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I agree. If using progs like PS, this is where the speed of an SSD will really shine over a mechanical drive. Have a large mechanical drive for storing files/backups though.
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I see none of that as being heavy use. Matlab is happy with lots of memory and a decent processor. Just grab a desktop with Windows7, 4-8 gb of ram and one of the Ivy bridge processors. That way...
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Basically he is just talking about upgrading to a better video card if you do Gaming. If not the onboard graphics will be fine since your applications don't make use of the GPU.
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Hi,
I am planning to buy a Laptop/Desktop for moderate to heavy home use. I would be using Matlab, Photoshop CS6 and Lightroom.
I was wondering what is the minimum configuration I should be...
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Almost all desktop computer cases, including those from brand names like HP, Dell, Lenovo, etc. have slots for at 3-5+ hard drives. The mechanical drive will be 3.5" wide, which will fit perfectly...
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As the physics principle says no two things can occupy the same space so I would think it's impossible.
But if by the "same housing" you mean the same case but different bays, putting both SSD and...
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Well do you have a real preference for a laptop or desktop? Do you have/need a monitor what is your budget?
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Added answers to your question in the original post.
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What kind of step ups are you talking about? Will those be in terms of adding a video card, or something else?
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How difficult is it to have a mechanical drive as well as a SSD in the same housing? Does the mechanical HDD be externla or internal if I just want to use it as storage?
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or you can mount the ssd anywhere in the case it can physically fit (as long as there is no excessive heat). I routinely mount ssd's using double sided Velcro. An adapter is always best but sometimes...
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You don't really need a video card these days to do Photoshop and the like. The Intel HD 4000 is built-into the Ivy Bridge series of Intel CPUs.
Get a quad core i5 desktop with 8GB of memory, and...
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I would look in to an open box dell desktop, as other said you can easily upgrade video card/ memory as needed plus a few extra hard drives for storage.
