Off the cuff I'd say something with 4 GB of RAM and maybe something like an I3 processor would probably be more than sufficient. However this is really a stab in the dark without knowing what your application is and what its specs are. You may or may not need to add RAM, it's not that expensive, so maybe you'd want to get something with 8 GB that would cost around $75 more, but again all this is stabbing in the dark without knowing anything about your software application.
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Hi folks,
I'm a photographer, and in an effort to expand my business somewhat I'm planning to offer a photo booth as part of my services. It's my intention to build a kiosk that will house a camera and a touch-screen monitor connected to a laptop running the photo booth software.
I'm not too savvy when it comes to laptop specs, so I'm wondering what I should be focusing for in order to best meet my needs. Basically, the laptop that I choose will be used for one purpose only, and that's running the photo booth software. I suppose my number one priority is speed. The software needs to be able to run smoothly without any hiccups, and I would need to be able to power it up and/or restart it with minimal delay. Another important factor is the actual physical size of the laptop. If it's going to be in an enclosure it can't be too bulky (or heat up too much, if that's a problem that some models potentially have). Storage isn't too much of an issue, as I think I'm going to use an external hard drive to store the photos.
What I'd like to know from you lovely, lovely people is what laptop specs you think are the most important for my purposes. From my (very) limited knowledge I'm guessing the higher the RAM the better, but there may be other factors I'm not considering. Secondly, if anyone knows of a specific make and/or model of laptop that would fit the bill I'd love to hear your suggestions.
Any advice you can give me would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks!

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