The right photo laptop
Sep 6, 2011 05:09:34 #
What do people use as their photo laptop as opposed to what they would like to use?
Sep 6, 2011 09:18:32 #
Unless you're a hardcore photo-phile, the question is best put as: What does one prefer to store and edit photos on?
My opinion is that any computer (desktop or laptop) with a good amount of memory (RAM) - at least 3 gigs nowadays, a large hard drive (1 Terabyte) and of course the editing software of choice; for many, Photoshop. This computer is obviously internet accessible so you can share with us ;)
My opinion is that any computer (desktop or laptop) with a good amount of memory (RAM) - at least 3 gigs nowadays, a large hard drive (1 Terabyte) and of course the editing software of choice; for many, Photoshop. This computer is obviously internet accessible so you can share with us ;)
Sep 6, 2011 10:28:07 #
Sep 6, 2011 11:35:53 #
Sep 6, 2011 11:41:22 #
was seriously looking into a mac mini but with all the add on costs, it begins to look more painful than sticking to the dark side (so-called)
Sep 7, 2011 01:51:26 #
Apple is good at a lot of things. Hippie propaganda hiding the corporate dictatorship being only one of them. Bill Gates gives about 50% of his earnings to charity. So help save the world, buy Microsoft :-)
Sep 7, 2011 07:27:49 #
as was already mentioned - the main things you need to look at is the RAM (for the whole computer), the video card and video RAM (RAM the is dedicated only for the video processing) and hard drive space. but even the hard drive is not as important on the computer itself, as there are very many external options and very cheap.
i would say this - the right computer for you is the one you can afford. i will also say i am huge Mac fan. my personal opinion, outside of giving parts advise, is try and get a Mac; even a used one. if you can keep your eye on craigslist.org, some one will be selling one. the subject of Mac vs PC for editing photos, music or anything else is a moot point. a fast processing machine is a fast processing machine. but all the little problems and windows that pop up on a PC, you don't find as much on a Mac, and will probably have to reset the machine far less times. i hope that helps.
i would say this - the right computer for you is the one you can afford. i will also say i am huge Mac fan. my personal opinion, outside of giving parts advise, is try and get a Mac; even a used one. if you can keep your eye on craigslist.org, some one will be selling one. the subject of Mac vs PC for editing photos, music or anything else is a moot point. a fast processing machine is a fast processing machine. but all the little problems and windows that pop up on a PC, you don't find as much on a Mac, and will probably have to reset the machine far less times. i hope that helps.
Sep 7, 2011 12:43:44 #
I totally agree. Since I have switched to a Mac I have not had any problems like I did with my PC. The Mac is easier to use with less hassles. I say - go for a Mac. (You don't have to buy security software every year at $90 a pop too!)
Sep 7, 2011 13:44:34 #
I use a MacBook Pro and I also hace two PC's One desk top and a laptop. From the graphics stand point for editing using Photoshop the Mac has much better quality and a more true to life color ratio than the two PC's even whit monitor adjustments. You need RAM most of all. I use external hard drives for storage and large ones for the computers as well as a high graphics card duel processors.
Sep 7, 2011 14:40:54 #
Hi: I am a new member and this is my first posted reply. I use a PC but a lot of my friends who are great photographers use Macs. I also belong to Nature Photography Netwwofk which is much larger than this site. This question was also posted on that network recently and a great number of people recomended the Puget computer. www.Pugetsystems.com. You might want to check them out before deciding.
Sep 7, 2011 15:15:45 #
I use an Apple 15" MacBookPro laptop and an Apple 27" IMac desktop. Both are top notch and both do an excellent job. I have Aperture 3 and CS5 installed on each computer so I can work on my photos anywhere.
Sep 7, 2011 20:03:10 #
I am new to the Mac world, having been a PC owner since sometime back in the mid 80's...so a big switch and to date I love the Mac. I purchased a Mac Book Pro and have had no problems. Just my $.02 worth.
Brad
Brad
Sep 11, 2011 21:31:50 #
Quite honestly, I would shy away from using a laptop as your primary photo editing computer. It is much harder to have color accuracy with a laptop because the angle of the screen isn't consistent, and the monitor is just not as good. I do edit on my Macbook Pro if I have to, but I try to do the majority of my editing on my iMac. I also calibrate both monitors on a consistent basis.
Sep 13, 2011 11:20:02 #
drewmark19 wrote:
Quite honestly, I would shy away from using a laptop as your primary photo editing computer. It is much harder to have color accuracy with a laptop because the angle of the screen isn't consistent, and the monitor is just not as good. I do edit on my Macbook Pro if I have to, but I try to do the majority of my editing on my iMac. I also calibrate both monitors on a consistent basis.
You could buy a stationary monitor and connect it to your laptop for editing.
Sep 14, 2011 22:00:33 #
Starr wrote:
quote=drewmark19 Quite honestly, I would shy away... (show quote)
I agree. Just make sure it's a good monitor. My husband hooks up his laptop to an external monitor, but I would never edit photos on it. It's a basic work monitor, and photos I've edited on it look cruddy when I view it from my iMac. All monitors are not created equal, that's for sure. :)
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