 Monica Harrington |
What is the best laptop for photographer? I have an IBM Thinkpad T21 with Windows 2000 Pro, PSE3 & PS5. It's max RAM is only 512MB. I use a 3GB external HD for my photos but I would like to run XP Pro. PSE3 takes a long time to work with because it slows down the computer. I have looked at a couple of laptops but I am not sure if one is better than the other. Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated!
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Tareq M. Alhamrani |
It depends on what you want that laptop for. Talking about myself, I didn't see something better than Mac computers for my photography works, having my Mac Book Pro for a year now and zero regret, even I want to buy another Mac but not sure if another laptop or just Mac desktop.
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Monica Harrington |
Thank you for your response. I was looking into Mac Book Pro, Thinkpad W700 or an HP Entertainment Notebook. I would like to be able to use the laptop for event photography, editing photos and managing a part-time business.
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Jodi M. Walsh |
my husband and I recently thought about this (i'm the photographer, he's the computer geek). i've recently started doing portraits and really wanted a laptop and we happened to be in need of a second computer. after lots and lots of talk he recommended getting a really good desktop with a good amount of memory and a great screen. (now, the man is building a computer for our son so that can give you an idea of his knowledge on the subject) a desktop, even though it's not as fun as a laptop, will give you the processing power for editing and managing a business and will be easier to upgrade in the future because you can always add more memory to them easier than you can to a laptop. Also often laptops don't last as long as desktops. to me you get more for your money. you can still get a decent laptop for using at events but you wont have to worry about having your entire business on a machine that is being carted all over the place. this is what we ended up doing and I know it's probably a more expensive way to go but I trust him on this (he's not one to throw money away at all) :-) these are just some thoughts to consider. best of luck in computer shopping.
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John G. Clifford Jr |
You know, better is the enemy of good enough. Sure, a $1500 PC or Mac will make a GREAT platform... but do most people need such a platform? My vote is, No. You can buy an excellent desktop for photographic post-processing for under $500, including a nice monitor (I saw an HP computer at Staples yesterday with 4GB of RAM, a 250GM hard drive, a 3GHz+ dual-core processor, and a 19" monitor, plus a CF/SD/MMC card read/writer and Lightscribe DVD-writer drive for that price... and thought about buying it!) My laptop has an AMD 64-bit dual-core processor at 1.6 Ghz, 2GB of RAM, and a 160GB hard drive, and it is ample for most of the post-processing I do... including stitching some very large multi-row panoramas. You can buy the equivalent today for $500 to $600. Get an external hard drive to back up your photos on, for $100 or so, and you're set. Pick up an Epson for $230 (there's a rebate) and you can make your own archival 13" x 19" prints. Buy a monitor calibrator for another $150. You're still much cheaper than the top-of-the-line desktop and you've got a lot of extras that really help. BTW, if you have a dedicated space, the desktop lets you get more power for the same amount of money. If you don't, or if you want to be able to travel and work on your photography, then the laptop is perfectly valid.
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