How well could I run Lightroom to process RAW files if I upgraded to an SSD?
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I have a full version of Photoshop CS6 installed and haven't seen any issues with performance.
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I just installed a new win7 os no problems at all. Then reattached my old drive and removed what I wanted , formatted it and store pictures and large programs on it. I am just sorry I did not buy a bigger SSD.
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I have over 5 gigs of photos, was able to port them all quite easily with Windows 8, then upgraded to the free 8.1, and everything stayed exactly the same, no issues for me.
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It will run Adobe Photoshop (I have CS6 Master Collection installed). The external resources will be limited by the single USB port and the speed. Your cache settings in PS Preferences will be limited as well with only a 256GB internal drive. You can specify the alternative cache area for your external drive in Photoshop, but once again the speed is limited by the USB interface. If you are a photographer and in the field, this will work until you can get back to your desktop. I found the screen too small to work with the precision required for Photoshop. Lightroom might be the alternative if you are just fixing photos. It will run Adobe Photoshop (I have CS6 Master Collection installed). The external resources will be limited by the single USB port and the speed. Your cache settings in PS Preferences will be limited as well with only a 256GB internal drive. You can specify the alternative cache area for your external drive in Photoshop, but once again the speed is limited by the USB interface. If you are a photographer and in the field, this will work until you can get back to your desktop. I found the screen too small to work with the precision required for Photoshop. Lightroom might be the alternative... » Read More It will run Adobe Photoshop (I have CS6 Master Collection installed). The external resources will be limited by the single USB port and the speed. Your cache settings in PS Preferences will be limited as well with only a 256GB internal drive. You can specify the alternative cache area for your external drive in Photoshop, but once again the speed is limited by the USB interface. If you are a photographer and in the field, this will work until you can get back to your desktop. I found the screen too small to work with the precision required for Photoshop. Lightroom might be the alternative if you are just fixing photos. « Show Less
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Could be, I'm happy with speed, however install SSD for the operating system which makes it very fast!
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Thats what i am using. i had used an earlier version of the program that i liked better, but this worked. had trouble finding how to use photos, but then i put them on a flash drive and they were easy to use. had trouble finding them on my hard drive. works fine.
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I would assume you can being that I do heavy Photoshop n Lightroom programs .. I haven't run my Cabnetware cad on it but this is a really great monster of a notebook being 64 and Win7 instead of 8 ..
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Thanks, I'll look into how that is done. Also, can a flashdrive handle a program this large or only just files?
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Looks like Adobe just released an update that now lets you take care of the RAW conversion without having to go via the Sony converter. http://www.imaging-resource.com/news/2014/06/20/adobe-lightroom-camera-raw-dng-converter-updates-support-12-new-cameras
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There is a world of difference and improvement between LR2 and LR4. That said, Lightroom 5 is now in Beta testing and will be released sometime in the next very few months. I would wait for that. LR5 will contain some actions that currently have to be accomplished by going out of LR into either Photoshop, Elements, or some other program. For the price, Lightroom is so far superior to anything else I can think of that I'd certainly upgrade. Besides, you'll get a price break since you already own LR2.
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Yes, but you essentially cannot use the SSD drive; it's merely there for faster boot up from what I've heard.
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Yes, it's fast enough to accommodate storage/backup, but don't try editing projects off of it. I did once and Premiere would crash every ten minutes.
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It would help load up Photoshop and Lightroom, but you won't see any great performance bumps in the processing of photos. (unless you're editing the same photos for extended periods of time). otherwise you'll be limited by the regular hard drive speed, processor, RAM, etc.
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Yes as long as you don't have more data on your drive than the SSD capacity.
28389
Absolutely, give it few GB of ram and a proper mSata SSD, you're good to go.
982013
I am sorry, but I have no clue. It's very much like Light Room. But I will not use Aftershot anymore after my new computer I had to build has Windows 7 Prof. & it will mysteriously not work without locking up on it. Lightroom is far better. I bet Photoshop Essentials will do what you want & so far it's not subscription. Good luck.
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Definitely. Any Mac or PC should have some kind of photo downloading software pre installed. Plus if you use Lightroom 5, you can upload images straight to the library on that. Hope this helps!