I'm about to buy a new laptop and am looking for suggestions on what specs I should get. I'm going to be using it at school (i'm a college student) and will be running programs like AutoCAD, Photoshop, a limited number of games, and also for downloading music and photos. I was also thinking about getting a TV tuner and/or GPS system because I travel a lot. I'm looking for suggestions on how much memory I should get, harddrive capacity, processor specs, brand issues, etc etc etc. I don't think I can have a mac, although I would love one.
2006-12-30 07:48:32 · 7 answers · asked by Brad 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
If you are going to be thinking ahead long term with the new Windows Vista coming out you should get at least this:
RAM: not less than 1GB
Hardrive: not less than 100GB
Graphics: Not integrated, but a dedicated card Probably at least one with 128Mb
Processor: At least Intel Core Duo, or even Better Core 2 Duo (2.0 Ghz)
Consider also extended warranty based on how long you will be in school. (At least 2 years)
I hope this helps.
2006-12-30 09:16:41 · answer #1 · answered by deshi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A good brand of laptop to get is Asus, they are not a very known brand because they are newer but they have high expectations.
Look at the Asus website http://www.asus.com/, you can type in your preferences of what you want to use it for and it gices you some suggestions.
For chistmas i got a laptop- it was an Asus F3J3, about $1700(australian) and has 120 gig, 1024 Ram, 512 Video card, has a webcam, microphone and alot more. I got it to use for my school. This laptop is good for me because i am going to do movie editing and Graphic making next year and it is a good laptop to use for this sort of thing.
I also suggest to go into your local computer store and ask for advice and tell them what you are going to use it for and they will give you help.
2006-12-30 08:00:09 · answer #2 · answered by lionheartlisa91 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
you can get a HP laptop the latest ones with a high specification the requiremnts which you require you should go for a Intel core 2 duo processor with 1 gb ram atleast 100 gb hdd, and a appropriate graphic card.
2006-12-30 08:02:07 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
hp gives u the most bang for ur buck. i got dv5000z and paid 800 bucks. my processor was 2 ghz, i gb memory, ati radeon 1450, windows xp pro, dvd burner.
Guess what? My laptop has more power than my desktop at home. Thats how good it is.... try it u wont regret it.
For more info on maptops visit www.cnet.com. They have reviewed all the best laptops and will help u fint the one u are looking for... go there trust me it is totally worth it. They are the ones who introduced me to my hp laptop. Once again its www.cnet.com
2006-12-30 08:08:22 · answer #4 · answered by Sultan Cartman 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There was a couple of good ones I saw in the Circuit City and Compusa ads this week, sadly I'm not in the market for one... :(
2006-12-30 07:57:15 · answer #5 · answered by angina 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I just got an acer aspire 5000 it use it for college too, it didnt cost me an arm and a leg and its workin pretty damn well.
2006-12-30 07:51:54 · answer #6 · answered by kringle 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
good enough specs procesor-inter core2du0.512 ram 100gig hard drive.bluetoth n wireless bulit in. acer aspire edition
2006-12-30 07:52:36 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