Laptops For Photography
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Don Kuykendall_RIP
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For heavy editing like Photoshop you are better off with a desktop and large dual monitors. I started off using a laptop and it would run photoshop but soon moved that over to a desktop. Much better
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James Clark
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I'm a laptop at the moment but will soon be back on my desk top. You could do with a good graphics card as photoshop can use your graphics processor to do some of the more complicated editing or so my friend tells me.
I'd recommend multiple back-ups. Even the most expensive hard drives aren't 100% reliable. Also you may wan't to spend a little more cash on a mother board that is raid 5 capable. This is a storage system with parity. parity been a way to rebuild any of the storage disks via a back up just in case of a disk fail.
Blue ray burner is also handy for large hard copy back ups.
Duel monitor is a good an advantage too.
I'd recommend multiple back-ups. Even the most expensive hard drives aren't 100% reliable. Also you may wan't to spend a little more cash on a mother board that is raid 5 capable. This is a storage system with parity. parity been a way to rebuild any of the storage disks via a back up just in case of a disk fail.
Blue ray burner is also handy for large hard copy back ups.
Duel monitor is a good an advantage too.
Macbook Pro, 15" retina screen maxed on memory, large HDD. Not yet moved the images to external drive. Incrementally backed up to 2TB time capsule. Plenty of bang there for the limited amount of work I do in Aperture and Nik. I also have all photos via iTunes on my 128GB iPad Air (with an SD card to iPad connector for use in the field) if necessary. I have Snapseed on the iPad. I prefer working on the Mac. My slightly old Toshiba 17" Satellite with Windoze Vista Home sits languishing. My children won't even use it for Minecraft (what a crap game ...).
BackdoorArts
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I too am on a 15" Macbook Pro Retina. 16GB RAM, 500GB internal flash drive (no moving parts). Incredibly fast and reliable. I back up using Time Machine and also manually archive my Lightroom Catalog to an external USB drive that is then replicated. I'm working to get a larger network storage solution going, just not there yet.
There are a number of online backup sites available you might want to consider, too, such as Carbonite. Offhand, I can't remember the other sites members have mentioned, but there are several.
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Scott Murray
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These guys make some killer laptops 
Alienware Gaming PC - Official Site for Alienware Australia | Dell Australia
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I have the loaded 13" Air and it works great. I do my basic sorting and editing while traveling, copy to an external for a second copy en route, and then to my NAS and Backblaze via my Mac Mini when I return home. I couldn't be any happier with this setup.
A little over a month ago I was in the market for a laptop to use while on the road and ended up choosing a Levano Y510P. It hasa full HD monitor (1080p), an SSD for the OS and and HDD for data, 16 gig memory and dual Nvidia 2GB graphics cards. It's really a powerhouse of a laptop. It might not have the longest lasting battery but add another $10 to your budget to buy an adapter for your car and it becomes a non-issue. And while it wasn't a big item on my list, the JBL speakers sound great for being so small.
Lenovo Y510p Laptop | Intel Core i7 | 1080p | Dual 2GB Graphics
Lenovo Y510p Laptop | Intel Core i7 | 1080p | Dual 2GB Graphics
We bought one for my stepson for gaming and it has been a great system.
My wife and stepson use Lenovos. Prior to switching 100% to Mac that is all I would use. The quality of their professional series is the only Windows systems IMHO that compare to Apple. I always buy them from the Lenovo Outlet. (I also buy refurbed Macs.)
To be honest - what's your budget first?!
Then just buy one with the best processor you can afford, i7, i5 minimum, ensure it has 8GB memory and a decent screen/display and that's all you'll need.
On board graphics are more than adequate for your needs - separate graphics cards are geared towards 3D rendering so most of the work will still fall on your CPU to do.
If you can afford the SSD for OS, then great, but ensure you have a decent additional storage drive (internal or external) and back it up often.
The last choice then is - PC based or MAC based
Then just buy one with the best processor you can afford, i7, i5 minimum, ensure it has 8GB memory and a decent screen/display and that's all you'll need.
On board graphics are more than adequate for your needs - separate graphics cards are geared towards 3D rendering so most of the work will still fall on your CPU to do.
If you can afford the SSD for OS, then great, but ensure you have a decent additional storage drive (internal or external) and back it up often.
The last choice then is - PC based or MAC based
I like the build of Lenovos and seem to be priced competitively. As far as hardware I'm not sure, I haven't been around them long enough to get a feel.
My current laptop is a 15' MacBook Pro. Setup to dual boot between Maverick and Windows 8.1. 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD, i7. It's a little big for travel, but I don't mind.
My current laptop is a 15' MacBook Pro. Setup to dual boot between Maverick and Windows 8.1. 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD, i7. It's a little big for travel, but I don't mind.