Computers & Tablets

[TechGirl]

Hi EveryOne, I have been searching on best buy but i can't find a laptop that suits my photography needs. Everytime i think i found a good one & read the reviews its always something bad about that one laptop.

Im trying to find a laptop with the below:

Intel Core i5 or i7

500 or 640 GB Hard Drive

4 GB Memory

Nvidia Ge Force graphics

keyboard backlit -( i would like this but if not thats fine.)

 Built in Wireless networking - to hook up to a wireless internet server

Any good suggested laptops???

Thanks TechGirl

[Entropy]

Pretty much everything has built-in wireless and 4GB memory.

Nvidia graphics isn't really needed for photography work - photography is not GPU-intensive.  Focus on display quality (contrast ratio, viewing angle, resolution)

Backlit keyboard - Tough to find outside of gaming laptops, so you may want to look into gaming laptops like the Asus G-series laptops.

[RedWyv3 Best Buy Employee]

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[TechGirl]

Hey Jake,

when it says Wireless-B+G+N how do i know which one is the right one to work with my wireless router at home????

Thanks TechGirl

[RedWyv3 Best Buy Employee]

B = Outdated (kinda)

G = Most Routers

N = Newest Routers

This router is capable of all of them, so it won't matter.

[nytngale]

Hey TechGirl,

I the brand of laptop really doesn't matter, it's the quality of the components in the computer. For photo editing, I would certainly want the following:

* 4 GB of DDr3 memory
* 320 - 500 GB hdd
* Pentium dual core or quad core processor OR i5 - i7 processor.
* 15- 17 " high quality, anti-glare display

The rest of the features are just cake.

Nytngale

[Starflyer59]

I have to disagree with that advice nytngale.

There is a definite difference in quality between brand names.

An Acer or Emachine will never be equal to an Alienware, Dell or HP.

The Brand  of computer definitely makes a difference and is very important.

[nytngale]

I disagree, Starflyer. What I'm trying to say is that the "Brand" doesn't matter, but the QUALITY of the COMPONENTS does. Certain manufacturers choose to use "better" components in the machines they build; however, the "best" brands have failures and issues just as often as the "not so best." IMOHO.



~Nytngale

[RealGeorgeW Valued Expert]

*cough* ASUS *cough*

[Entropy]

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nytngale wrote:
I disagree, Starflyer. What I'm trying to say is that the "Brand" doesn't matter, but the QUALITY of the COMPONENTS does. Certain manufacturers choose to use "better" components in the machines they build; however, the "best" brands have failures and issues just as often as the "not so best." IMOHO.



~Nytngale

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Some have more stringent quality control procedures than others.  There's also the basic premise of "design" - A system that has good solid mechanical/thermal design will be far more reliable than a system that is poorly designed and using the same components and materials.

Every HP I have touched or seen in the past decade has looked/felt flimsy.  Some Dells (every one I've owned) have had solid designs, but some (Inspiron 600m for example) were designed awfully - Screws would back out, leading to the grounding becoming deficient, leading to corrosion at the point where the screw backed out, leading to the grounding problem getting worse.

Every Asus machine I've used recently has had a solid looking/feeling design.  Not built as well as pre-Lenovo Thinkpads, but pretty solid.