Photo editing with Vista Ult 64 bit

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I'm shopping for a new notebook and looked at an HP DV6675US with Vista
Ultimate 64 bit; 4GB RAM. I use the computer for photo editing with
Photoshop, Lightroom and Pro Show Gold.

I like the idea of getting 4 GB of RAM but am concerned about compatibility
problems I've heard about with the 64 bit OS. I've heard that I need the 64
bit OS to be able to use over 2 GB of RAM with Photoshop.

Am I stepping into a mine field if I get the notebook with Vista Ultimate 64
bit?

Thanks in advance for any suggestions or comments.
 
Re: Photo editing with Vista Ult 64 bit

I've got 4 very happy x64 Ultimate notebooks. One is used for photo
editing. Photoshop runs very well. I don't use the other two so
can't comment.

On Sat, 17 Nov 2007 16:02:00 -0800, BoH, Photographer <BoH,
Photographer@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>I'm shopping for a new notebook and looked at an HP DV6675US with Vista
>Ultimate 64 bit; 4GB RAM. I use the computer for photo editing with
>Photoshop, Lightroom and Pro Show Gold.
>
>I like the idea of getting 4 GB of RAM but am concerned about compatibility
>problems I've heard about with the 64 bit OS. I've heard that I need the 64
>bit OS to be able to use over 2 GB of RAM with Photoshop.
>
>Am I stepping into a mine field if I get the notebook with Vista Ultimate 64
>bit?
>
>Thanks in advance for any suggestions or comments.
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Re: Photo editing with Vista Ult 64 bit

Your programs will work perfectly well under 64-bit Vista, as I'm sure you
know. A 64-bit OS will let you use all 4GB of the RAM - assuming the HP BIOS
can be, and is, set appropriately. The extra usable 0.5GB or thereabouts
compared to 32-bit Vista is not likely to make a significant difference in
practice.

As a photographer you need to check whether your camera system can be
controlled and updated via 64-bit Vista as not all the major brands provide
64-bit compatible software. Some only support 32-bit Vista.

Also, while any current photo printer is likely to have an x64 Vista driver,
if you want a RIP not all are yet available in 64-bit versions.

Any problems are likely to be with hardware and its associated drivers, and
you might be using some unusual hardware which does not have x64 drivers.




"BoH, Photographer" <BoH, Photographer@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message news:07D5715B-8DAE-41F0-9ABA-99AC5686002E@microsoft.com...
> I'm shopping for a new notebook and looked at an HP DV6675US with Vista
> Ultimate 64 bit; 4GB RAM. I use the computer for photo editing with
> Photoshop, Lightroom and Pro Show Gold.
>
> I like the idea of getting 4 GB of RAM but am concerned about
> compatibility
> problems I've heard about with the 64 bit OS. I've heard that I need the
> 64
> bit OS to be able to use over 2 GB of RAM with Photoshop.
>
> Am I stepping into a mine field if I get the notebook with Vista Ultimate
> 64
> bit?
>
> Thanks in advance for any suggestions or comments.
 
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