how is it for photo viewing and photo editing? how good is the screen and the processor respectively?
1946881
I'll second the other 2 comments, IT'S AWESOME all around. The only complaint from me is the voice recognition was on by default and it took me awhile to find how to disable that, because this was the first MAC I've worked with.
1946882
The screen is excellent and very sharp for photo viewing. For the type of photo editing I do professionally, I'd say it's too small, but for amateur snapshot editing it would be fine. I don't have a very good frame of reference for judging the processor, but I'm able to open large files on this computer much more quickly than on the PCs I use at work.
1946883
The screen and the processor are awesome. I have iPhoto for editing and it is quick and responsive. I have an iMac that I've used for several years for photo editing and the laptop is offering mobility. Also I can take it with me on vacation and download my pics as I really am a better judge of pictures onscreen than in the camera viewer. Love this computer because I can work anywhere I choose. I have Lightroom on my iMac and plan to install it on my laptop as well.
418934
I think it would be fine for photo editing. I actually sent back the one I ordered because I liked the color on my HP better. It seems to work well for all graphics, though I'm not a gamer. I did watch a couple of movies and they were fine, but not good enough to make me give up my HP which I use primarily for photography.
1178148
The bigger the resolution the screen can produce and better pixels then that screen will be better. But for this screen it has a very nice display for me. Do a lot of photoshop, premier and after effects.
936781
I upgraded the RAM to 8GB with some extra ram my friend had and it handled Photoshop well, granted I was dealing with some pretty easy stuff just with editing and creating advertisements for a summer internship it got through it swimmingly.
413518
This laptop is works great with programs like photoshop, running smoothly even when I use tons of high resolution layers. I have not had any experience with video editing but I do not foresee it being problematic. It has the i7 processor which is something that would be very helpful for video editing and also has the very nice GTX760 graphics card, which though not the best out there, is still not shabby and I would expect it to be at least sufficient for video editing. It also has two slots for RAM so if the 8 GB doesn't end up being enough you can replace the RAM it comes with to get up to 32 GB of RAM. This laptop is works great with programs like photoshop, running smoothly even when I use tons of high resolution layers. I have not had any experience with video editing but I do not foresee it being problematic. It has the i7 processor which is something that would be very helpful for video editing and also has the very nice GTX760 graphics card, which though not the best out there, is still not shabby and I would expect it to be at least sufficient for video editing. It also has two slots for RAM so if the 8 GB doesn't end up being enough you can replace the RAM it comes with to get up... » Read More This laptop is works great with programs like photoshop, running smoothly even when I use tons of high resolution layers. I have not had any experience with video editing but I do not foresee it being problematic. It has the i7 processor which is something that would be very helpful for video editing and also has the very nice GTX760 graphics card, which though not the best out there, is still not shabby and I would expect it to be at least sufficient for video editing. It also has two slots for RAM so if the 8 GB doesn't end up being enough you can replace the RAM it comes with to get up to 32 GB of RAM. « Show Less
1286413
It's powerful enough to handle basic video editing (chopping together home movies or YouTube videos) and could certainly handle music editing. I've played some games on it and they seem to run smoothly. It does not have a discrete graphics card, only packs 4GB of ram, and has an tiny 11" screen, so this definitely isn't a gaming laptop, but it will play your basic PC game.
1193596
I've had great success with adobe Photoshop with this cpu at its standard 3.5 ghz. Can pushed to 4.1ghz if you need it to
2039550
A tablet PC isn't bad for running something like Photoshop if your going surface 2 and if your going to do a lot of 3d you need something from like razor. Bottom line your spending thousands and your limited to a screen 1.5 or 2 times smaller than my yinnova. If your not planning to take it on the go this is way better.
2113829
15.6 Screen, PRO'S Fast boot, Cons. low contrast may be able to adjust, I haven't tried yet. Great computer. Hope that helps. Steve
642674
I use Photoshop Element which is provided with the tablet to edit and retouch my photos and I found it is easy to do so. The edited photo were awesome.
613229
Haven't done much but very smooth and fast. Wife is graphic designer and she cannot bog it down with anything. Photoshop, illustrator, etc. which are big programs using high GPU, and she says it's faster then her high end Apple rig at work. (Don't have her work specs though, but is very new)
2126656
My subjective opinion, yes, fastest computer I have owned. I use MS-Office suite, Adobe Creative Suite and Lightroom mostly. Also NETFLIX streaming.
1243496
It should run photoshop perfectly fine. I run games and tons of productivity tools on mine. I have upgraded my RAM, but most programs are processor intensive over RAM. And the HP can handle most productivity software that you can throw at it.
257901
make the ram 8GB and you will be flying! otherwise works pretty good with photoshop but i think that it will work as good with engineering design like autodesk, solid works and etc. You can really feel the difference between celeron or pentium proc (i wont even mention AMD...)
1807895
Not so great for photo editing. Only a few LED-backlit monitors have even color across the whole screen. Also, this monitor is quite bright, and is operating outside of its comfort range when turned down to 80 candelas/square meter, the standard photo editing brightness.Good for the other things though. I think the requirements for movie-watching and photo editing are quite dissimilar, especially in the brightness department. Jim
1171032
Yes it is. This display is great for video and photo editing. I use photoshop on my Mac with this display and also need photos to be exact in color. It is crystal clear and colors match way better than any other display I have tried with photo editing.
454751
Whould this laptop be a good choice for useing Softplan house drawing software? Also for editing and storeing videos and pictures and web searching?