Laptop (Page 2): Anything with more ram would be better than what I have now some days I have no problems most days just loading lightroom takes about 3 mins changing from library to...

gravedigger611 Loc: Albuquerque, NM

Anything with more ram would be better than what I have now some days I have no problems most days just loading lightroom takes about 3 mins changing from library to develop takes a few minutes it freezes quite often sometimes so bad I have to reboot the machine then if I have to go from lightroom to photoshop it takes forever to load up then it's either slow or it freezes then I have to reboot not fun at all

gsmith051 Loc: Fairfield Glade, TN

I have had a Dell Inspiron 5547 for little more than a year with 8GB of RAM and 1TB hard drive. It is used primarily for photography with LR5 and Photoshop 13. Transferring files back and forth between these two programs has not been an issue with 8GB of RAM. I would probably go higher on the RAM with the next computer. Good luck.

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

gravedigger611 wrote:

Right now I have a laptop with lightroom cc and photoshop cc and I still want a few other programs but it is really slow with the 2 programs so I was wondering how much ram memory etc etc I would need to be able to run these programs on a separate laptop specifically for photography I want to get a laptop just for photography and just use the other one for Facebook or whatever else that isn't photography...... Sorry this is so discombobulated I'm trying to think how to word my question

Lightroom is happiest with 6 cpu cores, hyperthreaded. So an i7 is a good choice, even if you opt for the quad core version. For ram, 8-16 gb is all you really need, as well as a modest graphics card. You really don't want to use shared system memory for graphics as well. If you are running multiple programs simultaneously, then 16 gb would be good. A solid state drive will make the system a bit snappier, but you will not see any significant improvement on rendering large previews in LR or any other operations. Remember, when you are editing in LR, you are working on the preview, not the actual raw file. The preview is considerably smaller.

gravedigger611 Loc: Albuquerque, NM

I'm still here reading everything so if anyone else wants to chime in with advice I will read it all information is very helpful thank you to everyone for your help

Carl D Loc: Albemarle, NC.

I know that I'm in the minority here, but the MacBook Pro is what I use and most pro's. After all graphics are what Mac accels at.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

gravedigger611 wrote:

Right now I have a laptop with lightroom cc and photoshop cc and I still want a few other programs but it is really slow with the 2 programs so I was wondering how much ram memory etc etc I would need to be able to run these programs on a separate laptop specifically for photography I want to get a laptop just for photography and just use the other one for Facebook or whatever else that isn't photography...... Sorry this is so discombobulated I'm trying to think how to word my question

I like 16GB of memory, but the processor also makes a difference. I always go for Core i7. Find the specs for your laptop and see how much memory it can handle and if it's possible to add more.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

dcampbell52 wrote:

I have a laptop with a 500 gb drive, 4gb memory and an I3 processor. Having said that, I basically use it for trips and ONLY use it to transfer images from my memory cards to an external HD (using Lightroom).

Since you use it basically for trips, how much are you willing to spend to save a little time when you're away? I don't think adding memory would increase the transfer speed. I'm guessing that's more of a processor thing. Something like this might be better for getting images onto an external device.

https://smile.amazon.com/Passport-Wireless-Portable-External-Drive/dp/B00M9B4482/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1470912051&sr=1-1&keywords=wd+wireless+hard+drive

Shaker Loc: New England

SSD drives are fairly new on the block, so I don't believe folks are yet aware of their benefits. They are about the same cost as regular 'disc' drives ans run run much faster and much cooler. Heating is definitely a consideration when engaged in heavy processing. As for laptops, I know Lenovo, MSI and HP are using SSD drives ... sometimes alone, sometimes with a TG regular hard drive.

After months of research the best page by far that I have run into for clear and well-explained advise is this one
http://improvephotography.com/35216/windows-photo-editing-super-guide/

If your budget cannot afford a laptop with the needed specifications, by all means go with a desktop!!! and desktops are always upgradable and adaptable, where-as laptops are not.

NormanTheGr8 Loc: Racine, Wisconsin

gravedigger611 wrote:

I think the 4 gigs are my biggest problem

Yes I agree, I would first try adding as much Ram as I could and going from there unless your using this as an excuse to justify buying a new one

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Shaker wrote:

After months of research the best page by far that I have run into for clear and well-explained advise is this one
http://improvephotography.com/35216/windows-photo-editing-super-guide/

Thanks for the link. Looks good.

twowindsbear

Here's my WAG: Tune up your computer, take it to Office Depot - they'll do that for free. And max out the RAM. This should be fairly inexpensive and may improve your laptop's performance enough that you won't need to buy a new one. Good luck!

bkyser Loc: Fly over country in Indiana

I survived with 4 gigs for quite a while. I didn't seem to run into much trouble with any of the previous versions up to CS-5, it was slow, but manageable. After the first upgrade after downloading CC, I had nothing but issues until I moved to 8gb. Once again, I could probably do with 16 on my laptop, but since most of the heavy lifting is done with my tower, I can put up with some slow rendering on the laptop with the 8gb.

One issue about having a tower vs a laptop, you can usually upgrade your graphics driver, which seems to help as much, or more, than just RAM.

rerader Loc: Michigan, South Carolina

gravedigger611 wrote:

Here are my specs

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Also using a Dell. A Precision 6800 laptop. 16 gigs ram, ati video, SSD boot drive, two 1terabyte hybrid drives mirrored raid 1, very good screen. Comes with manual to upgrade any component on the system including processor.

One of the hybrid drives failed a ways back, called Dell service tech. They fedx'd new drive and had a tech in my office to replace the next morning.

cjc2 Loc: Hellertown PA

You biggest issue seems to be ram. 8 GB on a laptop and 32 GB on a desktop. My solution is an iMac w/27" 5k Retina display along with a 13" MacBook Pro for portability. 95% of my "real" work is completed on the desktop. I use both external Thunderbolt drives and Synology NAS devices on my iMac and store pretty much nothing but the OS and software on my internal drive. Not a cheap solution, but works well for me and helps protect my most important asset, my photo files. ALL external drives are configured RAID 1 and at least two copies of every file are kept. Best of luck!

londonfire Loc: NY to NC

Gravedigger, that CPU has a benchmark rating of 1155 which is like a wagon with 3 broken wheels. Whatever you do don't put any money into that machine. As a reference the better i7 processors today run around 10000. I would also recommend you stay away from machines with the i7 6700u CPU. It's a sixth gen but for mass marketing. I have 3rd gen i7's that outperform that unit.