How to choose a laptop for photoshop?

Vyacheslav Golovanov2012-07-12 12:35:12

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Vyacheslav Golovanov, 2012-07-12 12:35:12

What should be the minimum characteristics of a laptop (percentage, memory) so that it can work more or less tolerably in Photoshop CS4?

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cepera_ang, 2012-07-12
@SLY_G

Well, let's go, macbooks, older asuses, let's also advise W-series elitebooks with a professional ips matrix for two bucks, in general I read bullshit - a person asks, give a budget option like a scooter, but in order to drive 80 km / h, he doesn’t have at least a Mercedes there advise ...
And if you need a budget option - then anylaptop based on core i3-i5 of the second generation (with four-digit names, such as i5-2400, etc.) = 15-20 thousand, 8GB of memory = + 1500 rubles, and any SSD drive = from 2000 rubles for old 64GB models (you can and HDD, if it doesn’t fit into the budget at all). Everything! The remaining parameters do not play a role: the built-in video in i3-i5 is excellent, it will work fine for PS, the screen - any will be terrible (it’s easier to drag the monitor from work / home and put it on the nightstand), keyboard, touchpad - don’t care, for PS at least a mouse is needed , and even a tablet, weight, battery, strength, etc. - do not care if this is such a temporary solution, the manufacturer is any, all approximately the same solutions are released for the same price.
Total: a little more than 20k = laptop ( great option ) + SSD + memory

Arthur Koch, 2012-07-12
@dudeonthehorse

For more or less tolerably fit any budget laptop. 2 cores / 2 gigs. Although I would look at the latest versions. The sixth suite is much faster with complex operations. The key point is the screen resolution, convenient for work.

Yoda33, 2012-07-12
@Yoda33

I'll add my 2 drops (if the budget allows):
• it is desirable to replace the HDD with an SSD;
• instead of a touchpad, use a better mouse or an initial tablet from Wacom or simpler.

Mikhail Lyalin, 2012-07-12
@mr_jok

if still a laptop, then NOT with integrated graphics

Nikolai Turnaviotov, 2012-07-12
@foxmuldercp

I have a lot of people who use Macs, Mac laptops for this, given that Macs were originally positioned as graphics stations.
And so far, no one who has switched from Photoshop to a PC has said anything bad.

S1ashka, 2012-07-12
@S1ashka

More cache for the processor, more fast memory
and yes, ssd ... threw out the usual one from my laptop and installed ssd - heaven and earth

nzim, 2012-07-12
@nzim

A great option would be a new one - 13.3 "IPS FullHD laptop ASUS Zenbook Prime UX32 .
Of the minuses: the price and the image is too small. There are still few places available.

karenishe, 2012-07-12
@karenishe

Somehow no one began to write about the screen size. In my opinion, when working with graphics, you need either a laptop with a large screen or an external monitor. If you have the money and don't dislike poppies, I recommend a 15 or 17 quad-core screen. There are two video cards - one for simple tasks, the second for graphics. If you connect an external monitor, it is taken over by the second card, which is very convenient.
Definitely need to take the maximum RAM. I always get the maximum amount of RAM in my laptops, so that later I don’t have to deal with it. In reality, in a laptop, you are unlikely to want to change anything other than the RAM, and some manufacturers (for example, Apple) make only two memory slots, supplying, for example, 2x1Gb, 2x2Gb or 2x4Gb. It turns out that if you want to transfer from 2 to 4, you need to throw out two old cards and buy two new ones for 2Gb - i.e. pay twice.

da0c, 2012-07-12
@da0c

15.6" Notebook Samsung NP300E5Z -S03RU (HD) — 19.5 t.r. IMHO, the big minus of budget laptops now is the ice backlight, low contrast and the ability to see your reflection on the screen.But budget samsuns have the opportunity to take a model with a good matte screen.The entry-level NVidia card will give some kind of GPU acceleration...