How does this laptop handle high RAM usage, such as using editing software like Photoshop, and Manga Studio?
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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.
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I have home. Then I upgraded to 8.1. It really is an OK computer. The company helped me. I was working with pictures that were 2700 pixels and hundreds of them and it was affecting my machine. They helped me reset my bios and showed me how to make the same photos smaller and the computer now runs fine.
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Extremely well, though I do recommend allocating some virtual RAM. I can run Sony Vegas, iTunes, and Firefox all at the same time with no lag.
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I have not looked into the upgrade of ram as of yet. Strong laptop from what I have seen so far. Battery is built in. I ran the laptop w/o being plugged in and got about 6.5 hrs of use on the battery life. Hope this helps.
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you must be fairly new to editing. i recommend understanding (google) color calibration (on your equipment), and color correction (in your images/video). that being said, i have installed the Adobe CS6 Master Collection and primarily edit photographs in Photoshop. i'm happy to report this laptop handles all Photoshop tasks very decently, although much slower than what i'm accustomed to on my desktop. i have not done any editing using Premier Pro but i expect about the same. built with a core2duo processor, which, although powerful in it's own right (i can play blurays and bluray rips [35-40mbps video @1080p] on this laptop like a breeze), it's still relying on Intel 4000 graphics. this notebook does not have a dedicated graphics card and has 4Gb of RAM. all that being said, this laptop is an ideal balance between price vs. performance. as a photo editor, i need no more for portable photo editing. i have a Colormunki Photo that i still haven't used to calibrate my display but i'm sure i'll have no problem creating a custom profile on this laptop for on-the-go editing when proper color is also critical. if you live in the US, and have some way of getting to a Fry's Electronics, i'd wait until they have this model on special. i got mine for $269.99 (+ Cali tax) in October 2012..
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Sorry been busy at work, just saw the email. Your answer is that it has two gigs of ram.
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Hi, Mark. Your reply is very helpful to me. I'll looking at getting a small notebook in the future and was hoping to be able to handle some graphics and web editing without too much of a slow down. I'm glad to know you're happy running Illustrator on the NC10. How is the graphics card with an external monitor? Is the 2nd monitor limited to 1024x600, or can it handle higher res on the external?Thanks!
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It's an ideal machine. Since you're working with video, you might want to make sure the ram is maxed out if it's not already. 8 gigs is max.
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I am using this laptop. I purchased it last year in October. It has 4 GB of RAM and 500 GB HDD.
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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
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I run PhotoShop and the processor is fast enough. With Windows 8 and 8GB of RAM, it will run Internet Explorer at the same time without noticeably affecting PhotoShop performance. How well multiple open web pages perform is more a function of your internet connection speed. If you want more speed out of PhotoShop, try adding more RAM.
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this laptop has 6gb ram I think.....this laptop can handle anything.....BUY IT.....it plays all the games I want in high graphics it can handle anything you throw at it if your looking it to buy it :)
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I run adobe photoshop cs6, sketchbook pro and manga studio 5 and blender on this tablet with no issues. I've taken the os upgrade to windows 8.1 pro and still have no issues.
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Victor, the Windows Task Manager shows how much memory is being used, as well as how much of the CPU is being used. The most memory intensive task I've seen is watching a Hulu video. That task uses LESS than 1 gb of memory, although the CPU may hit 100% from time to time. Of course, if I wanted to watch two or three Hulu videos at the same time, or maybe try to use PhotoShop, then 2 gb of memory would be useful. But, I doubt many folks use a $300 netbook as their Photoshop editing computer.
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Hi, this notebook is very efficient for powerpoint, word, excel and other light documents. These notebooks take 512 MB RAM upgrades. *Apple reports that the maximum memory capacity of this system is 576 MB for the model with 64 MB of onboard memory (M7698LL/A), and 640 MB for the models with 128 MB of onboard memory. This machine will NOT do Youtube just to warn you. But if you need a websurfer and document machine then this ibook will do great. You will want to either plug in an external Hard Drive or USB stick for additional space or just upgrade the hard drive, something that I don't recommend unless you're used to Apple's casings. Hi, this notebook is very efficient for powerpoint, word, excel and other light documents. These notebooks take 512 MB RAM upgrades. *Apple reports that the maximum memory capacity of this system is 576 MB for the model with 64 MB of onboard memory (M7698LL/A), and 640 MB for the models with 128 MB of onboard memory. This machine will NOT do Youtube just to warn you. But if you need a websurfer and document machine then this ibook will do great. You will want to either plug in an external Hard Drive or USB stick for additional space or just upgrade the hard drive, something that I don't... » Read More Hi, this notebook is very efficient for powerpoint, word, excel and other light documents. These notebooks take 512 MB RAM upgrades. *Apple reports that the maximum memory capacity of this system is 576 MB for the model with 64 MB of onboard memory (M7698LL/A), and 640 MB for the models with 128 MB of onboard memory. This machine will NOT do Youtube just to warn you. But if you need a websurfer and document machine then this ibook will do great. You will want to either plug in an external Hard Drive or USB stick for additional space or just upgrade the hard drive, something that I don't recommend unless you're used to Apple's casings. « Show Less
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I'm using it for gaming too, i put 16 gigs of ram in, 500w power supply, and gt 630 nvidia card. Pc now is very powerful, windows ranks gaming at 7.3. I think for simple tasks youre fine. 1 tb i think would last a lifetime for just photos. Even if you take them all the time. Honestly though, get the newest HP version thats out now, this i think is 2011? model? I love it, been using it for 3 years, but get their newest.
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According to Compaq, this laptop can have the RAM upgraded to 8GB. I have been searching to see how to do it. I can only find one slot under the machine and I imagine the other one is under the keyboard. If you have any luck finding the 2nd RAM slot, please post it's location.Thanks