On Jun 14, 2010, at 1:18 PM, Bob W wrote: > [...] >> >> So my question is: are the newer laptops (mid-range) able to handle >> photoshop ok? I'm leaning towards laptop, as the portability makes it >> way more convenient than a desktop. But I fear that they do not have >> the horsepower of desktops and I will have a difficult time using >> photoshop. >> >> Any experiences or opinions? > > Within the last month I have bought a Dell Vostro 3700 with 500Mb hard disk, > 1Gb dedicated graphics memory, 4Gb RAM, quad-core 64-bit jobby, solid build > quality, 17.3" screen. > > It eats Lightroom for breakfast. > > The only downside is that that I would have preferred a higher res screen - > my Vostro is 1600x900 whereas my previous Dell Precision M50 was 1600x1200 > on a 15" screen. When I was investigating these things I found that the > specs for this are identical to the specs for a 17" Macbook Pro except the > mac's resolution is 1920x1200 - Apple however wanted £1,000- more for this > than Dell was asking! >
Of course, the Macbbok also has an LED backlit display. No comparison in terms of display quality. Paul > B > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
