is this asus amd laptop good enough for lightroom and pse and maybe video editing?

iamdogdog · 17th of May 2012 (Thu)

http://www.bestbuy.ca/en-CA/product/...654432aba1en02

Processor
Processor Type AMD A6-3420
Processor Cores 4
Processor Speed 1.4 GHz
Processor Cache 1 MB

it said 1.4GHz but there are 4 of them, is this good enough?
Thanks.

tim · 17th of May 2012 (Thu)

CPU is 1/4 the speed of the previous gen (sandy bridge) i5, so no, not really.

http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?...D+A6-3420M+APU

iamdogdog · 18th of May 2012 (Fri)

thanks tim, my current laptop screen is dying on me and I will need to pull some trigger real soon.

What's your suggested spec for a laptop then?

cpu - i5? is i3 good enough? do I need to focus on the Ghz number?
RAM - I assume 4G is minimum nowadays, right?

Thanks.

th0rr · 26th of May 2012 (Sat)

CPU speed is listed in Ghz (these days anyways) faster is better but so is the number of cores, as for RAM it seems 4G is standard but as cheap as RAM is these days you can always upgrade on the cheap later.

Personally for what you want to do, I'm not sure I would go with an i3. Video editing and rendering can be really taxing on a system, most video editing software will utilize all 4 cores if they're there. I believe i3's are dual core.

Another $100 and you can get

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16834230236

But if your budgets tight this might work

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16834246316

killwilly · 26th of May 2012 (Sat)

Quote:

Originally Posted by iamdogdog

thanks tim, my current laptop screen is dying on me and I will need to pull some trigger real soon.

If it is only the screen that is causing problems, you can replace the lamp. I replaced the one in my old Acer XP, which had been running 24/7 for 4 years connected to my weather station. It's perfect now, see link below.

http://lcdparts.net/adword/ccfl_lamp...FYpjfAod23CDaQ

john5189 · 26th of May 2012 (Sat)

My 1.6GHz chip,dual core with 4GB RAM and Vista 32bit runs CS5 and LR4 fine, a bit slow on some filters and cueing of tasks
So anything better than this is going to be faster.
4GB cant deal with A1 size images. And LR will crash if I cue too much.
64bit Win7 worth the extra in saved time.

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iamdogdog Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 242	is this asus amd laptop good enough for lightroom and pse and maybe video editing? http://www.bestbuy.ca/en-CA/product/...654432aba1en02 Processor Processor Type AMD A6-3420 Processor Cores 4 Processor Speed 1.4 GHz Processor Cache 1 MB it said 1.4GHz but there are 4 of them, is this good enough? Thanks. __________________ 60D \| 17-55 \| 30 1.4 \| 580EXII \| POTN

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tim Light Bringer Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Wellington, New Zealand Posts: 47,917 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: is this asus amd laptop good enough for lightroom and pse and maybe video editing CPU is 1/4 the speed of the previous gen (sandy bridge) i5, so no, not really. http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?...D+A6-3420M+APU __________________ NZIPP Qualified Professional wedding photographer. Camera and Lens Reviews ~ Wellington Wedding Photographer Wellington Wedding Photographer (site2) ~ Wellington Wedding Photographer (site3) Read all my FAQs (wedding, printing, lighting, books, etc)

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iamdogdog Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 242	Re: is this asus amd laptop good enough for lightroom and pse and maybe video editing thanks tim, my current laptop screen is dying on me and I will need to pull some trigger real soon. What's your suggested spec for a laptop then? cpu - i5? is i3 good enough? do I need to focus on the Ghz number? RAM - I assume 4G is minimum nowadays, right? Thanks. __________________ 60D \| 17-55 \| 30 1.4 \| 580EXII \| POTN

26th of May 2012 (Sat)	#4
th0rr Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: NorthWest Posts: 190 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: is this asus amd laptop good enough for lightroom and pse and maybe video editing CPU speed is listed in Ghz (these days anyways) faster is better but so is the number of cores, as for RAM it seems 4G is standard but as cheap as RAM is these days you can always upgrade on the cheap later. Personally for what you want to do, I'm not sure I would go with an i3. Video editing and rendering can be really taxing on a system, most video editing software will utilize all 4 cores if they're there. I believe i3's are dual core. Another $100 and you can get http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16834230236 But if your budgets tight this might work http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16834246316

26th of May 2012 (Sat)	#6
john5189 Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 369	Re: is this asus amd laptop good enough for lightroom and pse and maybe video editing My 1.6GHz chip,dual core with 4GB RAM and Vista 32bit runs CS5 and LR4 fine, a bit slow on some filters and cueing of tasks So anything better than this is going to be faster. 4GB cant deal with A1 size images. And LR will crash if I cue too much. 64bit Win7 worth the extra in saved time. __________________ Photographic Duet Wedding Photography in the 3 Counties of Herefordshire, Gloucestershire and Worcestershire

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