[RANT] I hate designing on my laptop

[DDD]

I have an HP pavillion ze5200....And this thing has the worst display. I used to love it but now that I have to use it for most of my design stuff while my computer gets fixed. It sucks. I spent a very long time designing a layout only to view it on a CRT and the colors are screwed up. My laptop screen is very light so things look overblown if I go to light. But too light on a lap is just right on a CRT. Good example FEFFCD shows up as almost white on my laptop. But on my CRT FEFFCD is almost a bright yellow. Its impossible to design on this stupid thing. I normally just use it for modelling and compositing. AAARRRGH....ok rant over. I want to sell this thing so bad and get a laptop with a better display.

[senocular]

I know how you feel. Ive done stuff on my laptop and have had similar results. Because of that I try my best to leave designing to my work computer :P

[DDD]

I found a semi solution. Plug a crt into my lap. But that still sucks. I wish they would make laptops with a more sensible color range. Same with flat panels.

[DarkChild]

wow man, i soooooo gotta agree on this one, i've got the exact same problem, colors are just totally messed up...

[eyezberg]

How much you selling it..? :D

[Kristopher]

im on the same boat as you, DDD. I love my powerbook, but the 12-in screen isnt good for designing.

When I want to design, i take it to where i part-time work (i do allllll the brochures and pamphlets, etc, for my college) and export to a 19-in LCD ViewSonic. Then it's nice :) :) :)

[morse]

Yea, sounds like a very good excuse to get a 30" ;)

[CanadianGuy]

:lol: I feel ya bro.

I think laptops pretty much stink for doing anything besides surfing. My crappy laptop is terrible for colours. If it's plugged in it's too bright if it's not it's too dark.

[mdipi]

I wouldnt suggest a Mac then - our gamma is a lot brighter than that of PC's. thats why a lot of stuff I do looks really perfect on my Mac, then too dark on my PC w/a CRT, but i dont care anymore. then again its just for me and nto a client.

But you can set the gamma to more like a PC's with a mac, which is nice too :D

[kirupa]

I do all of my design work on a laptop, and I think I've just gotten used to it. I have an external mouse so I don't have to be bothered with the trackpad. Though, I sure wouldn't mind connecting my laptop to a huge flat-panel display :)

[Rockstar]

I used to do that too, I used to "worship" my notebook alot, but then have problems with display, so I built a new system [desktop] and I think desktop is my best choice to dsign.

[Kristopher]

yeah, external mouses are key ;)

[DDD]

How much you selling it..? :D

Dunno, make an offer (reasonable). I think I will stick to just modelling on my laptop. The colors are just f'n terrible. Wasted a full day on this layout. Having to redo colors....ggrrrr

[eyezberg]

You need to add
"Never design on a laptop"
to your footer!! ;)
What's the comp's spec's?
How much is shipping to France gonna be?!

[DDD]

2.6 ghz 512 RAM (also have 1gb). 60gb HDD. 64mb ATI card. 4 USB 1 Firewire. CDRW/DVD combo, floppy, altec lansing sound, sound blaster card.

model hp pavilion ze5200 (15 in screen)

I guess I would ship to France I have no idea the cost on that tho.

I looked at a Sony and the display seems to be much better on those. Gonna research the diff laptops.

[Butters]

im on the same boat as you, DDD. I love my powerbook, but the 12-in screen isnt good for designing.
Yep thats the exact same with me.

I hate 1024x768, so I usualy use my 21" screen, 1600x1200 rocks.

[λ]

2.6 ghz 512 RAM (also have 1gb). 60gb HDD. 64mb ATI card. 4 USB 1 Firewire. CDRW/DVD combo, floppy, altec lansing sound, sound blaster card.

model hp pavilion ze5200 (15 in screen)

I guess I would ship to France I have no idea the cost on that tho.

I looked at a Sony and the display seems to be much better on those. Gonna research the diff laptops.

The Sony laptops have great displays (my cousin has one) :thumb:

[DannyBoyInMarse]

I've been using Windows for the last 3 years with 2, 21inch screens. Deep screens that take up desk space. I don't care about lost deskspace, I've got one of the best configurations out.
I can have heaps of applications open at the same time. Example - Flash with tools, Layers, Properties, Info, Align: all is open, all is seen.
I would never go to a smaller surface area. As for those people that buy those silly 1.5 cm 12" screen Sonys(or whatever). They make me laugh: I'd buy one of those for my kid to take to school, he's only 8!
Besides, I need a keypad on my computer. The French 'azerty' keyboard that I use needs the shift key to get a number. This is painstaking on a laptop.
Long live the desktop computer!

DannyBoyInMarseille

[mlk]

Yes. Now remember that laptops were originally made for carrying them easily around... What kind of twat would buy a laptop that sits on his desk, when nowadays desktop are getting incredibly smaller...

[kirupa]

What kind of twat would buy a laptop that sits on his desk, when nowadays desktop are getting incredibly smaller...Raises hand :sailor: Most of the mini-desktops I have seen don't seem to have the performance that a good laptop has.

*My laptop is portable, but I never found a use for it anywhere besides when I'm in my room.

[CanadianGuy]

lol kirupa.

I feel the same way as Dannyboy. Nevermind the smaller screen size and mucked up colours on a laptop I absolutely have to have a regular keyboard for designing.