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1. Re: mobile workstation needs
JJMack Sep 16, 2014 1:41 PM (in response to okohm)Its hard to find a laptop with a good display for image processing. Most laptops these days have a glossy TN LCD panels. IBM(Lenovo) had some laptop lith good displays but I have not looked at Laptops in years.
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2. Re: mobile workstation needs
okohm Sep 16, 2014 2:10 PM (in response to JJMack)Thank you JJMack, The ones Im looking at have back lit LED screens. The machine Im using now has a decent LCD, its glossy and when I take my images over to print on a reg desktop workstation equipped with an older EIZO , the colours and dynamic range is fairly close, a couple adjustments. I really miss the older Adobe PS programs, they came with a simple but pretty accurate feature to help with calibration. It was pretty darn close to the elaborate calibration software and devices.
I think 2 of the above come with matte displays.
All I know so far, is that it looks like I will be spending around 5 - 6 thousand and I want to get a good machine that will serve me well for 5-7 years:)
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3. Re: mobile workstation needs
JJMack Sep 16, 2014 9:30 PM (in response to okohm)That is why I went with a refurbished Dell workstation for $2,500 I got slow dual 6 core xeons processor 256 SSD, 500GB 10K RPM hard disk, 4TB external USB3 disk and 40GB of ECC RAM. You pay through a bloody nose for a high end Laptop your take a real beaten
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4. Re: mobile workstation needs
okohm Sep 19, 2014 8:22 PM (in response to JJMack)So, no one has any opinions on EUROCOM workstations? I guess here in the Adobe forum most use MACs
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5. Re: mobile workstation needs
okohm Nov 22, 2014 6:24 PM (in response to okohm)Well, I thought Id update, just in case there is "anyone" that has been sitting on the edge of their seat. (sure)
After a lot of "loving ridicule" from my Sons, I decided on the Eurocom.
What I have now:
Dell XPS MX 1730 Mobile Workstation
4GB RAM
2 X 512GB 800 series graphics
Intel core 2 Duo
2 x 750GB 7200 RPM Seagates HD
Win 7 home premium
BLAH, BLAH etc
Coming next week:
EUROCOM Panther 5 Mobile Workstation
Intel i7 4660 Extreme
32GB RAM
Nvidia 8GB GTX 980M 1536 CUDA
2 x 1TB SSD Samsung EVO
Win 7 home Prem
BLAH, BLAH
Now, Im hoping that Im not expecting too much of a difference in Photoshop performance. I hope its not " Oh, this kinda faster"....... Im not expecting to have my "mind blown" but I just hope I dont feel like I spent so much and get a mediocre experience.
I should see a good amount of difference?
Now a bit of backstory as to WHY Im being so extravagant.
Ive been living in a financial, physical, emotional and psychological HELL these last 5 years..... Im finally seeing a bit of a light, got in some money, nothing outrageous, certainly nothing compared to what I used to make ( technically, poverty level, but an income, none the less)
I have been dealing with second hand systems after my beloved Alienware died. So I felt since Ive been in the same clothes, nothing new to wear, tattered everything, I DESERVED this. I just hope I made a good decision on the company. I care about "aftercare" a LOT. Since I tend to constantly buy the 1 in a billion whatever item that will be defective.

