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Memaw2Wm said:
I wonder if working in bed is making the laptop overheat leading to the various issues?

Fingers crossed that you can borrow your grandmother's laptop while you save up for a new one.
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It's not overheating as I make sure to use it on a solid surface - I have a "stable table" - solid top with a bean bag bottom. I've had experience with an overheating laptop before, not HP but a cheaper Toshiba years ago so know the warning signs. I think this is honestly just bad luck to be fair. I did by accident drop it last month which is when I broke the charger so wondering whether something moved inside when that happened as its only been super loud since then
 
Memaw2Wm said:
I wonder if working in bed is making the laptop overheat leading to the various issues?
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Very possible! I had a laptop once that would get extremely hot when I sat on the couch and used it. Several of our SS Sisters and I found a portable laptop stand that had a fan to use by plugging it into a USB port. Used that stand every time I went to a crop or retreat. Still have it in my laptop bag :)
 
littlekiwi said:
It's not overheating as I make sure to use it on a solid surface - I have a "stable table" - solid top with a bean bag bottom. I've had experience with an overheating laptop before, not HP but a cheaper Toshiba years ago so know the warning signs. I think this is honestly just bad luck to be fair. I did by accident drop it last month which is when I broke the charger so wondering whether something moved inside when that happened as its only been super loud since then
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I bet the drop damaged something on the inside.

Like Rene, I use a "stand" to elevate my laptop so the air can circulate under it, although I use the lowest setting ...

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Memaw2Wm said:
I bet the drop damaged something on the inside.
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That's my suspicion or at least moved the fan a bit. The end of the day, its still almost 5 years old so there's a limit on how much more money I want to or should spend on this laptop as is.
 
Back on topic kind of....if you had to choose out of these laptops that are within my decent budget of about $1400-1800NZD. I think I've only ever had Intel processors on any of my laptops. I'd want to get the best I can so if it means saving for another week or two it may be worth it potentially. My current HDD is a 1TB thats 75% full so any of these is a downgrade in that department and would require me to spend about $100 on a 2TB EHD - only maybe $10 more than the 1TB (my current EHD is 256GB!)

Non gaming laptops (approx price range $1400-1600) - as far as I understand neither of these have dedicated graphics memory but I don't think I've ever had dedicated graphics so probably wouldn't know the difference

  • HP 15-ef0022nr 15.6" HD AMD Ryzen7 3700U 16GB 500GB NVMe SSD Win10Home 1yr warranty - WiFi6 + BT5, Webcam, HDMI1.4b, SD Card Reader

  • HP 15s-eq1516au Laptop 15.6" HD 220nits AMD Ryzen5 4500U 16GB 512GB PCIe SSD Win10Home S Mode 1yr warranty - WiFiAC + BT5

Gaming Laptops (approx price range $1600-1750)

  • HP Pavilion 15 GTX 1650 Gaming Laptop 15.6" FHD IPS 250nits Intel i5-10300H 16GB 256GB NVMe SSD GTX1650 4GB Graphics Win10Home 1yr warranty - WiFiAC + BT5, Webcam, USB-C (with Power Delivery, DP1.4), HDMI2.0, SD Card Reader (This is probably the one I'm considering the most at the moment but the small SSD concerns me)
  • HP Pavilion 15-ec2051AX GTX 1650 Gaming Laptop 15.6" FHD 144Hz AMD Ryzen5 5600H 16GB 512GB NVMe SSD GTX 1650 4GB Graphics Win10Home
 
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FWIW, from what I understand having a separate graphic card speeds up photo/gaming applications. I'm an Intel chip snob ... i5 is an older chip ... the most recent is the 12th generation i9. Apparently besides being i3, i5, i7 and i9 the generation makes a difference too.

Does Adobe have a specs listing for PS? I use Artisan so I'm not familiar with PS's needs.
 
@Memaw2Wm didn't even think to look at the spec sheet for PSCC...good thinking! If I could get a newer chip I would but this is literally draining me of every spare dollar to get me even one of these so its basically a case of choosing the best amongst what I can find. I'm not 100% locked into HP, its just what I know best. I'm certainly not going back to Toshiba thats for sure....too many issues years back on multiple laptops.
 
Requirements for Photoshop from the Adobe website:

Photoshop system requirements (adobe.com)

I was going to do a trial of Lightroom but when looking at those specs last night, I figured my desktop would probably struggle with it. PS would be the same as I just meet the minimum requirements.

Edit: Not sure if this is for all PS versions. It doesn't say.
 
FWIW, I'd had Dell computers since 1994 and love them. Not sure if they are an option in AU though.
 
