I'm looking for a new laptop for a variety of reasons, but my main requirement is a decent display, as it would allow me to get started with post-prod whilst I'm away - I want one therefore that I can calibrate to render reasonably accurate results, and one which gives a decent luminance output. My current HP laptop is pretty poor in this regard - and I don't use it for editing as a result. I reckon if I spend money on a laptop with a top quality display, then the other components should follow suit. My other stipulation is that it needs to be a 15" or so display - so its a laptop rather than a luggable desktop in disguise! It needs to fit in the back of my camera bag afterall.
Now I have always been a Windows user, but I am open to suggestions as I read that the new Macbook Pro has one of the best laptop displays around with its LCD rear illuminated display. To be honest though for the cost of one of these babies I can buy a pretty impressive PC based laptop, but wondering if one exists with a display as good as the Mac? A PC based laptop would allow me to install 64bit Vista, the upcoming 64bit version of LR 2.' once the final version is released, and CS4 64bit once that appears (I believe that won't be available for the Mac in its initial releases).
Now I don't want this to be a PC vs Mac discussion as its the monitor I'm mainly interested in discussing here, and so anyone who has recently bought a new PC based laptop for editing on, and calibrates their screen with reasonable results I would really appreciate hearing from.
Thanks, Paul A
Now I have always been a Windows user, but I am open to suggestions as I read that the new Macbook Pro has one of the best laptop displays around with its LCD rear illuminated display. To be honest though for the cost of one of these babies I can buy a pretty impressive PC based laptop, but wondering if one exists with a display as good as the Mac? A PC based laptop would allow me to install 64bit Vista, the upcoming 64bit version of LR 2.' once the final version is released, and CS4 64bit once that appears (I believe that won't be available for the Mac in its initial releases).
Now I don't want this to be a PC vs Mac discussion as its the monitor I'm mainly interested in discussing here, and so anyone who has recently bought a new PC based laptop for editing on, and calibrates their screen with reasonable results I would really appreciate hearing from.
Thanks, Paul A