Laptop help!
Dec 1, 2015 21:54:43 #
Looking at picking up a second computer and it will be a laptop. I have had Microsoft products for years, so really not interested in a Mac. Question, leaning toward an Acer, i7, 8gb ram, 1TB hard drive, with 17'' screen. This should be enough for post processing photos when on the road. If not, please advise.
Also, have Lightroom CC and pay a year at a time. How do I install Lightroom on the second computer?? Drawing a blank and any help anyone could throw my way, would be most appreciated. Thanks in advance!
Also, have Lightroom CC and pay a year at a time. How do I install Lightroom on the second computer?? Drawing a blank and any help anyone could throw my way, would be most appreciated. Thanks in advance!
Dec 1, 2015 21:58:59 #
LR: install it as before using the adobe cloud download/install tool.
You can have LR and PS CC active on two computers. If more, Adobe will ask you if you want to disconnect the other copies, say 'OK' and it will work.
You need your sign-in e-mail/name and password.
The laptop? Well, it your budget, your $$$ so I am not the best person to answer... I have a tendency to go for the best at the moment I purchase the stuff so I pay a high price for the latest technology. Purchased a laptop two months ago... $4.400,00.
You can have LR and PS CC active on two computers. If more, Adobe will ask you if you want to disconnect the other copies, say 'OK' and it will work.
You need your sign-in e-mail/name and password.
The laptop? Well, it your budget, your $$$ so I am not the best person to answer... I have a tendency to go for the best at the moment I purchase the stuff so I pay a high price for the latest technology. Purchased a laptop two months ago... $4.400,00.
Dec 1, 2015 22:04:13 #
Rongnongno wrote:
LR: install it as before using the adobe cloud dow... (show quote)
Thank you for the info on Lightroom download. Perfect! Wow, 4k on a laptop is really out of my range. Must be some kind of machine!!!!
Dec 1, 2015 22:15:28 #
juicesqueezer wrote:
Thank you for the info on Lightroom download. Perfect! Wow, 4k on a laptop is really out of my range. Must be some kind of machine!!!!
It flies.
Dec 1, 2015 22:21:28 #
You might want to check out this discussion that I started when I was pondering purchasing my new laptop. My investigations and some comments on this thread led me to avoid Acer. Good luck.
http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-342951-1.html
http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-342951-1.html
Dec 1, 2015 22:22:00 #
Rongnongno wrote:
LR: install it as before using the adobe cloud dow... (show quote)
If I did that my wife wouldn't let me retire. She would also make me put on a bullet proof vest and see if she could thrust a knife thru it.
Dec 2, 2015 05:57:46 #
Make sure you're happy with the keyboard. Otherwise, you'll never be happy using it.
Dec 2, 2015 07:07:28 #
nicksr1125 wrote:
Make sure you're happy with the keyboard. Otherwise, you'll never be happy using it.
:thumbup:
Dec 2, 2015 21:50:19 #
nicksr1125 wrote:
Make sure you're happy with the keyboard. Otherwise, you'll never be happy using it.
I agree and since I have owned a laptop before, have hooked up an external keyboard to use. I hate the keyboards on a laptop! Have not found one yet that I like, since I can type around 40 words a minute.
Dec 2, 2015 21:56:37 #
donnahde wrote:
You might want to check out this discussion that I started when I was pondering purchasing my new laptop. My investigations and some comments on this thread led me to avoid Acer. Good luck.
http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-342951-1.html
http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-342951-1.html
Avoid Acer??? I did not see one comment about Acer, either good or bad in that link. Have had Acer's in the past and have a desktop Acer now that flies and have been very happy with it. Not sure where you got info about Acer!
Dec 2, 2015 21:57:19 #
juicesqueezer wrote:
I agree and since I have owned a laptop before, have hooked up an external keyboard to use. I hate the keyboards on a laptop! Have not found one yet that I like, since I can type around 40 words a minute.
My laptop is a 7 year old Compaq with a 17" screen. It's as close to a full size keyboard as they come. Like you, I can hit around 40WPM on it.
Dec 3, 2015 07:32:36 #
juicesqueezer wrote:
Avoid Acer??? I did not see one comment about Acer, either good or bad in that link. Have had Acer's in the past and have a desktop Acer now that flies and have been very happy with it. Not sure where you got info about Acer!
Sorry, maybe it wasn't that discussion but in the zillions of reviews I read. My s/o has an Acer laptop and we had a lot of problems with that in the first few months. I think it's been ok for now but he doesn't use it that much. Good luck with whatever you decide.
Dec 3, 2015 12:00:39 #
juicesqueezer wrote:
Looking at picking up a second computer and it wil... (show quote)
I've used laptops for my only computer for years. Unless you hook an external monitor to your computer for editing you will have to learn to match the angle of the screen to your viewing angle or your colors can be off, but that is usually a quick and easy thing to get the knack of.
The specs you gave should be fine to run Lightroom. One module you may want to pay attention to is the graphics adapter in the laptop. Some 3rd party plug-ins require that the graphics adapter be OpenGL or OpenCL compatible. If not, they either won't work at all or will work very slowly. Since you are looking at a new computer that PROBABLY will not be an issue, but it won't hurt to verify before you buy, especially if you think you might pick up some of the OnOne, NIK or Topaz filters at any time in the future.
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