Work Laptop

[SeeFights]

My friend is unable to make a post but he want a laptop primaraly for work he does graphic design and has made banners for Ser Winter gaming on YouTube and many more.

Take a look if you want: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCV9SyA2TtSlclcA3qUXTdqQ

He wants a laptop which can run the adobe programs such as illustrator. He wants the budget around £600 or $790.

If its possible he would also like to mess around on unity or cry engine, don't ask why he just wants to... 

[TheSlothness]

Have you had a look on pcspecialist? They generally offer quite good prices for what you get.

[SeeFights]

3 minutes ago, TheSlothness said:

Have you had a look on pcspecialist? They generally offer quite good prices for what you get.

im not great with laptops so thats why i turned to the internet

[Logarithm]

I would recommend a nice thinkpad, they work well for most professional applications.

[SeeFights]

1 minute ago, Logarithm said:

I would recommend a nice thinkpad, they work well for most professional applications.

which one though

[Logarithm]

A solid used W530 should do nicely. Or if they want something smaller and newer, a t450 would do okay.

[TheSlothness]

12 minutes ago, SeeFights said:

im not great with laptops so thats why i turned to the internet

I found this  http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/notebooks/cosmosIV-17/ by having quick look. I would probably swap some of the parts around such as the processor and ram to fit your needs. 

 

The thinkpad above is also a good option.

[SeeFights]

3 minutes ago, Logarithm said:

A solid used W530 should do nicely. Or if they want something smaller and newer, a t450 would do okay.

 

2 minutes ago, TheSlothness said:

I found this  http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/notebooks/cosmosIV-17/ by having quick look. I would probably swap some of the parts around such as the processor and ram to fit your needs. 

 

The thinkpad above is also a good option.

is 4gb of ram ok for illustrator

[Pendragon]

4 minutes ago, SeeFights said:

is 4gb of ram ok for illustrator

no. get at least 8 and preferably 16. 

[Logarithm]

2 minutes ago, SeeFights said:

 

is 4gb of ram ok for illustrator

Odds are it'll work, but 8gb is recommended amount from adobe.

[SeeFights]

1 minute ago, Pendragon said:

no. get at least 8 and preferably 16. 

 

2 minutes ago, Wedsea040 said:

http://www.dell.com/en-us/work/shop/productdetails/latitude-e5470-laptop/s004uble547014us

im not gonna lie but i now nothing about laptops in particular so if you guys do and you choose pc specilist just change the parts and list which parts changed and if you find an overall laptop just link it cause i know f**k all about laptops

[TheSlothness]

It might struggle, especially if he is going to be doing alot of multitasking. I would try to get 8gb if you can. 

[SeeFights]

1 minute ago, TheSlothness said:

It might struggle, especially if he is going to be doing alot of multitasking. I would try to get 8gb if you can. 

ok so i tried this one

http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/notebooks/cosmosIV-17/

Cahnged parts; intel core i5 quad core and 1 x 8gb of ram. Firfox installed and no office and no antivirus cause windows 10 comes with one

[Pendragon]

Where does your friend live? That's actually the most important point. Prices fluctuate wildly depending on where you get it. I'm assuming UK?

[SeeFights]

Just now, Pendragon said:

Where does your friend live? That's actually the most important point. Prices fluctuate wildly depending on where you get it. I'm assuming UK?

yes we both live in same country uk

[Pendragon]

Something like this

 

 

 

[SeeFights]

1 minute ago, Pendragon said:

Something like this

my friend says he has a windows 7 key handy so he could save him self some money, yes?

[TheSlothness]

Ok so these are some of the illustrator cc (2015) requirements. Have a look at https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/system-requirements.html for the full list.

• Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon 64 processor
• Microsoft Windows 7 with Service Pack 1, Windows 8.1, or Windows 10
• 1 GB of RAM (3 GB recommended) for 32 bit; 2 GB of RAM (8 GB recommended) for 64 bit
• 2 GB of available hard-disk space for installation; additional free space required during installation (cannot install on removable flash storage devices)
• Optional: To use GPU Performance: an Intel, NVIDIA, or AMD video adapter from those listed below (medium/high-end recommended); 1 GB of VRAM (2 GB recommended); and latest drivers for optimal performance.

This should give you a better idea at what you are looking at.

[Pendragon]

Yes. You can remove the operating system and it'll save u 80 quid. You might want to upgrade other things then like having a small 128gb ssd for boot times. But ultimately it's your choice. You can also go back up to the 17inch version as the one I linked you is 15inch. If your friend prefers a large screen by all means.

[TheSlothness]

2 minutes ago, SeeFights said:

my friend says he has a windows 7 key handy so he could save him self some money, yes?

Yes that will save him some money.

[SeeFights]

3 minutes ago, TheSlothness said:

Ok so these are some of the illustrator cc (2015) requirements. Have a look at https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/system-requirements.html for the full list.

• Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon 64 processor
• Microsoft Windows 7 with Service Pack 1, Windows 8.1, or Windows 10
• 1 GB of RAM (3 GB recommended) for 32 bit; 2 GB of RAM (8 GB recommended) for 64 bit
• 2 GB of available hard-disk space for installation; additional free space required during installation (cannot install on removable flash storage devices)
• Optional: To use GPU Performance: an Intel, NVIDIA, or AMD video adapter from those listed below (medium/high-end recommended); 1 GB of VRAM (2 GB recommended); and latest drivers for optimal performance

 

3 minutes ago, Pendragon said:

Yes. You can remove the operating system and it'll save u 80 quid. You might want to upgrade other things then like having a small 128gb ssd for boot times. But ultimately it's your choice. You can also go back up to the 17inch version as the one I linked you is 15inch. If your friend prefers a large screen by all means.

https://gyazo.com/e1fa527188286601b488fec932ffe5af, its £613 cause of there is no operating system and a bigger hdd and ssd

[TheSlothness]

That looks good. If you want to be sure you could call pcspecialist. They actually offer help with choosing components. 

[SeeFights]

Just now, TheSlothness said:

That looks good. If you want to be sure you could call pcspecialist. They actually offer help with choosing components. 

would it be a wise idea to get an extra 8gb of ram instead of an ssd?

[TheSlothness]

Have a look online. I would also try to find out unity and cryengine requirements, as gaming development software is quite demanding. Other than that I would also contact a specialist. 

[SeeFights]

1 minute ago, TheSlothness said:

Have a look online. I would also try to find out unity and cryengine requirements, as gaming development software is quite demanding. Other than that I would also contact a specialist. 

the engines where just optional he did want them but he said he would  make a sacrafice