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I just updated to the latest (14.5) in hopes it will be better than the 💩 14.4. Auto updates are off and from what I've seen, I'm probably gonna stay there for a while. On a side note... Win 11 sucks 😅 Thank you for all of your help, sir. You are a gentleman and a scholar.

If this doesn't make it better... I swear to baby Jesus I'm moving to Mac. I'll be editing tonight and report results tomorrow.

Thanks. I ordered 2 Lenovo laptops. A new model with specs to grow into and a Certified Refurbished one that is one gpu level below the one that went bad. It will be my travel box. old one was a 4070 gpu this is a 4060. The new one will be a 5070. Think that will hold me. Also, PLEASE don't let WINDOWS do your firmware updates. it makes BRICKS.

Well, maybe not a 5070, but since the 4070 cards are tough to find...so the short answer is: Yes. Or quit upgrading each and every time when Adobe releases a new version. Remember, Adobe Photoshop is a Professional Program. Lightroom is to a degree. In either case, all the stupid AI Crap they keep adding to add "Value" so you keep your Subscription active, compounds the problem. Adobe expects you to have a current computer, with current hardware...and that is usually on a 2-3 year cycle. This is why I recommend such expensive and powerful computer setups, for both Mac & Windows; I'm not only building a computer that will run the current version of PS/LR, but one 3-5 years from now...maybe even around the 7 year mark. You also have to keep in mind, the NVIDIA RTX 3070 was released at the end of October in 2020. That's almost 5 years! Video Cards are now "Computers within Computers," so you have a 5 year old Computer, that identifies as a Video Card, and the current version of PS / LR is killing it. Same difference if we were talking about a 5 year old CPU. Make sense? At this point you have two options: Upgrade your Video Card to at least a NVIDIA RTX 4080 with 8-12GB of Dedicated Video RAM. (That's if you can find one.) Also use the NVIDIA Studio Drivers, which are meant for Adobe's Products. Downgrade your LR / Photoshop to the last version that worked well AND STAY THERE UNTIL YOU GET BETTER HARDWARE. Remember, Adobe's Products have changed; it's not CS6 any longer...where you can run it for almost a DECADE without worrying about Hardware. Now with each and every major release, your Hardware becomes obsolete quicker. Years ago, PS would do a Major Update every 4 years or so, with a incremental update around 2 years. Now you'll get a whole new version every year and things just move so much faster. For example, Adobe could release a major update in October, come out with the mid-version around Feb/March and then release the next version in that August (or whatever.) Instead of 4-5 years, you are getting whole version upgrades within 10 months or so, instead of 4 years. See how things are now? At the end of the day, it's all about money. Whether it's Adobe or Hardware Manufacturers, Hell...even Microsoft with Windows 11 is forcing people to buy new Hardware for it to run well. It never ends. It's only money, right?

This is the Lenovo. Only IPS one in the Legion lineup at this point. itemPrice $1,749.99 Total Price $1,749.99 Delivery MethodDelivery: CUSTOMIZED Hide Specs Info Processor: AMD Ryzen™ 9 8945HX Processor (2.50 GHz up to 5.40 GHz) Operating System: Windows 11 Home 64 Operating System Language: Windows 11 Home 64 English Memory : 32 GB DDR5-5200MT/s (SODIMM) - (2 x 16 GB) selected upgrade Solid State Drive: 1 TB SSD M.2 2242 PCIe Gen4 TLC Second Solid State Drive: 1 TB SSD M.2 2242 PCIe Gen4 TLC selected upgrade Display: 16" WQXGA (2560 x 1600), IPS, Anti-Glare, Non-Touch, HDR 400, 100%DCI-P3, 500 nits, 240Hz, Low Blue Light Graphic Card: NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 5070 Laptop GPU 8GB GDDR7 selected upgrade Camera: 720P HD with Dual Microphone Color: Eclipse Black Keyboard: 24zone RGB Backlit, Black - English (US) Keycap Kit: No Keycap Kit Wireless: Wi-Fi 7 2x2 BE 160MHz & Bluetooth® 5.4 Battery: 4 Cell Rechargeable Li-ion 80Wh Power Cord: 245W 30% PCC 3pin AC Adapter - US AI Agent: Lenovo AI Now Language Pack: Publication - English Utomik: No Gaming Subscription Service Warranty: 1 Year Courier or Carry-in

"IPS Level" means "not IPS".

That's what I figured. I'll look into them, thank you. At 6 years old, probably better to save my money for a new computer than fix at Apple.

Yeah, that might be better.

That's Brilliant Thanks so much! 🙂

Hi Brian, my Mum's old Windows 10 computer is starting to tell her that it will cease getting support and updates from this October. It can't upgrade to W11 (I checked), so how urgently should I tell her to invest in a new computer?

Plain lustre is fine. No texture, and definitely nothing glossy.