Are this good laptops for graphic design?

[Gonzoyd]

Hello everybody, i was looking for a laptop good for graphic design and with a accesible price and they offered me an Asus X555D and Asus X441u. Are thes good or which one do you guys can recommend fos photoshop and maybe some video editing or 3d. Budget is 650 dollars at least. Thank you very much

 

[photonboy]

The specs that you want are:

1) screen size (larger is easier to use but less portable)
2) screen resolution (2560x1440 or higher ideally)
3) screen panel (IPS is better than TN, and you may want anti-gloss/matte or similar to avoid glare)

4) System Memory - more is better (want at least 8GB likely)
5) CPU - higher thread count is better (Intel 2C/4T, or AMD 4-core at minimum)
6) GPU - addon GPU not necessary though can help (such as NVidia GTX1050)

*They both appear to use AMD APU's, so not as good as Intel though the first one (X555D) is okay for the price.

**The second one (X441u) is very poor for the task. It's specs are:
- 1366x768 (low resolution screen)
- up to 4GB system memory
- only 14" screen

That's the opposite of you want for video editing.

Other:
I'd also get a USB HDD so you can make a backup IMAGE periodically (Acronis True Image works well). I'd setup a weekly profile, then set a reminder periodically to plug in the HDD. If setup correctly it will see if the time has passed then backup. If you have a failed drive or some software issue you can RESTORE the image.

 

[Gonzoyd]

The specs that you want are:

1) screen size (larger is easier to use but less portable)
2) screen resolution (2560x1440 or higher ideally)
3) screen panel (IPS is better than TN, and you may want anti-gloss/matte or similar to avoid glare)

4) System Memory - more is better (want at least 8GB likely)
5) CPU - higher thread count is better (Intel 2C/4T, or AMD 4-core at minimum)
6) GPU - addon GPU not necessary though can help (such as NVidia GTX1050)

*They both appear to use AMD APU's, so not as good as Intel though the first one (X555D) is okay for the price.

**The second one (X441u) is very poor for the task. It's specs are:
- 1366x768 (low resolution screen)
- up to 4GB system memory
- only 14" screen

That's the opposite of you want for video editing.

Other:
I'd also get a USB HDD so you can make a backup IMAGE periodically (Acronis True Image works well). I'd setup a weekly profile, then set a reminder periodically to plug in the HDD. If setup correctly it will see if the time has passed then backup. If you have a failed drive or some software issue you can RESTORE the image.

Thank you very much for the advice.

 

[Chugalug_]

I need a budget to recommend anything here.

 

[Chugalug_]

Options.
This: https/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834332318&cm_re=i7_7500U_laptop-_-34-332-318-_-Product

Or bite the bullet and spend $50 more for twice the CPU power and a discrete GPU which will help out with CUDA acceleration, greatly recommended: https/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834154594&cm_re=i7_7700HQ_laptop-_-34-154-594-_-Product

 

[Gonzoyd]

Options.
This: https/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834332318&cm_re=i7_7500U_laptop-_-34-332-318-_-Product

Or bite the bullet and spend $50 more for twice the CPU power and a discrete GPU which will help out with CUDA acceleration, greatly recommended: https/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834154594&cm_re=i7_7700HQ_laptop-_-34-154-594-_-Product

Thanks for the advice, so the Asus laptops they offered me are not good?

 

[Chugalug_]

Not for the money, no.