Can Acer Aspire S3 run programs like Adobe Photoshop CS5 smoothly?

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I am getting an ultrabook for traveling purposes. I need to process some photographs on the go. Will be using programs like Photoshop CS5 (using this program in my old laptop is a pain in the a**).  However, my budget is very limited. I can only afford something like Aspire S3 (or other models which are slightly pricier). Ultrabooks like Asus Zenbook are out of my reach.

Andrew · Accepted Answer

I'm assuming these are the stats:
Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium - 64-bit version - 2nd Generation Intel® Core™ i5-2467M Processor 1.6GHz with Turbo Boost technology up to 2.3GHz - 4GB Dual-Channel SDRAM - 20GB solid state drive - 320GB hard drive - 13.3" HD Widescreen CineCrystal™ LCD display (1366 x 768) - Intel® HD Graphics 3000 - Mobile Intel® UM67 Express - webcam - 802.11b/g/n WLAN - Bluetooth® - HDMI® - USB - 2-in-1 card reader - 3-cell battery - 1-year limited warranty.

I found it for around $790, and if that is your price range I think you can do better for cheaper.
Most of these Lenovo models are cheaper and faster, with bigger screen options for editting (big plus in my opinion):
http://www.lenovo.com/products/us/laptop/ideapad/z-series/?menu-id=learn&ref-id=learn
If you shop around you should be able to get an even better deal than listed on their site.

Another awesome brand is Toshiba Satellite series:
http://us.toshiba.com/computers/laptops/satellite
Compare their models to your stats that I listed at the top and find something comparable.

You can't go wrong with either of those Lenovo or Toshiba series laptops, not that Acer isn't good quality it is more of a bang per buck issue here.  If you have to have a solid state drive then buy one of the cheaper ones with a much faster processor and then simply buy this solid state hybrid laptop drive:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148599

marnie · Answer

Sure, no longer a bad alternative the pictures card is good, but might wish to purchase a sit back pad purpose it is gonna get hot with excessive finish graphic cards the memory is above typical it's 4gb of memory but the velocity is ok now not the fastest available on the market and the processor..Well i simply dont like intel processors i like amd, the amd processor at the identical 2ghz would a lot a little bit rapid but for your laptop its k so yeah thats a excellent one to buy

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