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florentn94074267
florentn94074267
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April 5, 2019
Question

Asus vivobook with 8GB ram for LR?

  • April 5, 2019
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Hi,

I am now looking for a small PC to travel with and to have access to LR.

The plan is to use this light computer to do the back up of my images when I am on the field (nature photography). So I will mostly work on hard disk using USB 3 (for now, maybe USB-C in the future).

Do you think that the asus vivobook with the following specifications would fit for LR ? Is 8 GB enough? I work with raw pictures that are sometimes heavy (42 Mpix).

  • Operating System: Windows 10 64-bit
  • Display: 14-inch IPS touchscreen, resolution 1920 x 1080. Glossy finish
  • Processor: Intel i5-7200U (Kaby Lake, 2-core) 2.3 GHz. Cache 3 MB
  • Memory: 8 GB LPDDR3
  • Graphics Card: Intel HD Graphics 620
  • Sound: Asus SonicMaster
  • Optical drive: No
  • Hard Drive: 256 GB SSD
  • Connections: 1 x HDMI, 1 x USB Type-C, 1 x USB 3.0, 2 x USB 2.0
  • Network Features: WiFi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 4.1
  • Webcam: VGA
  • Battery: 3-cell 42 Wh
  • Memory Card Reader: SDXC
  • Dimensions: 32.7 x 22.6 x 1.92 cm
  • Weight: 1.6 kg
  • Change: Illuminated keyboard, included pocket and USB - RJ45 adapter

I have at home a desktop computer where I have all my pictures and videos editing tools. But this small PC would be only to view / have a quick edit and sort the pics.

Thank you!

Florent

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    Just Shoot Me
    Just Shoot Me
    Legend
    April 5, 2019

    I have a Dell Latitude that I bought back in 2011 that originally came with a i5 CPU and I have since upgraded it to an i7 of the same vintage as it was new. It has only 8 GB of RAM. LR runs fine on it.

    About the only difference is the notebook you are looking at has Win 10 and my Dell has Win 7.

    florentn94074267
    florentn94074267Author
    Known Participant
    April 5, 2019

    Yes, and I could always add 8 Gb of RAM if needed...

    Do you work with raw and big files? I have 42 Mpx files so they are a bit heavy...

    florentn94074267
    florentn94074267Author
    Known Participant
    April 5, 2019

    Going by the benchmarks at cpubenchmark.net, the i5-8250U is certainly faster than the first CPU you mentioned; however with 42MP originals, I remain skeptical. I think this setup will be slow. For most tasks in Lightroom 8GB or RAM is sufficient (unless you have many applications open at once).


    in the last specs I mention, I could 8 GB of RAM so that should handle nicely the 42 Mpix raw pictures, no ?

    dj_paige
    dj_paige
    Legend
    April 5, 2019

    You have a very slow CPU by today's standards, and 42MP images — this is not something that I would recommend. I think it will be very slow.

    florentn94074267
    florentn94074267Author
    Known Participant
    April 5, 2019

    Hi,

    Thanks a lot for your answers! I actually checked this morning and the Lenovo Yoga 530 seems to be much better - I could have 16 Go of RAM if needed:

    • Model: YOGA 530-14IKB
    • Color: Onyx Black, black
    • Display: 14 "Full HD (1920 x 1080) IPS LED Touch Screen with Glossy Surface
    • Processor: Intel Core i5-8250U (1.6-3.4 GHz, 4 cores, 6MB, 15W, Hyper-Threading)
    • Memory: 8GB (1x8) DDR4-2400, 1 memory, up to 16GB
    • Hard Drive: 256 GB SSD (M.2 PCIe)
    • Graphics Card: Integrated with Intel UHD Graphics 620
    • Sound: Harman stereo speakers, Dolby Audio Premium, dual microphone
    • Connections: 1 x USB-C (USB 3.1), 2 x USB 3.0 (one always on), HDMI, headset / microphone, memory card
    • Memory Card Reader: 4-in-1 (SD, SDHC, SDXC, MMC)
    • Network Features: WiFi 802.11ac (1x1), Bluetooth 4.1
    • Keyboard: Backlit
    • Operating System: Windows 10 Home 64-bit (EN / SV / DK / NO)
    • Webcam: 720p
    • Other: Fingerprint reader, Active Pen
    • Battery: 4-cell Li-Po 45 WHr (RapidCharge), up to 8 hours
    • Power supply: 65 W
    • Dimensions: 328 x 229 x 17.6 mm
    • Weight: approx. 1.67 kg

    That would be much better, and a better i5!

    Tony_See
    Tony_See
    Inspiring
    April 5, 2019

    I'd say it would fly for the job! Some iPad's successfully using Lightroom mobile (or are you going to using LR CC Desktop and there same desktop catalog?) would have nothing like this spec.

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