In this video I'll be going over what you should be looking for in terms of computing power if you're going to be doing any kind of graphic design work.

Graphic design is a little more demanding of resources than what you would typically use computers for, like browsing Facebook and using Google Docs, so you're going to need a little more power than your standard budget laptop. However, it's not nearly as demanding as something like video editing or gaming, so you don't exactly have to shell out cash for the highest-end hardware either.

Official system requirements for each application... Photoshop: https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/system-requirements.html Illustrator: https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/system-requirements.html After Effects: https://helpx.adobe.com/after-effects/system-requirements.html Affinity Photo & Designer: https://affinity.help/photo/en-US.lproj/index.html?page=pages/Appendix/system_requirements.html?title=System%20requirements Blender: https://www.blender.org/download/requirements/

Want to learn more about how Inkscape works? Check out the Inkscape Master Class - a comprehensive series of over 50 videos where I go over every tool, feature and function in Inkscape and explain what it is, how it works, and why it's useful: https://logosbynick.com/inkscape/

Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:23 Photoshop 02:14 Illustrator 03:08 After Effects 03:51 Affinity Photo 04:48 Affinity Designer 05:30 Blender 05:55 Inkscape and GIMP 07:14 Best overall specs 07:42 My own specs

Intro song: "In Da Mood" by Combustibles, used with written permission