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Hi all! I was wondering if anyone could provide some recommendations for an affordable laptop (Windows 10) to run creative cloud apps. My daughter is 12 years old and an aspiring artist and I want to get her an affordable laptop that won't crash if she is using photoshop and illustrator at the same time. My budget in the range of $600, give or take. I have a general idea of the minimum requirements but chiefly concerned with the graphics card/memory.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks in advance
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The only links I have are for video editing... a lot more $$ than you want to spend
Laptop https://community.adobe.com/t5/video-hardware/best-laptop-for-running-premiere-pro/td-p/9525675
-and cooling https://www.amazon.com/AICHESON-Cooling-Notebook-MacBook-Computer/dp/B07CGMHP24/
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Thanks for the reply, John. Well, she is just learning so I don't think she will be using Premiere at present. Moreso Photoshop and Illustrator. Something that's affordable and can run those is my concern.
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I think your budget is too thin. There's nothing worse than trying to design in PS and AI on an underpowered laptop. These are pro-level design products, not toys.
Ensure your computer meets or exceeds the minimum system requirements to run Creative Cloud+ all other apps you intend to use.
https://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud/system-requirements.html
https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/system-requirements.html
https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/system-requirements.html
Don't scrimp on HD, RAM or graphics memory. 16GB of RAM is recommended but 32GB is even better.