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1353782	2013-09-18 04:52:00	Hi I am advising a friend of mine who has inherited an 6-8 year old laptop Toshiba Satellite A70 Review (Windows XP) from his daughter. Additional to the usual email etc, low level needs, he also wishes to use Photoshop Elements 11 (not in an extensive way - but when on the move). Photoshop Elements 11 for Windows requires a minimum of 1.6GHz or faster processor (including single-core support) Microsoft® Windows® XP with Service Pack 3, Windows Vista®, Windows 7, or Windows 8 1GB of RAM (2GB for HD video functions) 4GB of available hard-disk space (additional free space required during installation) Colour monitor with 16-bit colour video card 1024x768 monitor resolution Microsoft DirectX 9 or 10 compatible display driver DVD-ROM drive Internet connection required for Internet-based services* Some of the items above are clear to us ... but His Graphics card is AYI Radeon 9000 (up to 128mg shared) Processor is Pentium 4 552 -3.46 Ghz with Hyperthreading 1MB L2 Cache (seems well over minimum ! :) ) He is concerned not too spend too much as his daughter advised that he may soon need a new battery and he thinks what else could there be and that it may not "hold out" for much time. He of course, could use on mains power even if the battery goes. He would buy a new battery presuming needed later, at $80 he thinks, if seen as reasonable course. I have assured him that I believe additional RAM is relatively inexpensive and suggested he aim for 2 GB if the laptop can cope with that. (He currently only has 512Mg). Hopefully I have supplied enough info for one or more of you to give advice Help please ! Misty :dogeye:	Misty (368)
1353783	2013-09-18 05:27:00	The Radeon 9000 is not DX9-compliant, so I suspect that may be an issue, given the requirements specify DX9 or 10. Also, you'd need more RAM (but it sounds like you've realised that).	inphinity (7274)
1353784	2013-09-18 05:57:00	Photoshop Elements 11 for Windows requires a minimum of 1.6GHz or faster processor (including single-core support) 1GB of RAM (2GB for HD video functions) His Graphics card is AYI Radeon 9000 (up to 128mg shared) Processor is Pentium 4 552 -3.46 Ghz with Hyperthreading 1MB L2 Cache (seems well over minimum ! :) ) Fine....my dad ran it on worse than that for a while. GPU doesn't matter....	pctek (84)
1353785	2013-09-18 06:25:00	I have assured him that I believe additional RAM is relatively inexpensive and suggested he aim for 2 GB if the laptop can cope with that. (He currently only has 512Mg). Thats brave saying that :) What is relatively inexpensive ? Depending on what it is, DDR, DDR2 Wont be DDR3 its to old. You cant go by the pricing of current DDR3 memory for an old system.	wainuitech (129)
1353786	2013-09-18 06:41:00	The laptop uses the ATI Mobility Radeon 9000 IGP chipset which supports 4GB of DDR RAM. The laptop itself can only support 1.25 GB of RAM though. DDR RAM is quite cheap these days.	ChazTheGeek (16619)
1353787	2013-09-18 07:19:00	The laptop uses the ATI Mobility Radeon 9000 IGP chipset which supports 4GB of DDR RAM. The laptop itself can only support 1.25 GB of RAM though. DDR RAM is quite cheap these days. REALLY :horrified -- its OLD RAM and hardly any shops have it since its been out of production for several years now. Dont be confused with DDR2 & DDR3 RAM. DDR Memory is more expensive for the amount you get compared to DDR2 & DDR3.	wainuitech (129)
1353788	2013-09-18 09:07:00	Ebay have actual businesses that sell the stuff. Might be a risk you have to take. Trade Me sellers have some 'New' listings for DDR RAM. I think if you manage to find DDR RAM from a traditional shop you will have to pay a high price. And yes, newer RAM has better value for money. Check this out: www.trademe.co.nz Not really sure what the maximum module size is for this laptop mind you.	ChazTheGeek (16619)
1353789	2013-09-18 11:03:00	Photoshop Elements? What sort of files? I have a old near 5yr old (sig) which appears faster than yours, but now I have upgraded to a 24MP camera with RAW files, it does take a while to open the image up. Like 20 seconds. I am using Lightroom Photoshop. Totally do-able if you are not rushed.	Nomad (952)
1353790	2013-09-18 23:27:00	Photoshop Elements? What sort of files? I have a old near 5yr old (sig) which appears faster than yours, but now I have upgraded to a 24MP camera with RAW files, it does take a while to open the image up . Like 20 seconds . I am using Lightroom Photoshop . Totally do-able if you are not rushed . Hi Nomad Will have to digest all of the marvellous answers sometime today . However, in the meantime some, or most, of the images he will be processing will be RAW . I don't think he will be using layers much, if at all, just cropping and adjusting the lighting etc using Expert mode . Do you think he might be able to get away with 1/2Mg RAM , perhaps?? (system requirements is 1 full Mg) . Misty	Misty (368)
1353791	2013-09-18 23:52:00	2 GB would be better ( if its XP), if its only capable of taking less it may struggle a bit. Just dont go expecting to much performance. You have to remember the laptop will be using a certain amount of Memory just running its normal programs, Windows, and what ever else is going in the background. The more memory /power you have the better. Any other OS, I wouldn't bother -- ever seen Vista or W7 on 2gb of memory :sleep:sleep	wainuitech (129)
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