I don't know enough about processors to weigh in on the 3 models you're looking at. Sorry! I usually just read a ton of reviews (both from tech reviewers and everyday users) and try to find information about Photoshop/graphic design performance. For what it's worth, I've also had Dell computers (including my current laptop) and been very happy with them.
 
I'm another fan of Dell. I have 2 laptops. The "backup laptop" is a Dell that I got in 2009. Still works.

I'm on my 3rd desktop. First one lasted over 7 years and got taken out by a virus that got past my anti-viral software. The IT guy at work looked at it and was able to pull all my info but said that with the age of the computer, it wasn't worth trying to clean it. It was pretty slow by that time as well. #2 was maybe 5 or 6 years old when it bit the dust during a power outage. The current one is OK. It will be 3 years old this summer. I've had some issues but they've been Windows issues, not necessarily machine issues. The IT guy that worked on it in October when I had the issues said it is still a good machine when I questioned maybe getting something newer. He even offered to upgrade to Win 11 for me. I said nope!

I would not hesitate to purchase Dell again.
 
littlekiwi said:
they are available in New Zealand, I've just never used or owned one
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Oops ... thought you were in Australia.

HavaDrPepper said:
I'm on my 3rd desktop. First one lasted over 7 years and got taken out by a virus that got past my anti-viral software.
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My current work desktop is 9.5 years old (2012), the prior one lasted 10 years (2002), the one before that 5 years (1997) ... actually it still works, but we upgraded all three office computers probably to get CD/DVD drives, and my first office Dell (1994) was upgraded for hardware too.

I've had at least 3 Dell desktops at home ... current one is 7-8 years old. The prior one was 7-ish years old, the power supply went kaput and I opted to buy a new one b/c I wanted hardware upgrades.

My first laptop was purchased in 1994 (Dell Lattitude Notebook M1486 for $2,885.76. That was a LOT of money back in '94!!!

I have a list of all the office computer equipment we've bought. Our first personal computer was a Tandy 2500SX bought in 1992. It had an 85 megabyte hard drive and 2 megabytes of RAM. Prior to that we had 2-3 TRS-80s also from Radio Shack. My father, the packrat, still has all three of the TRS-80s .
 
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Memaw2Wm said:
My first laptop was purchased in 1994 (Dell Lattitude Notebook M1486 for $2,885.76. That was a LOT of money back in '94!!!
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I got my first computer in 1987. I worked for General Dynamics Army Tank Plant and they had a program where employees could take out a loan to buy computers, up to $2500. I took out a loan for the full amount and proceeded to get me an IBM Personal System 2 Model 25 with dual floppy drives and ran on DOS. It was an all in one unit with a 12 inch monitor. Got a dot matrix printer as well. I did have it upgraded to add a 20MB hard drive which let me use Windows 3 a few years later. I was extremely happy in 1988 to have that computer as I got laid off and needed to go job hunting. Resumes were so much easier to do on a computer than typing each one individually on a typewriter which I had done many times!

I had my next computer built by a local company but when I got my first Dell desktop, I've stuck with them ever since. My current laptop is an Asus and when I got it, it was a better deal than Dell at the time. It's been fine as well.
 
Okay, just realized my office list started with our first pc's from Radio Shack ... not the TRS-80 microcomputers. And my first pc was from Radio Shack too ... no hard drive and a single floppy drive. Not sure when I bought it, but it was before we sold our townhouse in 1988, probably in 1987 though. My second was a Dell.
 
Not to hijack this thread with old computer stories, but I think our first home computer was an IBM PC-XT that my father bought in 1984. No idea what it cost, but it used the big floppy disks that were actually floppy.
 
Well in a surprise turn of events, one of my friends who owns her own graphic design and photography business has found me a different laptop than even I was thinking though it is a gaming laptop. I was only considering HP at the time of looking as thats the brand I've used for the last 7 years so its what I'm familiar with.

Anyway this is the laptop https://www.msi.com/Laptop/Bravo-15-b5dd/Specification

Planning on saving hard and getting it in probably 8 or so weeks I'd say
 
I'm glad you found one. Eight weeks to save up for it is great! Looks like it has an IPS screen and enough RAM and graphics memory, which is all good. It has a pretty fast refresh rate, 144. There's nothing wrong with that, but it's not an extra you really need for scrapping so you'd also be fine with a lower refresh rate. I noticed that the listing mentions the type of hard drive (SSD) slot it has but not what the actual size of the SSD is. Fingers crossed it's big enough to be convenient for you!
 
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