Looking for a New Computer

[beaujest4]

Thanks Arthurking. It seems to be performing pretty good. Had a little play when I installed LR with a couple of old shots. Waiting for the next chance to get out and get a few more shots to see just how it all runs then. Happy with it at present.

[beaujest4]

Thanks for everyone that commented. Finally got out to use the camera and deliberately took a heap of exposure bracketed shots and a three shot pano just to see what would happen. Happy to say rather then hours, did it all in seconds really. Really happy with the new laptop.

[John King]

I think 16 GB of ram is the minimum for running software like photoshop and Lightroom. If you can I'd think about upgrading to 32 GB of ram for the future.

I run PS on two otherwise absolutely identical PCs. One has 16 GB RAM, the other has 8 GB. Both are running Windows 7 Pro, 64 bit. There is no measurable difference in speed between them.

The reason I have 16 GB in one is that I also use it for substantial internet access, often with a dozen or more browser windows open (sometimes up to 20 ... ) with up to a dozen tabs in each window. Sometimes three different browsers. This gobbles memory too!

On the main one, it currently has a 240 GB SSD plus an ordinary 500 GB HDD. It will eventually have about 5 TB of Seagate Enterprise HDDs in it as data drives.

It is very easy to get carried away with these things ...

[ameerat42]

I went back through the thread, Beau, but I couldn't see what you ended up getting.
Mind letting us know? Sounds interesting.

[beaujest4]

I went back through the thread, Beau, but I couldn't see what you ended up getting.
Mind letting us know? Sounds interesting.

Ended up getting this one

https://www.msi.com/Laptop/GP62MVR-7...opard-Pro.html

https://www.jbhifi.com.au/computers-...laptop/503720/

ended up paying a lot less for it though

[ameerat42]

Ta for that. It looks good.