Computer brand for a laptop: I am going to buy a new computer...I think...I hope With the current shortage of laptop computers I may have to wait. Currently I have a Lenovo laptop that...

charlienow Loc: Hershey, PA

I am going to buy a new computer...I think...I hope

With the current shortage of laptop computers I may have to wait.

Currently I have a Lenovo laptop that is 5 years old that I do both photo and video editing on. It has 8gb memory, 1tb ssd drive that I installed last year, the memory cannot be upgraded. The graphics is integrated. It is an i7

All of my photo and video editing is done on this computer.

I am only considering Lenovo, dell and hp at this time. Do you see these as a good choice? What other brand would you consider?

I believe a computer with an i7, 1tb ssd, dedicated graphics with at least 4gb memory, 16gb memory and wifi6 would be good specs. I think I want a touch screen but I could do without if a good laptop with all the other specs would work for me.

Thanks for any advice you can give me.

Chuck

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Specs seem adequate. Not sure why the brand matters. I would be looking for adequate ports and a screen with a wide viewing angle.

Gene51 Loc: Yonkers, NY, now in LSD (LowerSlowerDelaware)

charlienow wrote:

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www.xoticpc.com - has laptops that will meet or exceed your spec. Many can be user upgraded to 64gb, and have three drive bays - 2 m.2 slots and one or more 2.5" SATA III bay.

Delderby Loc: Derby UK

You have done well with Lenovo. I had a plastic one that would flex if not moved with two hands - and it self-disconnected a ribbon cable.
Now I stay with Toshiba and a metal frame.

gwong1 Loc: Tampa, FL

From Matt Kloskowski. Gary https://mattk.com/photography-computer-and-monitor-recommendations/?utm_source=Matt+K+Subscriber+List&utm_campaign=c33637aba5-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_05_17_01_33_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_3ac5889bd7-c33637aba5-441459049&mc_cid=c33637aba5&mc_eid=c7a50d1e3b

Fstop12 Loc: Kentucky

As recommended by Photoshop Guru Jesus Ramirez. The Photoshop Learning Channel.

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1569905-REG/msi_creator_15_a10sfs_014_creator_15_uhd_i7_10875h.html

yssirk123 Loc: New Jersey

Here's one to look into: Lenovo - $1199

https://www.costco.com/lenovo-flex-15.6%22-2-in-1-touchscreen-laptop---10th-gen-intel-core-i7-1065g7---geforce-mx330---4k-uhd---windows-10-professional.product.100579365.html

HRPufnstuf

I recently got Micro Center's store brand laptop. i7 processor, 32GB memory, 2 TB SSD, graphics card with additional 8GB memory, all for a little over $1400. In stock.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

gwong1 wrote:

From Matt Kloskowski. Gary https://mattk.com/photography-computer-and-monitor-recommendations/?utm_source=Matt+K+Subscriber+List&utm_campaign=c33637aba5-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_05_17_01_33_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_3ac5889bd7-c33637aba5-441459049&mc_cid=c33637aba5&mc_eid=c7a50d1e3b

It's funny, but I was just thinking of that. Thanks for saving me the trouble of looking for it.

I don't think anyone was ever sorry that he bought more computer than he actually needed. Remember when a 10MB hard drive was sufficient?

Gene51 Loc: Yonkers, NY, now in LSD (LowerSlowerDelaware)

Fstop12 wrote:

As recommended by Photoshop Guru Jesus Ramirez. The Photoshop Learning Channel.

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1569905-REG/msi_creator_15_a10sfs_014_creator_15_uhd_i7_10875h.html

This is a great system, but overkill on the graphics - photo editing does not require an NVIDIA® GEFORCE® RTX™ 2070 SUPER 8GB GDDR6 - when a 2060 with 6 gb ram would suffice.

A system configured like the one from B&H if purchased from XoticPC would cost $1850.

https://xoticpc.com/collections/extreme-series-gaming-laptops/products/xotic-g51d-pb51df2

I purchased a 2060-based system in the spring from them, with similar specs but 4 TB NVMe m.2 storage for $2000.

https://xoticpc.com/collections/advanced-series-gaming-laptops/products/xotic-g58dd-nh58ddw

No one is likely to see any difference in performance between the 2060 and 2070. For photo editing one only needs enough vram to populate the screen buffer(s). Even a dual screen setup with 1920x1080 displays would be fine with 2 gb vram. Currently, neither Photoshop nor Lightroom support multi-threaded or distributed graphics processing - so having more CUDA cores has no significant advantage.

These links should offer some solid advice based on real testing Photoshop and Lightroom.

https://www.pugetsystems.com/recommended/Recommended-Systems-for-Adobe-Photoshop-139/Hardware-Recommendations

https://www.pugetsystems.com/recommended/Recommended-Systems-for-Adobe-Lightroom-Classic-141/Hardware-Recommendations

I am not a fan of name-brand computers since they usually represent less of a value than custom built no-name machines, as long as you purchase from a reputable system builder. XoticPc happens to be one of those.

Gene51 Loc: Yonkers, NY, now in LSD (LowerSlowerDelaware)

jerryc41 wrote:

It's funny, but I was just thinking of that. Thanks for saving me the trouble of looking for it.

I don't think anyone was ever sorry that he bought more computer than he actually needed. Remember when a 10MB hard drive was sufficient?

And that drive cost me $900 at 47th St Photo, and it was the cheapest one around. It was a Microscience drive, if I remember correctly. It stopped working after 5 months, and 47th St replaced it with a 20 mb for free.

JOHNERIKSSON Loc: CENTRAL WISCONSIN

yes buy a Mac Pro

charlienow Loc: Hershey, PA

jerryc41 wrote:

It's funny, but I was just thinking of that. Thanks for saving me the trouble of looking for it.

I don't think anyone was ever sorry that he bought more computer than he actually needed. Remember when a 10MB hard drive was sufficient?

Jerry, my first computer back in 1989 came with 512kb memory that I paid $100 to upgrade to 640kb. Yes that is kilobytes. 2 bays with 5 1/2” floppy drives that you could upgrade one of the drives to a 10 megabyte drive for $200 or to a 20 megabyte for $300. I opted for the 20 megabyte and thought I would never run out of storage space. A b&w monitor.

It progressed from there

Chuck

charlienow Loc: Hershey, PA

JOHNERIKSSON wrote:

yes buy a Mac Pro

No Mac for me. Too invested in windows.

Chuck

Papa Joe Loc: Midwest U.S.

Charlie, have you considered refurbished computers? My quite adequate desktop computer and two laptops are all refurbs. I have bought refurbished with very good results and for less money than for new. Most refurbs actually have an advantage over 'new' since it's been inspected originally, something found 'needing' and that repaired.... and most are guaranteed. I buy from TIGERDIRECT.COM and give them 5 stars for service. Something you may want to consider.
God Bless,
Papa Joe

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