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November 29, 2024
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Specs for Laptop Christmas for Dad

  • November 29, 2024
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My father teaches lightroom to a group of fellow seniors.  He's been complaining that his laptop doesn't have enough memory to run Lightroom efficiently and project on screen and stuff.  In case you couldn't tell from the word "stuff", I am most definitely not a lightroom user or a computer geek.  I could definitely use some help.  I'd like to get him an exceptional machine and read that gaming laptops are usually really good for Lightroom.  Looking at the Omen Transcend 14" by HP.  I would appreciate any and all thoughts.  Just want to get this right.  It's my dad.  Here are the specs:

 

Op Sys: Windows 11

Processor:  Intel® Core™ Ultra 9 185H (up to 5.1 GHz with Intel® Turbo Boost Technology, 24 MB L3 cache, 16 cores, 22 threads)

Graphics:  Integrated: Intel® Arc™ Graphics
Display:  Discrete: NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4070 Laptop GPU (8 GB GDDR6 dedicated)

14" diagonal, 3K (2880 x 1800), OLED, 48-120 Hz, 0.2 ms response time, UWVA, edge-to-edge glass, micro-edge, Low Blue Light, SDR 400 nits, HDR 500 nits, 100% DCI-P3

memory:  32 GB LPDDR5x-7467 MT/s (onboard)

Storage:  2 TB PCIe® Gen4 NVMe™ Performance M.2 SSD

 

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cmgap
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Community Expert
November 29, 2024

What does he have now? Is he a windows vs mac user? You may find this useful in terms of what Adobe recommends for system requirements: https://helpx.adobe.com/lightroom-classic/system-requirements/2025.html

 

MargMugsAuthor
Participant
November 29, 2024

He is Windows all the way.  I've looked at the system requirements, but want to try and exceed the requirements so the laptop is not obsolete in a year.  Trying to compare requirements to the specs is just an entirely different language than what I speak, unfortunately.  Now, if you want to discuss multimodal therapies for resistant otitis in dogs, I'm all over that!

dj_paige
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November 29, 2024

I agree that today you want to go past (way past) the minimum, a laptop which just meets the specs will likely be very slow. I think the configuration you have shown is fine.