Do you use a laptop for your photo editing? If so, what do you use?

I use an Apple Powerbook G4 17 inch. (older model, no longer made). I think you are going to find some problems with any laptop as concerns variations on the monitor when you change position. Here is a device I have on my monitor that at least allows you to position the monitor in the correct 90 degree position to your viewing angle. From that point on, it is just a matter of maintaining a consistent position and angle of view, but at least the viewing angle gauge will show you when you are out of position. Also, I have no problems using my Spyder calibration device on my monitor. (All this is kind of past tense as my ability to see color accurately is largely lost, but this has been my set up for many years and served me well).

Here is the link to the monitor angle gauge: (mine is red)!

http://acratech.net/product.php?productid=70

steve

I normally use a full size tower loaded for editing, but I do have a laptop for on-site and for when I go to a client.

It is an HP Pavillion DV7 built for multimedia/gaming. Here are some of the specs (and Photoshop CS4 works well on it)...

2.4GHz AMD Ultra Dual-Core

8Gb RAM (2Gb dedicated to video)

ATI Radeon HD 4530 video card

17.3” Diagonal HD+ High-Definition LED BrightView Widescreen Display

Gigabit Ethernet LAN

Firewire port

ADDT'L: When I was shopping for a laptop, I did it the same way I do for a lot of the things I buy. I went to a store and tried the different brands/models out. (I am a touchy/feelly buyer. I don't like buying based on just a picture and a paragraph of advertising)

There were several factors that I looked at...

1) Decent dual core 2.2GHz or better CPU

2) 8Gb RAM

3) Decent video card

4) A nice screen. A lot of the laptops I looked at had similar issues that you describe. After looking at/trying out 30+ laptops, I narrowed it down an Alienware** M17 or the one I have...and the $1,000 price difference settled the choice for me.

**Yes, I know Alienware is owned by Dell, but Alienware is the square to Dell''s rectangle (a square is a rectangle, but not all rectangles are squares).

I also cannot use a laptop for post processing. I have a newer Dell, not sure what model but we have only had it a few months. Calibrating does not help because if the angle changes just a tad everything looks different. I will be interested to see what people suggest here.

I would not use the laptop for color correction or density fixes, but would love it for creating selections/masks, cloning, basically everything else. These are the things that take a lot of time - so I would think the laptop would be useful for that-you can work on the go. But cc and density have to be done on a calibrated monitor, and in the dark (a lesson I was reminded of in here recently!)

I do because I can't afford a monitor, but I have been wanting a monitor to hook up to my laptop.. I really want a wide gamut full color range monitor.. and a colorimeter..

But even an average monitor would suffice. Laptop monitors are crap for post-processing

I use HP pavilion and it also behaves in the same fashion. It bothered me initially, but not any more. What I have realised is that you adjust the tilt of the screen according to your body posture (ergonomics).

sony vaio, but id go with mac if i had the $