Looking to buy PC laptop for photo editing
Mar 22, 2019 16:46:05 #
Larry Powell
Loc: Columbus OH
Professionals use Apple. Their jobs and income depend on results. Laptops are not good for editing images. The resolution and screen size is too limiting.
Apple monitors have PERFECT color out of the box and retain it.
Apple monitors have PERFECT color out of the box and retain it.
Mar 22, 2019 17:03:54 #
Mar 22, 2019 17:04:18 #
Mar 22, 2019 20:58:07 #
You pbly dont need a 4k display. While things are sharper, they're also smaller.
Bought one, wish I hadn't.
Bought one, wish I hadn't.
Mar 22, 2019 22:37:26 #
Mar 22, 2019 22:43:13 #
Larry Powell wrote:
Professionals use Apple. Their jobs and income depend on results. Laptops are not good for editing images. The resolution and screen size is too limiting.
Apple monitors have PERFECT color out of the box and retain it.
Apple monitors have PERFECT color out of the box and retain it.
Wow, that’s so 20 years ago. Sure I edit on Apple products, an iPhone and an iPad. I also use an HP laptop. It runs LR & PS just as well as a Mac. It depends on the purpose. If it’s just being published online I’ve gotten excellent results with all three. If it’s for print, then I’ll make sure my laptop is connected to a calibrated monitor.
Mar 23, 2019 06:34:45 #
Lfyoung59 wrote:
My budget is $800 ish. Less if possible. Unfortunately I don't use Mac.
Expand your horizons. Peer out the Window and look at a used Mac's.
Mar 23, 2019 07:40:29 #
Lfyoung59 wrote:
Hi all. I have recently renewed my interest in pho... (show quote)
You don't need anything extreme to process images.
Memory -
https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/how-much-ram-does-your-pc-need-probably-less-than-you-think/
http://www.zdnet.com/article/how-much-ram-does-your-pc-need/
Processorv -
http://gizmodo.com/dont-waste-money-on-intels-top-processor-1791426602
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2404674,00.asp
https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/intel-core-i5-vs-i7/
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/intel-core-i9-vs-i7-vs-i5-cpu/
https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/intel-core-i5-vs-i7/
http://www.laptopmag.com/articles/core-i5-vs-i7
https://www.extremetech.com/computing/210703-intel-core-i5-vs-core-i7-which-processor-should-you-buy
Mar 23, 2019 07:57:20 #
IF you are not going to move it around much I'd consider a 17" laptop, I used a 17" HP I5 to edit for a long time, found I almost never moved the laptop, so when it died I moved to a 24" all in one, Hp I5, get lots of memory, very happy , Bob.
Mar 23, 2019 09:12:02 #
I have been running a Macbook Pro, mid 2012 (last year you can upgrade) with a 27" external monitor for several years now. Pick one up on eBay for around $600. Very dependable and plenty to meet your current needs. That said, I recently bought a PC, 32GB Ram, etc. because I found Topaz Studio was bogging down my Mac. About $1200.
Mar 23, 2019 10:23:59 #
I just bought a Lenovo 13" laptop for travel. used it for 2 weeks and it gets the job done. cost around $1000. I run lightroom and attach a ssd for backup. put new files and catalog on the built in ssd. then move them to main computer when I get back and delete then from laptop.
8th gen i7, 12 ram, 256gig ssd builtin, 14" 1920x1080 screen. not strong enough to be my primary computer, but works just fine for trips and can take as many photos as I want with the external ssd I carry.
8th gen i7, 12 ram, 256gig ssd builtin, 14" 1920x1080 screen. not strong enough to be my primary computer, but works just fine for trips and can take as many photos as I want with the external ssd I carry.
Mar 23, 2019 11:05:38 #
Haydon wrote:
Great explanation Gene. Your impartial and objective points make this unarguable.
Gene is "da man", IMO. Had a PC built to his specifications and it is a "killer". Less than $2K.
Mar 23, 2019 11:07:04 #
Dikdik
Loc: Winnipeg, Canada
Lfyoung59 wrote:
My budget is $800 ish. Less if possible. Unfortunately I don't use Mac.
Don't feel bad... I don't use one either, and, don't feel bad about it. Macs tend to be more pricey.
You might want to look into an inexpensive gaming machine with a good screen... for speed and graphics... gaming and quality colour rendition monitors are not often found together.
Dik
Mar 23, 2019 11:13:22 #
Mar 23, 2019 11:34:07 #
My first choice would be Apple.
--Bob
--Bob
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