Digital BW, The Print

Mark:

I use a Sony laptop for all my photo work.  It has a relatively large 
screen for a laptop - 15" - as well as Firewire for the scanner, USB 
for the printer and pen tablet, and a CD-burner for my archives.  My 
only caveat (but it's a big one) is that I work in black and white 
only.  Therefore, monitor calibration is not nearly as essential to 
me as it would be to someone doing color work.  (As it is, the 
calibration is pretty close, and you learn over time what the 
relationship is between the values you're seeing on screen and what 
will print on paper - as long as you don't use too many different 
papers.) What I like most about the laptop is simply that it doesn't 
take up much space on my desk.  Therefore, on one surface I have room 
for computer, film scanner, and printer (a 1280).  On the other hand, 
it's way to heavy to carry around on a regular basis.

Hope this helps.

Chuck


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "mccarvill 
<mark_mccarvill@h...>" <mark_mccarvill@h...> wrote:
> Hi. Is anyone here using a notebook PC to edit digital images? I'm 
> considering making the switch from PC tower/monitor to notebook 
(for 
> space saving reasons) and I'd appreciate recommendations regarding 
> screen type, video card, etc. which you've found to work best. 
> Obviously there's a tradeoff in terms of quality versus space, so 
I'm 
> curious about how you've dealt with this tradeoff (e.g. relying 
more 
> on the RGB numbers than what the monitor displays). Thanks!
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Mark