is pretty resource intensive stuff. You want a good processor, a healthy amount of ram (at least 2 gigs) and decent video (256 meg minimum, 512 is better)
2007-12-31 14:14:24 · answer #5 · answered by The Resurrectionist 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
i always choose the dell XPS notebooks, i have 2 of them and they work great for me.
http://www1.ca.dell.com/content/products/category.aspx/notebooks?c=ca&cs=cadhs1&l=en&s=dhs
2007-12-31 14:12:21 · answer #6 · answered by AMG 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
get a macbook, or macbook pro. they can also run windows.
2007-12-31 14:11:41 · answer #7 · answered by Jake 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
go with mine.
Dell inspiron 6400
2007-12-31 20:05:20 · answer #8 · answered by Taha* 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