Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2025/07/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I have run some tests to see if the money spent on a new computer resulted in an improvement of speed. I am delighted to say that the improvements were substantial.? I am very pleased. Test ?XPS8910? ? ? ?Dell7530? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Surface 7+? ? ? ?XPS8960 i7Processor Generation? ? ? ? ? ?6 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?13*? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 11* 14 RAM ? ? ? 32GB? ? ? ? ? ?32? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?32 ? ? ? ?64 5 Picture Merge Pano? ? ? ?2500 sec ? ? ? ? ?12? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 14? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 6,5 Fill Edges ?11 sec? ? ? ? ? ? ? 5? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 6 ? ? ? 4.5 Final Merge to HDD? ? ? ? ? ?141 Sec ? ? ? ? ?36? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 63? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?30 Super Res? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?5min 27sec? ? ? 2'? 41"? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?1' 41" ?33" Cost when bought $650? ? ? ? ? ? 650? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?650 ?1000 * means Laptop Processor The results speak for themselves... the biggest difference was the processor.? A 6 year old processor needs to be upgraded. Did I have to go all the way to the 14th Generation to get most of the improvements?? Probably not. A cheaper 11th would have done most of the same and saved me an additional $300-500, but would have meant buying a used computer form an individual rather than a demo new model with a warranty. Now, back to image editing...... -- Frank Filippone BMWRed735i at gmail.com