Anything special I should look for in a laptop?

12 years 10 months ago #102241 by B 01 Fly
Well it's time to get a laptop. I never had a laptop, so I thought I come here to get help on choosing the right one for me. With my new interest in photography I am wanting to make sure I get something that will work well for transferring, storing, editing, etc. I am a beginner and do not have aspirations of going pro so I just need enough for personal use. What features (if any) do I need to make sure I get?


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12 years 10 months ago #102253 by Nikonjan
The video card for one, the screens are backlite too, If I were to do editing, I would hook it up to my big moniter. Processing speed too. Photoshop takes a lot.

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12 years 10 months ago #102265 by Baydream

Nikonjan wrote: The video card for one, the screens are backlite too, If I were to do editing, I would hook it up to my big moniter. Processing speed too. Photoshop takes a lot.

:agree: I brought a 14" for portability but for processing need to plug into a monitor. I bought an i5 processor with 6GB RAM and 500GB HD. Seems to be working well.

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12 years 10 months ago #102273 by DevilNAngel
Laptops are notoriously poor platforms for editing images.

Because of the monitor, you have top be very careful it isn't open to far or not enough and that you are not looking at it from one side or the other.

Laptop monitors are also difficult to calibrate reliably.

A better editing solution is to connect a standalone, calibratable IPS monitor to the laptop for editing.


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12 years 10 months ago #102287 by B 01 Fly
Thanks Everyone.


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12 years 10 months ago #102301 by robbie
All of the above posts plus a high res screen,calibrating software for true colors,external hard drive for storage because when you fill your hard drive your computer gets slow.
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12 years 10 months ago #102309 by Nikonjan
I bought one a few months back, got a Lenovo Ideapad, Intel I-5 processor, AMD Radeon 1 GB video card, 6 g memory, 500HD, 15" screen. They are about $900.

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12 years 10 months ago #102311 by Illumefotographie
I have a mac book...love it! I am getting an external hard drive for it very soon...photo stuff takes a lot of space!


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12 years 10 months ago #102343 by Nikonjan

Illumefotographie wrote: I have a mac book...love it! I am getting an external hard drive for it very soon...photo stuff takes a lot of space!


That's for sure. I have 3 external hard drives for my desktop and one for traveling. They are so cheap now days.

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