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Laptops are ergonomic nightmares. Make sure your next computer is a desktop.

Ok. Thank you!

What does your set up at home look like? How tall is your desk? Do you have anything on the wall? My desk is too short to edit on my laptop. I put it on a thick book but then typing on it is awkward. I have the writing tablet which has helped so much with editing. I feel like my set up can be improved but not sure what to invest in yet. thanks.

I'm on 581.57 My Nvidia Panel doesn't have those options. I guess I need to look into it.

Hold Up!!! Before buying anything, are you sure you using the latest version of the NVIDIA Studio Drivers for Windows 11? It seems that version 576.80 now supports the 5000 Series of NVIDIA's products. I also found this: Adobe Lightroom | Panning lags at 100% (1:1) zoom level | Windows 11 I also saw this: How can I override the default graphics processor for a program? Let's exhaust everything before you fork out money. I hate-hate-hate wasting money on this shit.

Check out "Part 2 / This Goes to 11" for what I would buy when it comes to a Mac Studio. Macintosh Recommendations - Early 2025 Version Alternatively, if you wait a few weeks and Apple comes out with a new Studio Display, you might want to pick one up and purchase a Tricked-Out Mac Mini M5 Pro, which should be released in a few weeks. You will have the benefit of having a M5 chip, and not spending as much money as you would a M4 Mac Studio. It is worth waiting a few more weeks.

Hmm...checking out the latest NVIDIA Studio Drivers, it doesn't list the 5000 Series of cards and were last updated a year ago. It's these drivers that are designed for Adobe's Products; I feel the drivers you are using, that are meant for video games / general computing, is the source of your issues. Plus Windows 11 is problem all by itself. (Microsoft is keeping with tradition of every-other-operating-system to be "Good." Windows XP --> Windows Vista (Sucked) --> Windows 7 -- Windows 8/8.1 (Sucked) --> Windows 10 --> Windows 11 (Sucks so far...) See a pattern? At this point, I'd wait a few weeks. Apple is about to make M5 announcements for new products. I will say, start saving, and you will be forced to purchase the stupidly over-priced Apple Studio Display if you want the full "Macintosh Experience." Yes, Apple does this on purpose, as they changed the signal coming out of the HDMI port. With the new Studio Display, you are using the Thunderbolt Port for Video. Anyway, I don't think we will see a M5 Mac Studio in November, likely it will be April / May of 2026 with the M5 chip. Apple tends to release MacBook Pros with the newest chips in the latter part of the given year. So if you can hold out until early next year, I would. No sense in blowing around $5000 not to get the latest-and-greatest. That said, I do see rumors that Apple might be updating their Displays, and the Studio Display might be refreshed. Hold off on buying anything until around Veteran's Day on the 11th. As far as feedback from others, there is A LOT of Macintosh hate, and practically everyone will tell you that it's a waste of time and money. I'm not one of those people. Buy whatever you like. One of the things that Adobe takes advantage of, is that there are only a certain number of Video Cards / Hardware that Apple uses, so it's easier to make things compatible when all you have to worry about is around 7-10 different Video Cards, vs the hundreds for the Windows side. Of course, Adobe Photoshop is Adobe Photoshop and LR is LR. As time goes on, it's becoming more and more bloated with all of this AI Crap that I'm not 100% sure you will eliminate lag entirely; I've seen Photoshop act stupid on both sides of the fence.

Hi all, I just cannot deal with this Windows BS anymore. I recently upgraded my graphics card to an RTX 5070, I have an i7-13700, 64GB of RAM and even downgraded to Lr 14.3.1 and STILL the damn system lags. I doubt that V15 fixed any of the gross slowness of it as it I'm going to blame it on windows. With that being said. I'm seriously considering moving over to Mac. Since the OS is far less demanding that the crappy Win 11, does anyone have any feedback on how you Lr performance is with current (or close to) editions? Thanks.

I am taking a look at the Gs Richcopy website, and users reviews, sounds good . Will try the trial vesion .

If you prefer a third-party tool, besides Gs Richcopy360, there are robust options that offer advanced features, reporting, and a simpler user interface : ShareGate or Goodsync : Data migration tools known for its user-friendly interface, comprehensive reporting, and strong capabilities in handling content and security mapping between on-premises file shares and SharePoint Online.

Thanks, Brian

Yeah...that's not gonna work, well not the way you are thinking. It's the NTFS and ACL Permission stuff that you are wanting, it's gonna be a bit of a PITA. SharePoint online mapping isn't automatic and you will likely have to deal with users/groups permissions. Your best bet is to use the Microsoft SharePoint Migration Tool. Or try GS RichCopy 360. It's been awhile since I messed with this sort of thing. I think you should search out some FB Computer Networking Groups to see if someone has already done this as my current knowledge is limited.

