LENOVO Thinkpad SL510 NSL7MGE - Photoshop

Hi folks!

I searching an Notebook for Photo editing with Photoshop. I've find this one: LENOVO Thinkpad SL510 NSL7MGE

I don't know, if these is good. I've read - I think it was here - that the graphic card is enough for PS. And I think the Display is ok, too. At least they has an matt display, the image resolution is enough, too. I think.

What do you mean? Would it be ok?

 

Photoshop is cpu intensive not gpu intensive, so any relatively powerful cpu will work well with photoshop. There will be a newer Photoshop that is coming out that take advantage of CUDA from Nvidia. I alway had a impression that the SL series come with glossy display.

 

Thanks for your answer.

It's a little confusing. The description says: mat but with LED-Backlight.

Is LED-Backlight not good for Photo editing?

Then it would be better when I take a 64Bit System therewith I can upgrade the RAM up to more than 2 GB - 4 or whatever. At this Notebook can upgrade until 8GB. I think this is good.

 

It wouldn't matter either way, since the TN LCD used in this sort of LCD wouldn't perform noticeably better with WCG-CCFL or RGB LED backlight.

If you need real colour accuracy in laptops LCD then you should look for laptops with IPS, AFFS or even high quality TN LCD. But these are usually quite hard to find in your budget range, or is getting fairly old as a second hand unit.

 

Very hard. But in this budget range is it a good choice? I believe I can't find a better Notebook in this range.

 

Which country are you based in and how much are you paying.... also can you list the CPU that you have?

 

I'm from Germany. And I would pay ~ max. 500€ approx. 675$.

How do you mean that?

 

Okay, is SL510 retailing in your price range?

The new machine have better hinge design, and is fairly good as that. Also Thinkpad get better warranty support than the Lenovo ideapad range.

 

Retailing? I've compared to internet prices.

What is the difference between SL510 and the from me posted SL510?

 

Don't look at the US prices of Thinkpads, you should look at Lenovo.com for Germany... the price of laptop in Europe is quite expensive.

 

I've never looked US prices. At the Homepage of Lenovo is the NSL7MGE for 498€. But I've find a cheaper bidder for 439€. But I don't know if this is good.

I think we speaking at little one another past. I think the problem is my english...sorry.

 

439 euro is very cheap...

 

Yes, but FreeDos. I've even find the SL510 NSL7QGE for 509€ with WIN7 64bit.

Are this Notebooks (NSL7QGE and NSL7MGE) not almost the same?

 

It's a good choice, I think. Other laptops of this price aren't well made, but the the SL series Thinkpads are quite solid. If your use is Photoshop, then it won't be a bad choice.

 

Are they? You can post some links to show us. The operating system might be the only difference. If you need Photoshop, then I'm pretty sure you'd have to use Windows.

 

That is a good message!

Yes I use Windows.

http://www.campuspoint.de/shop/notebooks/hrst/lenovo/sl-serie/nsl7qge.html -> with Windows

http://www.notebooksbilliger.de/lenovo+thinkpad+sl510+nsl7mge -> FreeDos

Unfortunately in German, sorry.

 

Yeah pretty much the same, only difference is OS.

If your Photoshop work needs to be done quickly, I probably would upgrade the CPU. As others have said, the next version of Photoshop will take advantage of GPU, so a better GPU would be a good idea if you wanted to run the next Photoshop quickly too (coming out April 12th according to the Adobe site). I'm sure these computers can handle Photoshop fine, maybe a little sluggish, but if performance is more important than durability for you, then you probably would be better served with a Dell Studio XPS 16.

 

For that price, i don't think the OP can find many alternatives in Germany.

 

Awkward to choose the "right" Notebook.

Understand I correct, CS4 will run very good.

And CS5 sluggish?

Dell is a little out of my budget with 800-1100€.

I think the Notebook with Windows for 509€ is the best way. I think like "lead_org" that I can't find a better Notebook for this money.

What is 'OP' for an abbreviation?

 

Mayday

I think I have now find the Notebook. But it's the last.

