Laptops for Photo Editing
May 16, 2013 06:41:07 #
Im thinking about getting a laptop for photo editing on the road etc.
Any good ideas or suggestions.,
Thanks
Lindsey Webb
Any good ideas or suggestions.,
Thanks
Lindsey Webb
May 16, 2013 06:43:17 #
May 16, 2013 06:44:50 #
Quite happy with my HP, in fact due to the processor I use it all the time , desktop for surfing,
Bob.
Bob.
May 16, 2013 06:49:04 #
May 16, 2013 07:06:05 #
cowbungus wrote:
Im thinking about getting a laptop for photo editing on the road etc.
Any good ideas or suggestions.,
Thanks
Lindsey Webb
Any good ideas or suggestions.,
Thanks
Lindsey Webb
I used a lenovo r61 laptop until I saw my images on a decent monitor.
The colour of my photos was far too intense as I had been adjusting them to suit the monitor of the lenovo.
The lenovo was/is a great laptop, reliable as a hammer and well built. Apparently lenovo make laptops suitable for Photo editing but the R61 is not one of them.
So avoid this model.
Processed on Lenovo R61
Processed on a Philips
May 16, 2013 07:08:54 #
the Mac Book Pro 15 in retina display 16 gb ram etc.. thats has caught my eye.. but I was wondering can I get a retina display in a matt screen?
Lindsey
Lindsey
May 16, 2013 08:18:15 #
Laptops are ok for editing (that's where I do mine) but really...they don't cut it...they are too directional...the colors aren't as accurate as a good monitor and the gamut isn't as good as a decent stand alone monitor.
May 16, 2013 08:25:14 #
Very true RP,
but Cowbungus is on the move so he needs a laptop, and some laptops are a lot better than others
at photo editing.
but Cowbungus is on the move so he needs a laptop, and some laptops are a lot better than others
at photo editing.
May 16, 2013 08:39:50 #
Shutter Bugger wrote:
Very true RP,
but Cowbungus is on the move so he needs a laptop, and some laptops are a lot better than others
at photo editing.
but Cowbungus is on the move so he needs a laptop, and some laptops are a lot better than others
at photo editing.
I use a HP laptop as my primary platform for PhotoShop. When I'm at home, however, it's connected to an external 22" monitor.
May 16, 2013 08:41:00 #
cowbungus wrote:
Im thinking about getting a laptop for photo editing on the road etc.
Any good ideas or suggestions.,
Thanks
Lindsey Webb
Any good ideas or suggestions.,
Thanks
Lindsey Webb
Large hard drive, fast processor, and min of 16GB memory.
May 17, 2013 06:42:22 #
I have a Dell Studio XPS that I had built just for editing, it has Four i7 processors, 250GB total storage 8GB RAM with Turbo Boost, and its got a 15 inch monitor. It will clock up to 2.49 I believe. The point is it works flawlessly and has been for about 3 years. It cost almost $2000.00 is the down side, however when its time I will do it again with Dell, have it built for my needs, not what they give you. Cheers Rollo
Loaded with.
CS5.1
Topaz
Elements 10
Light Room 3
Photomatix Pro 4.1.1 64 bit
Oloneo Photo Engine
DXO Film Pack
Perfect Effects 4
Loaded with.
CS5.1
Topaz
Elements 10
Light Room 3
Photomatix Pro 4.1.1 64 bit
Oloneo Photo Engine
DXO Film Pack
Perfect Effects 4
May 17, 2013 06:54:20 #
Ive also got a 15" Macbook Pro. With laptops, you need to be aware of what angle youre viewing the screen. The colors change as you change the angle or move your viewing point. Ive figured out how to fix it, but there is a metal device out there that attaches to the screen limiting the angle so its absolute. I have the matte screen reg not retina.
May 17, 2013 07:11:02 #
rollo wrote:
I have a Dell Studio XPS that I had built just for editing, it has Four i7 processors, 250GB total storage 8GB RAM with Turbo Boost, and its got a 15 inch monitor.
Is that a small cat or large grapes? :D
The problem with modern photography is that it's hard to know where to place the credit. Is it the photographer, the camera, the lens, the accessories, the computer, or the software?
If you get the best of each of these, then you had better present excellent images because what excuse can you offer? :D
Dell's names are getting confusing. I have a Studio XPS, and a newer Studio 8500. It's like Subaru with "Outback" stuck on various models. No one really knows what that means, including salesmen. The government should establish a federal office for naming products.
May 17, 2013 08:02:14 #
I fell into using a laptop not by choice, but by chance. I would rather spend my money elsewhere, than on computers.
Anyway its a Dell 15.5 inch monitor, which I feed out to a 32 inch Samsung HD Tv. Has 8 gigs of memory, an i5 intel processor, 750 gig hard drive. Which I backup, with a iOmega 1 terabyte external drive.
I have no problems with color on the 15 inch screen, as far as intensity or hue go. The 32 inch HD Tv, likes to be a little extravagant with color. So I use it like now for general viewing, and the laptops built in monitor for processing.
It cost me around $1000, had it for a little over Two years. Not really planning, on replacing it soon (hopefully). Which when I do, I will build one. I own Windows 7, and do not want the windows 8 crap.
Anyway its a Dell 15.5 inch monitor, which I feed out to a 32 inch Samsung HD Tv. Has 8 gigs of memory, an i5 intel processor, 750 gig hard drive. Which I backup, with a iOmega 1 terabyte external drive.
I have no problems with color on the 15 inch screen, as far as intensity or hue go. The 32 inch HD Tv, likes to be a little extravagant with color. So I use it like now for general viewing, and the laptops built in monitor for processing.
It cost me around $1000, had it for a little over Two years. Not really planning, on replacing it soon (hopefully). Which when I do, I will build one. I own Windows 7, and do not want the windows 8 crap.
May 17, 2013 08:30:24 #
I think that everyone can or should remember that your monitor, or laptop monitor has a built in feature to allow you to adjust the screen to a better match for what you want to view or print. While this method is not perfect it certainly is a way of improving what you see against your printed results. Let'd also remember that Transmitted light and Reflected light are different and perfect matching will never fully match.
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