Best PC for Illustrator/Photoshop??

Agree with Evo.

I do a fair bit of design work. One thing thats left out and is really important is monitor size. I'm rocking an asus laptop with an i5 rpocess and 8gig of ram, but the monitor size is 15.1" if you're doing some complex designing I would also recommend a output monitor as well so you can run dual or single and atleast 20" and up the more the better.

So laptop should run you $800 (depending) and a 22" could run you $200 or less so price that out. Another thing to note is the black color ratio refresh rate on your monitor. Some laptops and monitors the blacks are not vibrants its still good though but if you're a picking a certain type of color always good to check both monitors (laptop and and external) to see how it turns up.

What's your budget?

Hi, according to my husband, there is no such thing as the best PC for that. I agree, he's right with it because it will really depend on ones budget to spend either on a branded PC or laptop or a custom built version. But, most users suggest a customized one. However, you may try and read on this: Best For Creatives Chosen By Community. I presumed that this could give us an idea.

i5 is very good value at the moment. If you need two screens a laptop with a separate monitor works well. $1000 will get a really good system, go for the best processor you can afford and sacrifice the 'extras', bluetooth etc.

Good Hub, These are helpful details. I am using Adobe Photoshop too. And I am hoping to replace my current laptop with one of the above feature.

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In my opinion, the bias towards using Macs today is based on the long-standing history and tradition of Graphic Designers using Macs. It has no technical basis.

Adobe has gone on record via their Adobe Hardware Performance Whitepaper to point out that the performance of their software comes down to specs, not operating system.

To get the best out of your computer
Drive 1 -C drive - 500 GB - Use this drive for programs only.
Drive 2 -500 GB -or 1 TB internal for files
Drive 3 - Internal if possible..if not....use as external.

Scratch disk is Drive 2 - Don't use the c drive or an external for scratch disk.

Never place files on your desktop, because that is your c drive.

The only files I would place on your c drive if you really need to are files that you use to print and hardly change...such as price sheets.

If you keep your C drive clean, it will always run as fast as the day you got it and you will never have to defragment.

People wonder why their computers slow down, when they load them up.

Keep in mind..... when you add a file it works like this

z X C V B are different files

ZZZXXXXXXXXXXXCCCCCCCCVVVVVVVVBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB

Later you delete file VVVVVVVV but add file MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM

ZZZXXXXXXXXXXXCCCCCCCCMMMMMMMMBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBMMMMMMMMMMMM

File M was larger than file V

So...part of file M fills up where file V was....then the left over got to another area that is available.

That is why deleting files over and over, leave small spaces, which files have to break apart to fit on the drive

If you do this enough times it slows the computer down so much. to solve this you defragement the drive.

If you only use programs on your c drive, you never have to defragment and you run full speed all the time