eyepasha Posted May 14, 2008 Share Posted May 14, 2008 I work on an Eizo color edge monitor and a Dell Inspiron 9300 and I color calibrate with the eyeOne. I have tried calibrating the laptop and for me the results are not usable. So I have almost gotten used to the habit of working tethered in my office. However, I very much would like to use a laptop in the field for post-processing. My reference is the Eizo ColorEdge monitor, calibrated. Are there laptops approaching the dynamic range and calibration capabilties of the Eizo? It seems recently that laptop screens have improved. I have a significant software investment in Windows machines and do not want to make the cut to Apple. Any advice is appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pierre_c1 Posted May 14, 2008 Share Posted May 14, 2008 Well if your reference is a calibrated Eizo ColorEdge, laptop screens will make you want to hide under a rock. Laptop monitors are optimized for three things : - looking good in the shop - highest brightness for watt for longer battery life - cost Whereas your Eizo is optimized for color accuracy at the expense of power, mass, bulk, and cost, which is a completely opposite engineering tradeoff. I have never got good colors out of the laptop... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Stone Posted May 14, 2008 Share Posted May 14, 2008 Why are you comparing a high end monitor with a laptop display? Wishful thinking? Leaving Apple out of the equation immediately puts you behind the eight ball. Not, that Apple has a laptop to rival an Eizo monitor, but, if any laptop did, who do you think would have it first? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyepasha Posted May 15, 2008 Author Share Posted May 15, 2008 Thanks for answering. Yes, I realise I will never have an equivalent experience. But I want to be able to use the laptop in the field. With the Inspiron 9300, any display or edting of the photograph is impossible. I would like, for example, to be out of the studio to meet a client and show them toned proofs for selection, or to shoot tethered or transfer a shoot quickly to the digital workflow, apply some quick presets and show the client what we are working on, to relax them or guide them midway through a shoot. The Inspiron 9300 (even "calibrated" with the eyeone) looks like mud. Therefore I am looking for practical recommendations for a laptop that can be used professionally without shame. I am an Apple fan, but switched to Windows before making a big investment in the software, so my aversion to Apple is not one of these weird Apple vs Wintel evangelisms. But someone must be making professional LCD dispalys for wintel, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patricklavoie Posted May 15, 2008 Share Posted May 15, 2008 With the Inspiron 9300, any display or edting of the photograph is impossible... eveything as been said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyepasha Posted May 16, 2008 Author Share Posted May 16, 2008 Patrick, I don't understand your response. Do you have a recommendation for a brand and model you can confirm has a workable screen? :) I don't need help trashing my current machine, I need help finding a new one :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patricklavoie Posted May 16, 2008 Share Posted May 16, 2008 i tought you get the concept... NO laptop monitor are good for professional work or i should say good for serious job. They are depending of the brand, better than others, like my macbook pro have a good one but i have to put it on a stand to be at a perfect viewing angle + i dont do any critical job on it, i could start the retouching, but eveything will have to go to my main station with calibrated monitor before going to a client for sure. And comparing a cheap lcd screen to a eizo, nec or even a apple cinema display is a non sense. You want good result everywhere with your laptop? buy another Eizo at your studio, at your house, at your camping etc...or live with the fact that having just a laptop, whatever brand you have will give you OK result for a lots of application, but just not as good as a external monitor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Stone Posted May 16, 2008 Share Posted May 16, 2008 Since the Macbook Pro can run Windows software, I don't understand why you won't at least go look at the 17" high resolution model. You might be very surprised at the quality of the display. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyepasha Posted May 16, 2008 Author Share Posted May 16, 2008 Thanks for the clarification. It confirmed my fears. My search for an alternate solution started with construction work that has made my studio a work site. Carl, I guess I will try and rent a mac to try it out, but I cannot really campout in a store trying out my whole workflow (at least not in Sweden). Anyway, thanks both for returning to the thread to clarify. Brgds, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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