Laptop capable of running Adobe Lightroom
 

Okay tech guys, what do i need in a laptop to run Adobe Lightroom at a decent clip?

Current late model laptops at home are just loaded down to a crawl with this software (Adobe programmers have a very special place in hell IMO).

I LOVE the software but NEED something more efficient.

Thanks!

Don't know if this deal is still out there, but it was SMOKING when available:
http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?oc=DYCWTG1&cs=19&kc=19&dgc=CJ&cid=2447 1&lid=566643

Use code K54SDRK72$L6W3 for $999.

Just noticed, it expires today.

get a laptop with 2 sata disks, install as hardware RAID 0
they are out there, but not cheap

your screwed if one disk goes south , but you'll get blistering speed compared to just one disk or even 2 seperate volumes on 2 disks

then load up on memory
and tweak your Windows so nothing runs that shouldn't run (disabling services, not installing crap you don't need

An as you install windows, one volume for OS, one for app, one for swap, maybe even one for data

sure it's a pain in the ass to keep crap organized, but your volume won't fragment as much and your windows speed won't degrade so quickly

fast cpu's are worth effall
if you're working with big files that chew up memory,
need to load from disk all the time and ultimately start running your windows swap file

http://www.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/xpsnb_m2010?c=us&cs=04&l=en&s=bsd