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- vaxorcist0
FWIW my Dell i5 works fine for me with LR4, a million browser ADHD windows and photoshop all at the same time.....it's and much cheaper(!)
I got a Dell i5 laptop on craigslist cheap due to a scratched case lid... replaced a part for lunch money, and added RAM... it has 2 7200 RPM hard drives in it, (took out CD-ROM drive).... a nice thing about Dell's is that parts are easy to find..... I may replace one of the hard drives with an SSD....
I run an external monitor whenever I'm at a desk, so I can use lightroom's contact sheet on one screen and a hi-res image on the other, it works nicely. I may consider a $200 Lenovo portable USB external monitor, as I love to have 2 monitors when doing lightroom, as I am a photographer who often has hundreds of corporate convention photos to go through... (my process is to use fastStone image viewer first to cull bad shots, then lightroom to process and edit)
good luck! the i7 may be a big help with REVit, but otherwise I think more RAM and and/or SSD and/or 2x 7200 RPM hard drives + an i5 may be fast enough for you... and lunch money in comparison...
- lenovo USB monitor http://www.laptopmag…vaxorcist
- I just got myself a Vostro 3550 with a 2.9GHz i5, 256GB SSD and 8GB RAM for £400. So far it runs lovely.orrinward2
- craigatkinson0
maybe this would fix it? http://www.crucial.com/uk/store/…
- craigatkinson0
- That something you're running is gobbling up a whole lotta memoryd_rek
- lighroom?craigatkinson
- flashbender0
- Those specs on the falcon laptop are really goodFallowDeer
- but you could just buy a mbp by the time you max everything outFallowDeer
- falcon makes good stuffflashbender
- is that a freaking map on the keyboard?!!!!! ??!!!! ???!!!!pango
- monkeyshine0
My work computer is a Lenovo T410 with 16 gigs of RAM. It's quite ugly but is a workhorse.
- mydo0
anyone seen these?
http://www.vizio.com/thin-light/…
- mydo0
wow, that asus is 5cm high and almost 4KG.
I really thought technology would move faster than this.Is it too much to ask to get an i7 1TBSSD 16GB 660M at a sensible size? I just want one so it lasts me 5 years like my current laptop has.
- FallowDeer0
I would look at getting a laptop with an i5 processor, 8GB of ram (dont think you need 16GB) and a SSD - your probably going to get the most benefit from the hard drive boost than anything else.
Added bonuses are from a dedicated graphics card, so a 660M would be a good start if you decide on doing some motion work or 3D
- could probably get all this around the £1K mark or a little lessFallowDeer
- This is actually a downgrade from what he has, no?orrinward2
- 2010, so old 2nd gen processors etcFallowDeer
- craigatkinson0
if I do some batch work on LR, or open Ps too than I can make a brew and drink it faster than edit a file.
- craigatkinson0
right now [average] I am using Lightroom 4 to edit large RAW files. Indesign / Bridge to layout a book, Chrome with 15 tabs open, itunes mail ical firefox as secondary browser, twitter, word / pages.
I use each of these things a lot of the time, daily so just leave them open.
- animatedgif0
> my mac is chewed up with 8GB
What are you using it for?
I mean I do heavy motion graphics and a fair bit of 3D with 4 just fine
- craigatkinson0
I just figured the better processor I get now the longer it will last.
RAM, my mac is chewed up with 8GB and 2.66 dual i7, so I figured 16 from crucial and installed by me would be best.
No, would be nice though - 10hrs. Half that would suffice. My MBP I get 2hrs from a battery they said would last 10!I'm ignorant with the workings and numbers of computers, as you can tell. I just use them and break them.
- Only 2 hrs? I almost have to call bullshit on that one.monospaced
- yeah maybe threecraigatkinson
- mekk0
CPU: i5 is fast enough and way cheaper, you will only notice a difference in rendering video or 3d.
RAM: Most of them are upgradeable but 16GB will be expensive!
Do you need it to last 10hrs unplugged?
- I got an i5 Dell laptop on craigslist for $350 because it had a scratched case lid... fixed it for $40 ebay parts! added RAM too!vaxorcist
- craigatkinson0
and when you say 'a machine that doesn't EVEN come with a retina display', that'll be every machine except a MBP then!
- craigatkinson0
The retina display doesn't fuss me TBH. Yes it makes things on my screen look better but there will be so few other people with it that they will only see my work in a worse state than me. So no, not complaining, just backing out. I don't need retina display, my existing display is fine.
- animatedgif0
Wait hang on...
"I'm looking at the new MBP i7 Quad maxed, 16GB retina...£3k. Great!"
So you're complaining how expensive a retina macbook pro is... then you're considering a machine that doesn't even come with a retina display instead.
- craigatkinson0
yes I heard that, is it meant to be worth waiting for?
- If you get a windows 7 laptop, you can upgrade for £15 when 8 comes out I thinkFallowDeer
- yes just read that, thankscraigatkinson
- * Downgradeanimatedgif
- sine0
also keep in mind windows 8 will be rolling out soon
- Fax_Benson0
- how much did this cost? £FallowDeer
- 13"?craigatkinson
- every price I see is over £1,300FallowDeer
- 13.1 inch widescreen. £ depends on spec - mine was just over £2kFax_Benson
- craigatkinson0
I heard HP should be avoided.
Are lenovo good?- come recommended from a few friends, but never owned one myself so couldnt sayFallowDeer