What do you think? The price it out of my budget, but the financing method is very good. DO you think, that this Notebook ist the "right"? Can you recommend it?

https://www.notebooksbilliger.de/lenovo+thinkpad+sl500+performance+gigant/action/add_product

 

You can get a dell vostro 1520 for 552€ (including VAT and shipping) on dell.de by modifying the base config.

Similar specs to the sl510 (t6670, 2go ram). But it has a 15.4" (16/10 ratio), WXGA+ screen, which might be more useful for photoshop than the screen on the sl510.

The sl510 has more ports and is probably more sturdy though (I picked a sl510 for a friend recently, some comments here: http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?p=6068894 ).

 

OP means Original Poster

 

I can't find anything for 552€ on dell.de

But the thinkpad SL500 has 1680 x 1050 Pixel, too. Not good quality this "Book"?

 

Go to : http://configure2.euro.dell.com/del...de&m_30=143259&oc=N0315215&rbc=N0315215&s=bsd
Select : Intel® Core™2 Duo Prozessor T6670
Then click on : Meine Dell bestatigen
Then click on: zum warenkorb
At the bottom of the new page, you'll see the 552.16€ price.

The sl500 you linked is pretty good, same kind of specs (but bigger harddrive if it matters). It's up to you to see if you want to pay 200€ more for the higher resolution. High resolution screens are getting difficult to find at reasonable prices so it might be worth it (it's even worse if you want matte ones). The 1520 only has 1440/900.

As already alluded to, the SL500 serie has however problems with the screen hinges (they were redesigned for the SL510).

 

i would go with the SL510 due to the better hinge, the picture quality of the 1680 x 1050 screen is not very good on the SL500.

 

so concrete the SL510 for 509€.

mean you not, that an 15,4" would be better than 15,6"?

I believe my Dad had an 15,6 and some Websites display not good although he has 1280x???px, only

 

The SL500 have a problematic hinge, and the frequency of failure is higher than the other Thinkpads.

So SL510 is a better choice due to the redesigned hinge.

 

well not really, just that CS4 can't take full advantage of GPU, while CS5 can. If you're considering the SL510, then CS5 will have the same performance as CS4, but if you went with, say, a W510, performance on CS5 would be much improved over CS4.

What's your current computer? Do you already use Photoshop or are you preparing to use it in the future? If you think the SL510 should work for you, then it probably will.

Hmm sounds good then. I haven't used Photoshop, but I've used Adobe Soundbooth (Photoshop for music ) and I can say a ~2Ghz Core 2 Duo is a good enough processor for this sort of thing.

Original Poster, in other words, you

 

Understand.

Current Computer is: Intel Core Duo 2 E8400 @3,00Ghz
and 3,25GB RAM. Win Xp Home. I use Photoshop as trial version, but will buy soon the student version.

Thanks, now I know too that OP is for an abbrev.

 

Do you find Photoshop to be sluggish on your current computer? If you do, then chances are you'll find it sluggish on the SL510. You'll probably be looking at a downgrade in performance if you go with the SL510. according to this, you have 2221 for the E8400, and 1436 for the T6670. So it's about 35% less performance. So if you're Photoshopping something, and it's taking 10 seconds to use a tool now, it will take maybe 13.5 seconds to do it with the T6670.

 

No, I can work very good with my PC it run very fluently. I think when I want an upgrade must I take the W510

Maybe I search in the next days an retailing and ask if I can test it. Because of it seems so as we never find a correct think.

But the Notebook should not be the base editing computer. Just when I'm travel for example. But this thought is false because Photoshop sends one license, only. So I can install Photoshop just on the Notebook.

Although just about -35% is not so much. Ok maybe little, but maybe must that be the compromise.

 

Well I'm glad it can work well for you. The W510 is sweet, but expensive I have a T61p and I can say it's a good machine. I think most anyone would take a Thinkpad if they could try it out for a bit, it's well made and the keyboard really is the best you can get.

 

Hi folks!

I've even get an information about the R500 2733-CTO. I think this is a really hot Notebook. Ok the price is at 799€ but perhaps it is much better?

 

R500 is way better than the SL510 IMHO.....and it has internal magnesium rollcage.