Will memory and cpu hog programs such as IntelliJ, Eclipse or Lightroom for example run efficiently (even though not at the same time)?
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I believe this machine has plenty of memory and cpu to handle all of those apps running simultaneously...though Ive never used Lightroom. I did have to return my zenbook after 1 week though because of a failed power supply, and I wasnt the only one. I hope their QA organization got a hold of that one because otherwise its a nice machine
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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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Yes it can. It has more than enough ram and processors to run those with background apps and other programs. I usually have League, Balttlefield, and The Sims 3 running at the same time with no lag
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Yes, you can. There may be, however, a performance drop depending on the combined richness of the content. For example, watching 2 movies at the same time will likely result in some jerkiness. This can be offset, somewhat, by the amount of free RAM in your system and adjusting caching.
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SilverFast 8 will run under 10.8 as long as you have an IntelMac - which you will, when running Mountain Lion! :)
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I am not familiar with the programs you are running. With that said, I run WrightSoft which uses a lot of memory and was slow to open. The program opens much faster, and I don't have to run a restart between jobs. This "used to be" done to clear the cache so I wouldn't have high memory usage warnings. QuickBooks was another slow to open program. No longer. I believe that the drives "Learns" to assist with the most used programs. I was a doubter before installation, but figured the speed couldn't get any worse.
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Unless it is CPU dependant I would think this also would depend more on your graphics card.
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The only problem with Silverfast software is that it doesn't work on a 64bit system. Neither the Ai or the SE. Seems a bit archaic. I've an 8gig 64bit system so I can process large files. My 6x6 transparencies come in at about 90megs each at a fairly low resolution. Wish i could find another option.
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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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I agree with Wright there. I don't know about flawless as it all also depends on many factors but all the Adobe apps like Photoshop cc 64 bit and acrobat etc., run very well.
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Yes, it will throw whatever your computer is doing but it may be pretty slow unless you have an i7 pentium processor and have the optimal set up of software
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Yes. The issue will be memory you have available. You have memory you will be fine.
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My idle is 15-20CBrowsing web, other small programs 20-upper 30sgames 40+ It's great, no need for upgrade
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It can run Photoshop, yes. However, performance will not be great- especially when applying CPU intensive features like rendering or filters.
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Yes, but it was excruciatingly slow, no matter what I tried. I tried deleting programs and defragmenting, along with a couple of other things, and it was just SLOW. I ended up selling it and buying a full laptop.
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Best reference is: http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu_list.php The i3 you indicated smokes the AMD. For CPU's with similar scores you'll also want to consider power usage, heat, etc. Also, keep in mind that although most operating systems can effectively use two or more cores, most software can't. So, unless your doing video rendering or something similar, the extra cores may just be wasted. Good luck with a hard choice.
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I have no issues. But I upgraded the ram to the 16gb max. My son and wife has the same laptop with the factory 8gb and they have no issues with running multiple programs running.