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- craigatkinson
Asking for a friend...I have no idea...
Windows not mac
They use photoshop / bridge / batch processes large image files...Prob only needs 512 HD as most stored in cloud /external
~Dedicated graphics card required?
Suggestions for make / model? Looking at Dell XPS 13 & 15...Mostly used docked into screen hence 13", but they seem to lack power...Given the info above will 13 be ok, without dedicated graphics and 16gb.
Thanks
- Nairn0
Not required, but you get extra performance oomph from compatible GPUs.
Best thing is a high RAM overheard and, if possible, two HDs (scratch SSD & another SSD/Spinning Rust for general swappery)
Thinkpads can be decent workhorses too, but Dells come well recommended (even if they are a bit beige)
- This looks like it might be good, if you can get the 16Gb version..
https://www.theregis…Nairn - yes saw that but will wait to see how it pans out I thinkcraigatkinson
- This looks like it might be good, if you can get the 16Gb version..
- pango0
My understanding is that batch processing image files uses more CPU resources.
While GPU handles displaying live response of edites/effects.
- <monospaced
- Phew! Good, some one agrees with me.pango
- so does that mean processor over dedicated graphics?craigatkinson
- If they're just editing one photo and batch the rest, I'd say cpu. If they edited a lot of photos individually or complex, GPU.pango
- probably makes sense to get a decent cpu AND gpu so that it lasts awhilemonospaced
- section_0140
The XPS15 is going to be near the top of performance for laptops. The CPU in it (assuming you are looking at the i7 modeal) is quite a bit better than the XPS13.
- craigatkinson0
did the xps15 - cracking deal + student discount, got £500 off