Okay, im a new college student, have an average budget and need a laptop. One proble, i dont really know which one would be best for me.
Here's what I need it for:
*I'm into art, so i would be using a photoshop and graphite pen tablet.
*I love my music, so i'll be listening to it quite a lot.
*I dont do much gaming, so, dont really have to worry about that.
*I will be doing research and taking notes (woo whoo)
*I love taking pictures, so alotta pics are probably going to be on it.
*It needs to be on the tough side, because, im a bit clumsy at times.
*I love burning CDs, DVDs, and rewritting, so..... yeah
*oh, and sometimes, i need things to load quick, online and on my computer
Sorry to sound picky lol.
What laptop do you think is best for me? I was thinking the MacBook, but, im not an expert lol
Thank you so much for your help!
2007-08-09 11:50:31 · 9 answers · asked by Artemis 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
a mac computer is your best bet for graphics and design. Only thing is they are really expensive and getting updates and softwares to work on them are kind of limited. Since not a lot of people us Mac computers. I have a toshiba laptop and I've dropped it a few times and hit it against the walls on accident, and she's still working fine. Since you're gonna do a lot of pictures and music, make sure you have ample hard drive space, say about 160 gigs or so to be on the safe side. Usually all laptop computers now days have cd burners and dvd burners. There is a laptop tablet also, which I would like to get and some you can write on the screen and it's really accommodating. They're expensive but I think is worth it. Look for a computer with an duo 2 core processor if possible and ask what the L2 cache is. If it's a pentium it'll usually have 1 mb of L2 cache or 2 mb of L2 cache. usually the more mb the cache the quicker your computer will process. Even with more memory like 2 gigs of memory is good.
2007-08-09 12:03:00 · answer #1 · answered by Jeff 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If you want a convertible:
HP
Model: HP Pavilion Tx1110us Entertainment Notebook PC
Processor Options: AMD Turion X2
Graphics Options: Integrated
Description: The HP Pavilion tx1000 is a Tablet PC notebook convertible. HP refers to it as an entertainment notebook, and the system includes media control buttons, dual headphone jacks, a touch screen that works with any stylus or your fingertip, and a new high-gloss finish screen. Its powered by an AMD processor.
If you want a conventional LT:
Dell Vostro 1500 Notebook $649.00 Shipped
Link to Product Deal Dell Small Business has the Dell Vostro 1500 Notebook, Core 2 Duo 1.6GHz, 15.4'' WXGA W/TrueLife, 1GB DDR2, 160GB, 8x DL DVD+/-RW/+/-R/CD-RW, Vista Home Basic , 802.11b/g WLAN, 10GB DataSafe Online Backup - 1 Yr $649.00 Shipped
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2007-08-10 02:40:30 · answer #2 · answered by lueeluee 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I recently purchased a Dell Inspiron. Go to www.dell.com and check out the Inspirons.
You will need alteast 1 GB of Memory. I would go with a Core 2 Duo if you can afford it.
You need a good graphics card for the photoshop you'll be using. Remember to consider the weight of the notebook, if you're going to be caring it around quite a bit. Look at the differences in each one's weight.
With a fast processor, and plenty of memory, and a good graphics card, you'll be fine. Everything else you listed will work out fine as long as you remember the top 3 requirements.. (cpu, memory, and graphic card).
Also, I'd recommend a 120 GB Hard drive to hold all your pictures and music.
Take Care........
2007-08-09 12:01:43 · answer #3 · answered by John L 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I love my Gateway laptop. It's got 2 GB RAM, 160 GB HD. It runs great, very fast, and it's pretty lightweight. I had an HP before, and it was very heavy and got hot fast. Mine was around $600, and that is where I got it was Best Buy.
2016-05-18 02:34:00 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go with the MacBook Pro, it's amazing with graphics and photo editing, alot better than PCs when it comes to graphic design, and if u still want to use Windows, u can download a program for free called "BootCamp" that will let you have Mac OS X and Windows XP or Vista on your MacBook Pro!
2007-08-09 12:13:41 · answer #5 · answered by Matt C 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Go with the MacBook, you'll be happy you did. It seems to fit all of your requirements.
Oh, and if you want a great piece of software that'll organize all your notes, grades, and projects check out Schoolhouse (the link is included in resources) its free.
And for your tablet, Wacom makes the best mac tablets around.
2007-08-09 11:57:58 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
the macbook sounds perfect for you. it comes with ilife, so u can do all the things u wanted to out of the box. u can buy photoshop and a wacom tablet for it.
2007-08-09 12:02:13 · answer #7 · answered by Jake 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If you buy a MacBook you're throwing your money away.
Look at HP or Toshiba.
2007-08-09 11:53:17 · answer #8 · answered by mdigitale 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
the dell is the best is the world there the best in all computers there not one that can come close
2007-08-09 13:22:39 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