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whatz a good computer (laptop)?
13 years ago
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well my comp is almost at the end of its use for me now, failing to save on sai, word work and so on. i have a old Dell vista,...... im not to sure what more this comp is but is old. im not much of a computer expert and i want some suggestions on a GOOD laptop that will work well with big programs like photoshop, painter 12 and sai. im not much of a gamer when it comes to computers, im mostly working on pics then gaming. so is there any good comps out there that would be good for me? my pay range is $500 to $1000 but like it to be add least in the $800 range, and a comp with 4 USB outlets. and maybe a windows 8.
so post a link and model name in the comments below. i dont know how long my comp will last me and I may do one last adoptable auction to get a lil more to pay for a good comp, i have now $575 i think so if its more ill do the adoptable auction.
thank you agin for waiting for me. and i really want to start up commissions and promises that i said ill do.
and hope my heath will be good then to.
i must sleep now...... this writing is way out of place.
so post a link and model name in the comments below. i dont know how long my comp will last me and I may do one last adoptable auction to get a lil more to pay for a good comp, i have now $575 i think so if its more ill do the adoptable auction.
thank you agin for waiting for me. and i really want to start up commissions and promises that i said ill do.
and hope my heath will be good then to.
i must sleep now...... this writing is way out of place.
Good brands: Asus, Sony, Toshiba, Apple
Whatever computer it is, make sure it has either an AMD Radeon or nVidia GeForce video chipset. If it doesn't have one of those, don't buy it, no matter how good of a deal it seems.
Other than that, it's really based on your screen size preference and how much you can afford.
@ Ru I use a laptop that cost AUD$450 for adobe suite use and light 3D modeling, recommend asus brand and i3 processor with 4gb ram minimum. If you can afford an i5 processor, that'd be better.
Something like
www.amazon.com/ASUS-A55A-AB31-15-6-Inch-Laptop-Charcoal/dp/B008O23YLS/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1351650796&sr=8-6&keywords=asus+laptop
Would be decent since you aren't a gamer.
Though I say you can probably get this at a cheaper price.
Best brand ever.
Take a gander at these.
- RAM memory must be over 4GB. There are good laptops today with 6 or even 8GB RAM. RAM memory is the "temporal memory" that the computer uses when is turned on and its wiped when the computer is rebooted.
- Processor: An AMD QUad core or an Intel i3, i5 or i7 would be awesome. Have in mind that, i7 probably would be too expensive and the extra processor power is not that needed when working in art. For your artsy needs, an i3 is perfect. Processor is the main chip that process instructions in the computer. A gaming computer needs a powerful processor working in every moment, hence why gamer computers have strong processors. Art programs doesnt require so much processor; they can handle themselves very well with something more small (and of course less expensive).
- GPU: Is the graphic chip. The equivalent to a graphic card in the big computers. Somebody said "never accept laptops without nvidia or amd GPU", but if you are drawing and not gaming, the GPU brand is not that important. An Intel HD3000 or higher should work for you pretty well, and of course, is less expensive.
The rest comes along. A hard disk with decent storaging space is needed to save stuff. SAI files sometimes grow big, over all if you have lots of layers, and Photoshop files can be very big too in ocassions. A 500GB drive is ok, but if you can get more, perfect.
Wifi: Any is ok.
The other specifications (size, blurray, bluetooth, etc) are all optional, and for your artsy need that must be decided based if in you will use these features or not.
With all that blahblah, the best brands I've seen are Toshiba and Sony. Dell, HP and Packard Bell tend to be kinda fragile.
I have a Compaq laptop that have stood heroically 3 years with barely some scratches, but I am aware that i've been very lucky and that is not the case for everybody.
I hope this helped.
Is because almost all what Mac can do art related, can be done by a PC/normal laptop.
Mac computers are simply normal PCs with smaller features and an increased price. And OSX.
For making it worse, in a Mac you can't:
- Work with Paint Tool SAI having all the features working. A SAI program that doesn't recognize the tablet pressure is so useful like drawing in Windows Paint... and that only if you manage to get SAI running somehow.
(Have in mind that Ru uses SAI a lot).
- Upgrade and personalize your machine. You can change the wallpaper. And maybe the blue to grey, and that's it.
- Connect it to a wired network -at least in several recent models-.
- Connect it to a normal VGA/DVI screen (the most common ones). Some doesn't even have the HDMI port and you require an adapter that is sold separatedly.
- Use any Windows programs natively, unless you... install Windows. Why buying a computer/laptop that has less features and is more expensive in that case? A normal laptop will fit very well.
In its defense I could say that Apple computers have a very long battery duration, but if your battery fails, is impossible to replace it.
The idea is a computer that can run art stuff, and most art stuff -if not all- have a Windows version/equivalent that works excellent. Spending money in a Mac computer is a waste of money, in my opinion.