Thinking about putting the software on my laptop, anyone have knowledge as to how efficient the software runs on a laptop, or any suggestions on using a laptop for running the software? Thank you!
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Thinking about putting the software on my laptop, anyone have knowledge as to how efficient the software runs on a laptop, or any suggestions on using a laptop for running the software? Thank you!
Airbone, it doesn't matter whether you use your software on a PC or laptop, it all depends on how much memory you have. If you don't have as much memory as your PC, than you software might run slower.
Designer works well on lap tops.
Depends on the laptop (or any computer for that matter). More RAM is better. Cheapie laptops ($300-ish) may not perform as well as a well-equipped system. I avoid motherboard-based video, and purchase laptops that are able to have a dedicated video card, but that's just me. I use laptops for demanding 3D modeling and they have a lot more horsepower than your typical laptop (actually, they are called portable workstations). Also, I travel and give presentations with my laptops, so they must be reliable performers. The two workstations I own are the Dell M6500 (older) and the newer Dell M6800.Quote:
Originally Posted by Airborne
Oh, one more thing...I avoid buying any computer with Windows 8.x on it. Dell allows me to specify Windows 7 professional. You will NOT be able to do that if purchasing off-the-shelf from Staples or something like that. I am waiting to see what Windows 10 will be like. Hopefully not anything like Windows 8!
Like everyone else has said laptops work fine. I have found that using a mouse instead of the touch pad works much better.
My laptop is running windows 7. Speed is 2Ghz with 2Mb of memory. I use it as much as my other PC that has twice the memory and a greater speed as well as 64bit OS.
Like everyone has said, I use my laptop just fine. Windows 8, but buy the biggest screen you can afford. Even my desktop needs a bigger screen.
Yes, biggest screen. The other very unfortunate fact about the new laptop displays (and most desktops now) is the "stock" 16:9 screen ratio. You lose about 3/4" of screen real estate top-to-bottom if you have a 17" display, which is rather annoying to me.Quote:
Originally Posted by DonCP
My older Dell M6500 has the 16:10 ratio (which is perfect) and so do my desktop displays. Plenty of screen space. My new Dell M6800 did NOT have the 16:10 as an option and it is my only disappointment I've ever had with Dell. I did change my screen resolution to sort of "simulate" 16:10 to make me not feel like I was ducking under a low ceiling trying to get work done! It helps, but it's still not as comfortable or as nice as the 16:10 ratio.
Friends in the industry tell me 16:9 is here to stay and 16:10 is almost non-existent now for laptops...gamers and movie watchers seem to prefer that ratio for those applications.
I went for a laptop with a smaller screen and plugged in my monitor - most of the newer ones have a video port for that purpose. This way I can have a program like corel (or the forums :))on one and CW on the other screen.
I do tons of design work every single day. AutoCAD to Designer. I agree with Michael. I would never buy Win 8. I am a desktop girl. I have the biggest screen I can possibly buy. Laptops are useless to me.