jade_pisces: What laptop or laptop features do you recommend for a photographer?
Besides anything Apple since I cannot afford that right now. What laptop or laptop features do I need? I am a beginner but want to really focus on this.
I need it for other things too which should fit in with whichever I get for this. I just figured, with photography, there are probably specifics to look for.
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Answer by Camera Guy
Speed. Large hard drive. Good realistic color screen. In-put for memory cards. Lot of RAM.
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PC’s work just as good here and far more people have PC’s. Yes, many ‘pros’ have Apples, but many have PC’s too….
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Look at any image on a screen or on a wall hanging.. Now tell me, which computer made it..?
The high end photo applications take a lot of horsepower. You will not be able to cheap out on this. Buy a Mac.Answer by B.E.I.
My laptop has: 2.4GHz ultra-dual core CPU, 8Gb RAM, 500GB hard drive, 64-bit OS, and a 17.3″ screen (not sure of the video card, I don’t have it on to check) BUT…90% of the time I use a tower PC that is a 2.2GHz quad core, 8Gb RAM, 2- 1TB hard drives, GeForce 560 video card w/1Gb DDR5 RAM, 500 watt power supply, 24″ LCD monitor.
Both computers get their displays color calibrated with a Spyder3 Pro calibrator monthly (or whenever there is a video driver update).
The rule of thumb I use…if a computer can’t run GTA4 or BlackOps without lagging/choppiness. then it will have issues running Photoshop quickly and efficiently.
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