That looks like the adhesive is failing and air is getting into your display in that corner. But you are correct, it does look like water. It's only going to get worse as time goes on. This one looks decent: Dell Tower Plus Desktop What the most important thing in that configuration is the choice of Video Card. You want a NVIDIA 5070 or 5080 these days. Monitor, this one looks decent as well: Dell UltraSharp 27 Monitor - U2724D Basically, when it comes to a Display meant for photo editing, you want a IPS Display, and for resolution, 1920 x 1080 only goes up to 24". If you are interested in a 27" Display, you want 2560 x 1440. To be blunt, 1920x1080 looks like ass on a display that's larger than 24", so please avoid that resolution and don't be tempted to buy one. Just don't. Trust me. Even 24" is pushing it. I did write an article earlier this year that will be updated, Buying a Windows Computer in 2025, and I go into specifics on why I pick the things that I do. For the current versions of Adobe CC products, the choice of video card is MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE CHOICE OF CPU!!! I'd rather have a person spend less on a CPU and take those savings and put them towards a better Video Card with its own dedicated video memory. Why? Because all of the stupid AI Crap and fancy tools that Adobe keeps putting into PS utilize the Video GPU than the Computer's CPU!! Now, do I want to recommend a NVIDIA 5070? No, because a 4070 will still work fine. Unfortunately, they have been discontinued. I also do not like the "50" or "60" versions of those cards, NVIDIA likes rebranding rejects to save some money. (Just like Intel CPU chips! They ALL start out as i9 Chips, but if they fail QC and are "Good Enough," they become i7 or i5 CPUs.) That's why you can have two i7 CPUs side by side on the same desktop and one will be a little bit faster, this is due to that particular chip having just a bit more umph than the other one, but both are within specs. It's all about money.

Brian, my Dell computer monitor appears to have some sort of fluid under the front glass that is spreading from the top edge and down the side edges of the screen. This has been slowly progressing for the past several months. Do you know what it is? I'm afraid that it will result in a failure at some point. Since this is an all-in-one computer, failure would necessitate a new computer, not just a new monitor. Do you have recommendations for suitable Windows pc? I use Adobe Camera Raw and Photoshop (latest versions). Thanks .

I need an accurate and easy alternative to Robocopy that I can use to copy about 1 TB from Windows Server 2022 to SharePoint Online. This tool needs to support copying attributes, time stamps, and NTFS ACLs permissions. Any helpful tool would be appreciated

Yes. Remember, there is no upgrading after the fact with current Apple products. Fortunately, Apple's price-point remains pretty steady and consistent from year-to-year. Keep in mind, you aren't buying the computer for the current version of Photoshop, but the version a year or two from now. I'd rather have you buy a current M5 if you are buying a MacBook Pro at this point. NOPE. Apple does this on purpose. If you want the "Apple Experience" that you are used to, unfortunately...you are forced in purchasing the stupidly over-priced Apple Studio Display for $1600. Yes, other members here have tried other displays, only forced to buy a Apple Studio Display to be truly satisfied. In addition, you'll need a current Calibration Device to be on the safe side, so budget for that as well.

Is the M5 worth purchasing over the M4Pro for photo editing? Also, are there other external monitors other than Apple Display worth investing in that provide same quality?

You will be fine. Oh! Make sure your "Clean My Mac X" is up-to-date as well. Software Utility Programs like that need to be current to match the OS.

TY and no worries - I have a MacBook PRO 2021 M1 with 64 GB of Ram and 1 TB disk - I began cleaning things up to upgrade it this weekend .. I get lazy and let things sit on my hard drives too long .. I know, I know .. they are headed to the NAS!! My desktop is at least clean!! Thank you again!

I’ve been traveling. Sorry for the delay. Yep, you have answered your own question and at this point I’d upgrade to Sequoia. If you have a M1-M4 Mac, your issues, if any, will be minor at this point with Sequoia. The toughest part of this whole deal is if you have an Intel Based Mac; if so…you will find out just how “old” your 2017/2020 Mac is and you will be in the market sooner rather than later. That said, I’m right there with you and things are getting harder to avoid forking out thousands for a new Mac. Id upgrade to Sequoia and give it a shot.

I apologize for thr delay in my reaponse, I've been traveling. I’ve gotten into the practice of not deleting in-camera, and prefer to cull / delete on the computer. Sometimes the SD Card’s controller will “smoosh” a current photo into a slot from a previous shoot, and can be corrupted. Bit this doesn't spind like your situation. It is very odd. What Camera body and make/model of cards? How old are these cards? I’ve had the most issues and failures from SD cards out of all the types, so it might be time to replace this set.

Hey, I've decided to move on from this, so please spend no time on this query. Sorry and thanks.

Hi Brian, Not sure if you saw this yet or not. I think my only choice here is to upgrade to Sequoia as I do not want to go to the latest Tahoe .. I do see PS 25.12 is compatible as per the Adobe compatibility list .. unless you see a major concern, I need to get upgraded so that I can use Final Cut Pro on a project. Sandy

Hi Brian, I hope it's okay to reply to an older thread, if not, I can create a new one. It's essentially the same type of issue. As noted above, I upgraded based on your advice and am on Sonoma 14.7.6 w/out any issues, however, when I downloaded Final Cut Pro a few months back, I went with the Trail version to see if I liked it. Now I want to buy Final Cut Pro but it says I cannot download unless I'm on Mac Version 15.6 or later. I have Creative Cloud subscription and generally use PS 2023/2024 (not against using later versions), I use PixNub/SPA, LR Classic, Photomechanic, Evoto and a few others native to my Mac). In order to download Final Cut, looks like I have to upgrade my OS as I have not purchased it before and I cannot get to a prior version of FCP. I don't really want to go to the latest and greatest OS (e.g. Tahoe) due to bugs. I recall you said there was an issue with Sequoia and PS. Do you know if those issues are resolved if I must upgrade to Sequoia? Thank you and sorry to bother you again on the same type of issue .. I should have just bought FCP and then I could have stayed with an older version from what I have read on other forums. Sandy