Suggestion for a good laptop

[Jad]

Go with a Macbook Pro. Buy the most memory you can afford. You will not be disappointed. I have one that is a 2008 and it has had heavy use. It works like the day I bought it and does PS processing well. The Mac will cost you more but it is worth the extra expense. I started with all of the other brands and they all died. Become a Mac person and you will ask yourself later, why did I wait so long.

 

[iluvphotography]

Oh Wow! Lot's of Mac lovers here! So what is the conclusion? Mac Laptop or Windows Desktop? I am still confused!

If I buy Mac I have to go through a huge learning curve.. Everytime I try to use my friend's Mac, I am lost and I get frustrated. Plus I am still trying to learn Photoshop and Lightroom too...Would it be overwhelming?

And no I am not pro and have never made or tried to make any money from my photos.. Just a hobbie so don't know if I want to spend lots of money on it. Plus I just bought a new wide lens and 10 stop ND filter and other things..

 

[runnah]

With either option budget for a monitor that is high quality. Editing photos in a laptop is difficult.

 

[texkam]

I've owned 4 Macs and at least that many PCs. Years ago, Macs hands down had advantages over PCs in the graphics area, but no longer. Other than the sexy interface and cool design there's very little difference if the specs are similar. As far as your software is concerned, it's just an operating system. Photoshop doesn't care if you're on a Mac or PC. It's going to act the same as long as it has what it needs spec wise. There are plenty of cheapo windows laptops out there. Many people upgrade to a Mac after becoming frustrated with their POS cheap Windows laptop. Sure, you bought a cheap POS. Apple doesn't go after that market. They build a quality machine and you pay for it plus a little more, but there are quality windows laptops out there as well, more expensive than the cheapos, but less expensive than a similarly equipped Mac. I would suggest if one were to buy a quality Windows laptop instead of a POS one, they would be happy too.

I have a Windows desktop with plenty of horsepower for editing, but I also took my son's 5 year old laptop and installed Linux on it and use it pretty much just for internet and it is every bit as fast as my desktop for this purpose. Something to consider with yours if you get a desktop for editing.

What do you use your present computer for?
For instance:
Photo editing = 30%
Internet (surfing, email, etc.) = 60%
Word processing = 5%
Music = 5%
How old is it? What are the specs? (processor, ram, etc.)

 

[iluvphotography]

my current laptop is Asus and is over 6 years old....it is painfully slow...so much that i havent used it for 2 years. my desktop is also 6 years old and it is connected to my tv for watching movies, music etc..i use my samsung tablet to search the internet. i have not done any photo editing over 3 years just because of my computer situation!

 

[Landwomble]

Core i7, ssd for OS, full HD screen. Check the Dell Outlet for an inspiron 15r or 17r.
They're great and very cheap.

Sent from my HTC One X using Tapatalk 2

 

[iluvphotography]

ok so based on everyones suggestion here i decided to go with Mac destop. now which one should i get? mac mini? Or iMac?.

 

[rexbobcat]

ok so based on everyones suggestion here i decided to go with Mac destop. now which one should i get? mac mini? Or iMac?.

iMac.

The screen is so nice.

 

[shefjr]

I just ordered my first iMac ever! I can't wait for delivery. I've had CS6(for Mac) and LR4 for months now just sitting in a package waiting for a new Mac to be installed on.
Fùc Dell my last laptop I bought from them ended with me not being happy with them.