New PC / Laptop Purchase Help

duff67

almillar wrote: »

No idea, out of context. What resolution is the screen - this will be important for a photographer, as well as your output options. I'd imagine most laptops you're looking at will have HDMI out, which sorts out the output, and you'll need to be looking for at least 1920x1080 as a screen resolution. The Macs you were looking at are higher resolution than this.
256GB SSD will be fast, but it mightn't be much storage for you for photos/videos. Do you use a backup drive for storage or is everything always on the computer - what's your current usage?

Ok.

This is the description I found:
Lenovo ThinkPad E560 20EV Core i7-6500U 2.5GHz 8GB 256GB SSD DVD-RW 15.6 Inch Windows 10 Professional Laptop
Item Code: 20EV003EUK

It was on Debenhamsplus.com

I use a separate hard drive for my RAW camera downloads (1TB). My recovered PC World data shows 62.9 GB recovered although that was just images and odd word file.

I will need software PS, LR and video editing but presume I will now access these through laptop to Adobe cloud, but will need ideally running concurrently and reasonable speed.

I am hoping, if I progress my business, I will do more imaging as, with previous 'distractions' I have only shot now and then to the useage given above.

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AndyPix

duff67 wrote: »

there are many very shallow people in the world in my experience..

True Dat

duff67 wrote: »

Thank you Andy. Perhaps I can keep that 'up my sleeve' in case I can't move forward.

No problem

Robisere

Not as serious a problem as your own, duff 67, but this is my story, told as a little encouragement:
I was a workshop manger of a large independent garage. A spinal injury grew progressively worse and eventually caused partial paralysis, disability and loss of the best job I ever had, in work that I loved. I retrained for 11 months, 5 days a week, at a disability college in Accounting but took a sideways step into computing after also attending a technical college course on Saturdays. I became a self-employed designer and printer, specialising in Business Stationery, independent school prospectuses and entertainment publications. That is what I did up to retirement. The printing meant that I had to have a good PC, screen and printer. I was ripped off by two "Expert" sales people, before I found an independent guy who just asked me the most important question - "What do you want to do with it? What actual work will you be doing?"

When I told him, he built me a system that took me back into useful earnings, for less money and with more capabilities than the previous guys had sold me. Over time, I learned how to upgrade, with advice from the same builder selflessly given. He retired and I began to build Office PC systems as another string to my bow, whilst upgrading my own. In the middle of all this, I had a spinal-neurological operation that supposedly required 6 months rest. I was working after 3 weeks, but I could walk with a stick again, after a fashion. As Itold my consultant, "I can rest when I fall from my perch. For now, I need to do what I have always done: work and earn my way."

All of this gave me a comfortable, though not wealthy, journey into retirement. Were I you, I would stay in contact with the independent computer repairer you have seen. If he is experienced enough, ask him what he would build for you, at what price. Your brush with PCW should tell you what places like that are like - they are full of minions working for the commission they get on sales. The only major computer/components supplier shops that will give good tech advice, is Maplins, their staff always appear to know what they are talking about. However, their systems are pre built and relatively expensive.

I wish you every success in your work and your health. You sound like the kind of guy who takes the blows and keeps on keeping on, go for it!

duff67

Robisere wrote: »

Not as serious a problem as your own, duff 67, but this is my story, told as a little encouragement:
I was a workshop manger of a large independent garage. A spinal injury grew progressively worse and eventually caused partial paralysis, disability and loss of the best job I ever had, in work that I loved. I retrained for 11 months, 5 days a week, at a disability college in Accounting but took a sideways step into computing after also attending a technical college course on Saturdays. I became a self-employed designer and printer, specialising in Business Stationery, independent school prospectuses and entertainment publications. That is what I did up to retirement. The printing meant that I had to have a good PC, screen and printer. I was ripped off by two "Expert" sales people, before I found an independent guy who just asked me the most important question - "What do you want to do with it? What actual work will you be doing?"

When I told him, he built me a system that took me back into useful earnings, for less money and with more capabilities than the previous guys had sold me. Over time, I learned how to upgrade, with advice from the same builder selflessly given. He retired and I began to build Office PC systems as another string to my bow, whilst upgrading my own. In the middle of all this, I had a spinal-neurological operation that supposedly required 6 months rest. I was working after 3 weeks, but I could walk with a stick again, after a fashion. As Itold my consultant, "I can rest when I fall from my perch. For now, I need to do what I have always done: work and earn my way."

All of this gave me a comfortable, though not wealthy, journey into retirement. Were I you, I would stay in contact with the independent computer repairer you have seen. If he is experienced enough, ask him what he would build for you, at what price. Your brush with PCW should tell you what places like that are like - they are full of minions working for the commission they get on sales. The only major computer/components supplier shops that will give good tech advice, is Maplins, their staff always appear to know what they are talking about. However, their systems are pre built and relatively expensive.

I wish you every success in your work and your health. You sound like the kind of guy who takes the blows and keeps on keeping on, go for it!

Robisere

Kudos sent. Encouragement indeed and I will take it as such.

I, like you no doubt, will keep taking each day as it arrives. I refuse to sit back and whilst I, of late have despaired at the shallowness of those all around me, I know there are many far worse of than I.

I refuse to be told there is no one who will give me a job & also be told that benefit (JSA) is my only option. So I will employ myself and sell what I can when I can. I laughingly 'tell' my children to have 'He died trying..' etched on my epitaph ....Be nice also to think it might read ' he succeeded ' lol

Will have a chat with he Independant PC store owner and still may write a complaint to PC World to see if they will return some of the £140.

I am grateful for your kind words and in similar fashion, wish you well in retirement. Enjoy

almillar

Sounds like a 256GB drive is good enough for your needs then since your photos are on an external drive. The specs of that laptop look grand to me, with a full HD screen and discrete graphics - just look around for the price - Debenhams wouldn't exactly be the first place I'd go for a computer!

duff67

almillar wrote: »

Sounds like a 256GB drive is good enough for your needs then since your photos are on an external drive. The specs of that laptop look grand to me, with a full HD screen and discrete graphics - just look around for the price - Debenhams wouldn't exactly be the first place I'd go for a computer!

Thank you Almillar. I will search around for best price using that spec as my ground rule.