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<blockquote data-quote="asylum" data-source="post: 337352" data-attributes="member: 27952"><p>I am an photography student graduate who is getting back into the swing of things. i recently bought a nikon d80 and am starting on a venture that includes a lot of a) library research b) internet research and c) photography</p><p></p><p>i want a laptop that i can use to take my notes while doing research but that will also be speedy and efficiently handle photoshop when i edit my photos. </p><p></p><p>i'm considering going the macbook pro route.</p><p>at the moment i'm leaning toward a refurbished 2.33 ghz intel core 2 duo 15" glossy with 2GB ram and 120GB harddrive. on top of that i'm looking at the dell 24" LCD widescreen monitor for editing at home.</p><p></p><p>my questions are:</p><p>1) is that a powerful enough machine to be used as my main photo editing computer? i will never be doing anything 3-d or video. at the max i will have...let's say...5 photos (LARGE files), 2 browsers, itunes, and 2 word applications open at the same time. this is my first mac, by the way.</p><p>2) will i get the full benefit of having a 1920x1200 resolution widescreen monitor meant for a PC used with a macbook pro? will i be able to take advantage of all of the resolution power? will i need a better graphics card? etc. basically, will i lose any of the benefits i'm trying to gain by combining this monitor with a macbook pro?</p><p>3) are there any other suggestions for buying my first a) laptop b) mac and c) primary photo editing computer?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="asylum, post: 337352, member: 27952"] I am an photography student graduate who is getting back into the swing of things. i recently bought a nikon d80 and am starting on a venture that includes a lot of a) library research b) internet research and c) photography i want a laptop that i can use to take my notes while doing research but that will also be speedy and efficiently handle photoshop when i edit my photos. i'm considering going the macbook pro route. at the moment i'm leaning toward a refurbished 2.33 ghz intel core 2 duo 15" glossy with 2GB ram and 120GB harddrive. on top of that i'm looking at the dell 24" LCD widescreen monitor for editing at home. my questions are: 1) is that a powerful enough machine to be used as my main photo editing computer? i will never be doing anything 3-d or video. at the max i will have...let's say...5 photos (LARGE files), 2 browsers, itunes, and 2 word applications open at the same time. this is my first mac, by the way. 2) will i get the full benefit of having a 1920x1200 resolution widescreen monitor meant for a PC used with a macbook pro? will i be able to take advantage of all of the resolution power? will i need a better graphics card? etc. basically, will i lose any of the benefits i'm trying to gain by combining this monitor with a macbook pro? 3) are there any other suggestions for buying my first a) laptop b) mac and c) primary photo editing computer? [/QUOTE]
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