Hi all
I did find older posts on this topic but time moves on and requirements and available equipment changes.
Personally I think computer manufacturers and chip companies and video companies between them all really screwed up and made it very complicated to tell what is better and what is required. They'd sell more if it were obvious that this is better than that.
I'd like a thin laptop but that seems to come with alot of restrictions.
Apple is under consideration but are expensive (I had an iMac Desktop).
RAM
I'd love to get 32GB but it seems to be a rare option. 16GB is about as high as you can get on a thin laptop (where I am anyway).
Is 16GB enough for Photoshop and Lightroom? (I know people say the more the better but is it actually true in a noticeable way?)
Processor
I5 or I7 and how can you tell whether the processor is new or old. Its not obvious from the complicated numbering systems
Video Card
Does it make a difference and what sort of specs should I be looking at?
Is an integrated Intel card not a good idea.
SSD - For certain and as fast as possible. I have a laptop with 128GB SSD and its proven to be troublesome as its all eaten up with Adobe folders that don't seem to clean down when there are upgrades and NVIDIA drivers are a huge issue. Regardless of you laptop set up (eg two SSD drives - make sure you have at least 256GB on the driver you are installing the programs on
Screen - What's a suitable display and does it change the bigger the screen is. Ideally I'd like a 14" screen but specs tend to be better on 15.6 inch screens
I did find older posts on this topic but time moves on and requirements and available equipment changes.
Personally I think computer manufacturers and chip companies and video companies between them all really screwed up and made it very complicated to tell what is better and what is required. They'd sell more if it were obvious that this is better than that.
I'd like a thin laptop but that seems to come with alot of restrictions.
Apple is under consideration but are expensive (I had an iMac Desktop).
RAM
I'd love to get 32GB but it seems to be a rare option. 16GB is about as high as you can get on a thin laptop (where I am anyway).
Is 16GB enough for Photoshop and Lightroom? (I know people say the more the better but is it actually true in a noticeable way?)
Processor
I5 or I7 and how can you tell whether the processor is new or old. Its not obvious from the complicated numbering systems
Video Card
Does it make a difference and what sort of specs should I be looking at?
Is an integrated Intel card not a good idea.
SSD - For certain and as fast as possible. I have a laptop with 128GB SSD and its proven to be troublesome as its all eaten up with Adobe folders that don't seem to clean down when there are upgrades and NVIDIA drivers are a huge issue. Regardless of you laptop set up (eg two SSD drives - make sure you have at least 256GB on the driver you are installing the programs on
Screen - What's a suitable display and does it change the bigger the screen is. Ideally I'd like a 14" screen but specs tend to be better on 15.6 inch screens