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Laptops for photo editing and other use
Jamesy:
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--- Quote from: Jamesy on June 16, 2012, 06:54:33 AM --- I did not want to open this up to a Mac vs PC question :D
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Whilst I am a PC person, both platforms support our cameras very well - it really is a question of personal choice.
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My real question was regarding the latest PC Ultra Books which are very similar to the Mac Book Air in terms of form factor. They are powerful but are they powerful enough to run LR4, CS6 and Adobe Premiere or is that better left for heavier lifting systems?
briansquibb:
--- Quote from: Jamesy on June 16, 2012, 07:08:45 AM ---
--- Quote from: briansquibb on June 16, 2012, 07:02:39 AM ---
--- Quote from: Jamesy on June 16, 2012, 06:54:33 AM --- I did not want to open this up to a Mac vs PC question :D
--- End quote ---
Whilst I am a PC person, both platforms support our cameras very well - it really is a question of personal choice.
--- End quote ---
My real question was regarding the latest PC Ultra Books which are very similar to the Mac Book Air in terms of form factor. They are powerful but are they powerful enough to run LR4, CS6 and Adobe Premiere or is that better left for heavier lifting systems?
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I have a one year old Core i5 running at 2.66mhz with 6gb which runs PSE10 and Nik filters without problem. Bit slow on the disk access - but that will apply to MACs as well I assume unless SSDs are installed
Jamesy:
For my next machine I am considering one of the latest i7-Gen3 CPU's, at least 8GB and a 250SSD. This is available on the Ultra Book formats but they all have integrated graphics cards, I am wondering if I would be better served by a full blown laptop with separate graphics card for PS CS6 and Premiere.
Marsu42:
--- Quote from: Jamesy on June 16, 2012, 07:08:45 AM ---They are powerful but are they powerful enough to run LR4, CS6 and Adobe Premiere or is that better left for heavier lifting systems?
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For some still shots in Lightroom, any current computer system is adequate. The problems show when having larger series of burst shots, and having to render/compare them - rendering times add up and slow your workflow to a crawl.
For Photoshop, it depends if you are working with lots of layers which eat up memory, but for simple retouching it's not that much different from Lightroom. On the other hand, if anyone buys PS, he/she should have money for a fast box, too.
For video, you want the latest and greatest desktop with fast raid0 disc drives and 4/8 multi-core cpus, don't bother with any laptop system that would just burn through your desk when running at 100% for an extended time.
nirmamalik:
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