Will this CPU handle LR2.* and PS CS4?

Question

I'm going to be heading out of town for nearly a month and thought of getting a Netbook to (basically) dump my 20D raws onto while I'm away from the home computer. Then I thought for a few dollars more I could get something small but with enough 'Oomph' in it to handle LR and CS4. So I'm considering this one...
http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?sku_id=0665000FS10128773&catid=25313&PCNam e=laptop%5Fdeals&logon=&langid=EN#
(Gateway EC Series ULV 11.6" Intel Core 2 Solo SU3500 1.4GHz Laptop (EC1803H))
I'm not sure where this fits in relation to a Pentium4 which is supposedly the minimum. Has anyone any experience with this Intel processor or may be able to give me some advice...other than go for an even more expensive laptop.
Thanks,
Richard W.

Answer 1

On Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 2:40 AM, RH Weiner <[email protected]> said:
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I'm going to be heading out of town for nearly a month and thought of getting a Netbook to (basically) dump my 20D raws onto while I'm away from the home computer. Then I thought for a few dollars more I could get something small but with enough 'Oomph' in it to handle LR and CS4. So I'm considering this one...
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http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?sku_id=0665000FS10128773&catid=25313&PCNam e=laptop%5Fdeals&logon=&langid=EN#
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(Gateway EC Series ULV 11.6" Intel Core 2 Solo SU3500 1.4GHz Laptop (EC1803H))
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I'm not sure where this fits in relation to a Pentium4 which is supposedly the minimum. Has anyone any experience with this Intel processor or may be able to give me some advice...other than go for an even more expensive laptop.
A Core 2 Solo is a single core version of a Core 2 Duo (fancy that!
). The "Core 2" is an improvement on the Pentium design, so it's a
step up.
I run LR 2.5 on a Pentium D (that's a dual core 64 bit Pentium), and
it's fine ... until you use the adjustment brush. Otherwise, for
cataloging, keywording, developing, using presets, etc, it's fine. So
a Core 2 Solo should be OK - as long as you don't want it as a
"primary" LR developing machine for more than "basic" developing.
However, laptop speeds are generally slower than desktop speeds.
Rendering 1:1 previews the first time, tho ... multiple minutes until
it finishes. Although you can still do some work, while it renders.
I've done CS4 on my Pentium D. Some things (like panoramas) can be
horrifyingly slow. Be aware ...
Get at least 4G of RAM, if you do.
Michael J. Leone, <mailto:[email protected]>
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