Ok, maybe this one: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2364796,00.asp
Has dedicated graphics memory, better processor. Smaller screen, but its not that important, as I plan on connecting a bigger LCD monitor to it when doing image editing. Gonz On Mon, Jun 14, 2010 at 11:59 AM, Adam Maas <[email protected]> wrote: > Should do OK, you'll take something of a speed hit due to the shared > VRAM, but it's probably comparable in performance overall to my system > with its older processor. > > This is essentially what I have: > > http://www.amazon.com/HP-Pavilion-HDX16-1140US-16-0-Inch-Laptop/dp/tech-data/B001NPDKTO/ref=de_a_smtd > > Just with a speed bumped processor and a bit more HDD space. Cheaper > than what I payed of course, but I bought last June. > > -Adam > > On Mon, Jun 14, 2010 at 12:49 PM, Gonz <[email protected]> wrote: >> Mid range is something like this: >> >> http://www.amazon.com/Pavilion-DV6-2162NR-15-6-Inch-Laptop-Up-Battery/dp/B0031ESWP2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=pc&qid=1276534150&sr=1-1 >> >> >> On Mon, Jun 14, 2010 at 11:33 AM, Adam Maas <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Depends on what you consider mid-range. >>> >>> My HP HDX16 does just fine with PS CS3 (and probably would be faster >>> with CS4 or CS5 as it's 64-bit capable). It's a Core 2 Duo at >>> 2.166GHz, 4GB RAM with GeForce 9600M video with 512MB VRAM. Pricing's >>> on the higher side of mid-range (a little over $1100CDN a year ago). >>> Cheaper than any Mac laptop though, and better spec'd than the plain >>> MacBooks aside from CPU clockspeed. >>> >>> -Adam >>> >>> On Mon, Jun 14, 2010 at 12:22 PM, Gonz <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> My old desktop PC died, where I had photoshop, scanning software, etc. >>>> It was hardly able to keep up with photoshop, and it had a hard time >>>> with the new fangled USB 2.0 card reader that I used to read my 8Gb >>>> SDHC cards, the previous generation reader was ok, but could not read >>>> the SDHC cards. >>>> >>>> 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? >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> >>>> Gonz >>>> >>>> -- >>>> -- Reduce your Government Footprint >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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. >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> M. Adam Maas >>> http://www.mawz.ca >>> Explorations of the City Around Us. >>> >>> -- >>> 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. >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> -- Reduce your Government Footprint >> >> -- >> 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. >> > > > > -- > M. Adam Maas > http://www.mawz.ca > Explorations of the City Around Us. > > -- > 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. > -- -- Reduce your Government Footprint -- 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.
