I currently use a notebook to process my RAW photos.
Specs:
Intel i5 - 430M (2,4 GHz) - quadcore
4 GB memory
Nvidea GeForce GT5 105M with 512MB (DDR3)
500 GB 7200 rpm
I am going to upgrade to:
Intel i7 - 2670QM (2,2GHz) - quadcore
8 GB memory
AMD Radeon HD 7470M with 1024MB (DDR5)
640 GB 5400 rpm
Though I have read a few tests about what the specs can offer in processingpower to process RAW photos I am still confused. I hope some opinions can shine more light.
The old configuration has less memory, less strong cpu, less powerful graphical card. But the harddisk has 7200 rpm.
I believe that the new configuration should help me with more speed in processing. BUT, am I going to notice the slower harddisk? Having only 5400 rpm.
On the old notebook reading (and writing baqck after processing) a set of 500 files (approx. 25MB each) from the harddisk and load it in DPP or DxO Optics was relatively fast.
On the new notebook the disk is larger. Having bigger clusters that should be able to read and write larger files more easily than the smaller harddisk. That should compensate for the slower rpm. Or am I wrong? What is your experience?
Specs:
Intel i5 - 430M (2,4 GHz) - quadcore
4 GB memory
Nvidea GeForce GT5 105M with 512MB (DDR3)
500 GB 7200 rpm
I am going to upgrade to:
Intel i7 - 2670QM (2,2GHz) - quadcore
8 GB memory
AMD Radeon HD 7470M with 1024MB (DDR5)
640 GB 5400 rpm
Though I have read a few tests about what the specs can offer in processingpower to process RAW photos I am still confused. I hope some opinions can shine more light.
The old configuration has less memory, less strong cpu, less powerful graphical card. But the harddisk has 7200 rpm.
I believe that the new configuration should help me with more speed in processing. BUT, am I going to notice the slower harddisk? Having only 5400 rpm.
On the old notebook reading (and writing baqck after processing) a set of 500 files (approx. 25MB each) from the harddisk and load it in DPP or DxO Optics was relatively fast.
On the new notebook the disk is larger. Having bigger clusters that should be able to read and write larger files more easily than the smaller harddisk. That should compensate for the slower rpm. Or am I wrong? What is your experience?