Lightroom > My Computer
So in the last post I mentioned that I just had done a quick export from Picasa. I feel I should explain that I did actually intend to use Adobe’s Lightroom software for photo touchups and such, but I soon discovered that my laptop is far from capable of running the software. This puts me in a predicament as I did not really plan on upgrading this year. The only upgradable part of the laptop would be RAM for $50.
If not upgrading RAM the options are:
A) Buy Motherboard/RAM for PC-A. Build/Buy Desk
B) Buy Motherboard/Processor/RAM/VideoCard to create PC-B. Build/Buy Desk
PC-A used to be a media pc in our living room but when my old desktop decided it no longer felt like working, it became my desktop. Then when I no longer had a home office, it became a file/music/video server in ze basement.
June 17th, 2009 at 22:51
Having my WHS in place, I would not recommend option A, as losing your file server would suck. It’s just such a handy thing to have around.
If it were me, I guess I would give the $50 memory upgrade a shot, and if it works, great. If not, there’s always option B, and then you have even more memory.
June 18th, 2009 at 07:07
Go for option B! Deal with the debt later, enjoy PC now! Yeah!
June 18th, 2009 at 08:09
The reason I dislike option B is I’d much rather save towardsa lens than towards a PC.
RAM may make a decent difference. 2 gigs is honestly not enough to run vista well with any serious app.
June 18th, 2009 at 09:03
2GB was solid for XP, however for Vista I really consider 4GB the minimum.
June 18th, 2009 at 21:47
I run vista with 2 at work. Seems ok, but not stellar. my 8 gig is stellar