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It's a chromebook, surely you would use Google Docs for that?
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Google Docs is every bit as good (I prefer it actually), but you can use Office: How to run Microsoft Office on Chromebook?.
Most Chromebooks let you download Android apps and there's loads of design apps in the store.
My advice: use photopea - it's as good as Photoshop and totally free
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hiraethified
It's a lot like Word really.
What Chromebook have you got and what kind of flyers do you need to design?
Here's a good online tool
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How to get Photoshop on a Chromebook
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There's loads of Android apps that make it really easy
Poster Maker, Flyer Maker - Apps on Google Play
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sideboob
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Acer 15 chromebook, purchased a few months ago. Most of the stuff I make is clipart with some script, I have no computer skills
Thats a good selection of apps, should keep me busy for a while.
Thanks again for the quick reply.
UnderOpenSky
baseline neural therapy
Whislt its possible to do this on a chromebook (How to get Photoshop on a Chromebook?) I can't help but think if your paying proper money, buy a different tool for the job.
Think so? Am not adverse to that. Would want Windows not Apple though.
Guess there is a lot of choice there?
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hiraethified
What's your budget and what kind of video editing/Photoshoppery do you need? For basic stuff PhotoPea is near identical to earlier versions of Photoshop. If you're after heavy duty video editing, I wouldn't recommend a Chromebook.
Cheers Ed. I need to some stuff with design agency. They are using Photoshop so want to work on that. Also am going to be editing (HD) filming of seminars and such for upload to websites and YouTube.
Generally just doing more media work to complement event content. Also it would be nice to have a machine that could stream HD content like sports and films on the laptop rather than my currently buffering Dell laptop or £200 Chromebook.
Budget is flexible but would rather keep it £500 or close to if possible
Chz
Stark Raving Sane
Editing video is still pretty beastly in its requirements and there are very few good software options (all Windows/Mac, to my knowledge). It's one of the few things where I wouldn't even think of a Chromebook.
It's not even something where it's easy to get by with a £500 laptop. You need a decent sized SSD, and a quad core CPU would be nice. Cheapest thing I saw on the Currys site was £529: HP 14s-dq1504sa 14" Laptop - Intel® Core™ i5, 256 GB SSD, Silver
It's not even something where it's easy to get by with a £500 laptop. You need a decent sized SSD, and a quad core CPU would be nice. Cheapest thing I saw on the Currys site was £529: HP 14s-dq1504sa 14" Laptop - Intel® Core™ i5, 256 GB SSD, Silver
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hiraethified
Ah, then a Chromebook is not for you! Get a s/hand Thinkpad (there's a thread dedicated to Windows machines in this forum) - ask there.
Cheers Chz that sounds reasonable to me. I could go a bit higher with the budget. Would rather not of course but would prefer a machine that lasts a couple or few years at least.
Could be good. I have some funding for this and they want a receipt and warranty and such. Know I can get this with a refurbished model but if being paid for I might as well get a new model.
Should take this to the laptop recommendations thread
UnderOpenSky
baseline neural therapy
Silly question maybe Badgers but does it have to be a laptop? You can get much more powerful machines for the money if you don't and they don't even have to be that large. Obviously useless if you do need to carry it around, but the cheap chromebook and an old but fairly powerful desktop as a as a combo works best for me and the total price is still less then I'd have paid for a top spec laptop.
Yeah. Needs to be a laptop. Design agency in London SE1, employer in Brighton and events in ExCel. Also at the shows I run it is usually 5-7 days at the venue + in a hotel.
UnderOpenSky
baseline neural therapy
Fair. The new AMD chips are supposed to be great. How about ones of these with a Ryzen 7 and 16gb if the budget would stretch that far?
Chz
Stark Raving Sane
Yeah, the downside to the new Ryzen 4000 series is that I haven't seen an R5 or better for under £600. And the old 3000-series had some downsides that made Intel a better bet in the laptop space.
The problem with video editing is that there's really no limit to "more is better". I reckon you can get by with 8GB and quad core (which is just at your budget), but 16GB and 6 or 8 cores is even better and budget-blowing.
The problem with video editing is that there's really no limit to "more is better". I reckon you can get by with 8GB and quad core (which is just at your budget), but 16GB and 6 or 8 cores is even better and budget-blowing.
UnderOpenSky
baseline neural therapy
Yeah that one I linked to comes out at £650 with 16gb and if I was spending that much I'd probably want to blow another 40 on a R7.
That said Badgers hasn't said how hardcore his video editing is. I've managed to do some short films for my partners business just using phone footage from my PC and I've done it on a 4th gen i5 desktop and it hasn't really broken a sweat. Obviously if I was marking a Hollywood blockbuster it would be a different story
sideboob
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It's a lot like Word really.
What Chromebook have you got and what kind of flyers do you need to design?
Here's a good online tool
Vectr - AI-Powered Background Remover & Photo, Logo, and SVG Generators
Transform visuals with Vector AI tools - background remover, photo generator, logo creator, & SVG converter, AI generators & generative AI & bing AI image generators.
How to get Photoshop on a Chromebook
Want to edit images on a Chrome OS computer? Here is a quick look at how to get Photoshop on Chromebooks! It isn't easy, but it's possible!
There's loads of Android apps that make it really easy
Poster Maker, Flyer Maker - Apps on Google Play
Create a poster & flyer using the beautiful design templates. Quick & Easy.play.google.com
Flyers & Posters - Apps on Google Play
Create Flyers & Posters for your business with Flyer Maker. Fast & Easy-to-Use!
Tried Google Docs but ended up using the Flyers and Posters app on google play. Very simple to use with great results. Good recomendation
Threshers_Flail
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Quick question! I have an Acer R11 and I'm having issues using Zoom/Skype. I've always put it down to the dodgy internet connection in my house but was wondering whether part of the problem could be the CPU struggling with the larger calls? Anyone else have such issues or should I get onto my broadband provider?
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hiraethified
It should be able to handle it OK but have you tried making the calls with your phone or another PC?
This may possibly help 8 Ways to Speed up your Chromebook (Guaranteed!) - 2020 | Platypus Platypus
Threshers_Flail
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Thanks that's really useful.
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Ideapad 5 sounds okay for now at least but that link is dead. Sorry to be a techidiot but is there a link to another around £650 from a UK retailer or an alternative model on the Lenovo website guys?
Sorry mate, was following the flow
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