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    Photoshop and SSD

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by homank76, Dec 9, 2011.

  1. homank76

    homank76 Alienware/Dell Enthusiast

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    I've done a search and didn't find anything.

    Has anyone on here that uses Lightroom and CS5 on a regular basis upgraded from a platter drive to a SSD?

    If you have what kind of performance increase have you noticed?

    Thanks
     
    homank76, Dec 9, 2011
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  2. Heddok

    Heddok Notebook Guru

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    I've used LR since 1.0 and to a lesser extent Photoshop. I switched to an SSD 2 years ago and found the user experience to vastly improved in all aspects of RAW photoediting. I do it for fun not as work so perhaps some of the heavier users will chime in. I will say I'll never see a downside to an SSD as part of well rounded photoediting setup.
     
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  3. tilleroftheearth

    tilleroftheearth Wisdom listens quietly...

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    The most noticeable difference in LR is when using the arrow keys in Library mode. Otherwise, get the fastest processor with the most RAM you can buy/afford. An SSD is nice to have - but LR needs more than just a pretty storage sub-system to perform appreciably better.

    See:
    Will an SSD Improve Adobe Lightroom Performance? | Computer Darkroom
     
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