Buying a new laptop? NEED RECOMMENDATIONS? V18, Kindly FOLLOW the FORMAT TQ~!
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 Jan 16 2013, 12:52 PM
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My boss ask me to reccommend a laptop for graphic designer's use. Need recommendation:
1. Preferred Brand: No 2. Budget: 3k 3. Usage: Adobe after effects/ Photoshop 4. Preferred laptop/screen size: 15" or above 5. Hardisk: prefer 1TB Is it better to have i7 with mid-end graphic card or i5 with killer graphic card? Is it necessary to install 16GB RAM? Thanks. |
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Jan 16 2013, 01:32 PM
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thanks [PF] T.J. and nexus2238,
I dont know that the laptop price has drop so much that RM3k can get i7 with decent GPU. As stated by [PF] TJ, For Photoshop, RAM > CPU > GPU in terms of performance gain How about Adobe after effects, which factor more important? I saw the designer render his After Effects file - 3 minutes video takes 1 hour using his old Acer i5 + nvidia 5xx card. This post has been edited by cactuscch: Jan 16 2013, 01:35 PM |
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Jan 16 2013, 01:45 PM
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QUOTE(nexus2238 @ Jan 16 2013, 01:43 PM) Was that a Acer laptop? For After Effect, CPU+RAM > GPU. That's why i7 quad core is good  If the Acer is using i5-2xxxM, then you are looking at ~ 40-50% more CPU power. After Effect can make use of every core.As I mentioned, since the user will going to use it for extensive rendering, please get GOOD external cooling solution for Y580.  yes, Acer laptop. |
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Jan 16 2013, 02:06 PM
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QUOTE(nexus2238 @ Jan 16 2013, 01:51 PM) Is mobility absolutely important for the user? If not, you could get a more powerful desktop to do all the rendering (i7 desktop blow i7 laptop away), and can get a cheaper laptop to do presentation .... must be laptop, heavy one also no problem. But not desktop. |
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Jan 16 2013, 02:13 PM
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QUOTE(nexus2238 @ Jan 16 2013, 02:10 PM) Y580 is heavy, with the brick and everything, it's about 3.0+ kg Company still got 2 units of ancient Fujitsu (>10 years old), weigh close to 4kg. 2 staff still using them!!! |
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