computer or laptop???
#1
Posted 14 June 2006 - 12:58 AM
feel free to give spec about your computer or laptop.
i need a new computer and was thinking about getting a laptop... but have a limited budget and was just just wondering the pros & cons everyone experience.
#2
Posted 14 June 2006 - 03:13 PM
As far as specs go get something with at least these specs (if it fits your budget
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2.5 GHz CPU
1 GB of RAM
80 GB Hard drive (more if possible)
19" screen
CD burner (DVD burner if possible)
128 mb Graphics card (speeds up program refreshing)
Thats what I would look for, I think I got everything in there.
Anyway Hope it helps!
Nate
#3
Posted 14 June 2006 - 05:05 PM
CPU: AMD (Athlon 64 3500+)?
512mb memory
120gb hd
combo drive (cd burner/dvd rom)
video card 256mb (NVIDIA Geforce)?
17in lcd
WinXP (home edition)
budget: $300-650 i might go with a custom pc... because i already have some of the parts.
** is it smarter to get more memory or a better video card for performance? **
#4
Posted 15 June 2006 - 12:23 AM
You probably don't need a Graphics Card that fast (but it does'nt hurt!
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So if it meets your budget drop the Graphics Card to 128mb and up the Ram. Then once you have the system start saving for a bigger screen (you will want it.... BAD
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But overall it looks good!
#5
Posted 21 June 2006 - 09:02 PM
@Dzares,
If you only going to use the PC for designing, then the specs of your last post is more then enough.
Not important: When the new Windows Vista is coming out and you want to install it, you will need at least 1024 mb memory
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#8
Posted 09 July 2006 - 02:36 AM
My rig:
MAC - G5 1.8 DP
1.5 GB ram
160 GB HD
2 monitors
- 22 inch Lacie monitor for workspace
- 15 inch Sony monitor for application pallets
9x12 Wacom Tablet
- jon
#11
Posted 27 July 2008 - 11:03 PM
i need a new computer and was thinking about getting a laptop... but have a limited budget and was just just wondering the pros & cons everyone experience.
I'm in the same predicament! I was going to start a thread but I found this in search
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my desktop is dying a slow and painful death and I'm thinking more and more about getting a laptop...It'd save me some space in my room which is quite small
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#12
Posted 28 July 2008 - 07:48 AM
Might be buying one of those mini laptop and see how they work. They are handy to carry arround. Plus as freelance designer you get allot of urgency or last minute jobs. So carrying a laptop plus phone is handy so you can work everywhere.
However depending of certain jobs I would advice a fast computer. Cause laptops are getting faster , but a steady computer still got a upperhand.
At the moment I am also looking at 2nd hand Apple G5. And why a second hand because they actually are cheap while they are really still very good and fast. At the moment allot of people are buying the newest version and getting rid of the old one selling them at very low prices around 500 euro. Which is not much compare to a brand new G5.
#13
Posted 28 July 2008 - 05:35 PM
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#14
Posted 28 July 2008 - 08:49 PM
- Started community college with a Hp notebook
- Continued education with Powerbook G4
- Graduated with the latest iMac
- Use a G5 with 24" Cinema at work
All still working.. All still in use
After all that I prefer working on my iMac - It's faster, bigger, more space, and it was cheaper then the laptop, so that would be my recommendation.
#16
Posted 29 July 2008 - 08:33 AM
Or if you never do posters or wall banners and only do small stuff like logo and web banner and no big thing that need to be printed. A laptop will do well. However would ramp the ram up to 2048 so you are sure it can handle multiple programs. Cause having all the programs you need already open will make the process of designing faster.
Still something on the whole other side. I would go for a Mac cause yeah just never happend that a Adobe program crash when I worked behind a Mac and often have crashed while working with Windows.
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#17
Posted 29 July 2008 - 03:16 PM
I usually go with the laptop for convenience though, I'm a full-time student and it helps to be able to get some designing done between classes.
#19
Posted 01 August 2008 - 12:49 PM
My desktop is old and slower, but it has better picture than my laptop's screen which is, of course, a major advantage in color scheming. There's nothing worse than designing what you think is an amazing logo, only to find out that on every other screen you seen it on the colors are too vivid or dull. Bleh.
I usually go with the laptop for convenience though, I'm a full-time student and it helps to be able to get some designing done between classes.
Buy a pantone huey that will make any bad screen to have correct colors.
#20
Posted 15 September 2008 - 04:45 PM
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