i need a good laptop, one that can handle adobe photoshop cs2 and panda antivirus+firewall 2008 without slowing down.
also one with its operating system windows vista/xp(unless photoshop cant run on one-please tell me!) when bought
all this for about $1000
NOTE: not Mac
thanks!
2007-12-31 08:12:33 · 8 answers · asked by PZM 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
one with space of about 2gb memory or more(NO LESS)
at least 160gb hard drive
someone can tell me how much space photoshop will take?
2007-12-31 08:15:45 · update #1
Toshiba = Crap
Compaq = Crap
HP = Crap
Dell Inspiron 1520 = Great choice as long as you specify you want it with Windows XP and a No Glare LCD (no change in price)
Jet Black
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T5250 (1.5GHz/667Mhz FSB/2MB cache)
Genuine Windows® XP Home
Anti-glare, widescreen 15.4 inch display (1280x800)
256MB NVIDIA® GeForce® 8600M GT
2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 at 667MHz
Size: 120GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM)
CD / DVD writer (DVD+/-RW Drive)
Dell Wireless 1395 802.11g Mini Card
Integrated 2.0M Pixel Webcam
56Whr Lithium Ion Battery (6 cell)
High Definition Audio 2.0
My Software & Accessories
No Subscription (only 30-day protection)
Microsoft Works 8. DOES NOT INCLUDE MS WORD
Yahoo! Music Jukebox - Music Player
My Service
1Yr Ltd Warranty and Mail-In Service
Included 3 GB DataSafe Online Backup for 1Yr
No ISP requested
Also Includes
Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem
Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 8.1
Jet Black color w/ 2.0M pixel Camera
Windows XP™
Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core Label
Inspiron 1520
That configuration is $1059 + tax and shipping.
You can configure any way you want, base price starts at $619
$909 + Tax and Shipping when you configure with:
Onboard Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100
Size: 160GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM)
http://www.dell.com/content/topics/segtopic.aspx/winxp_inspnnb?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs&~ck=mn
BTW Photoshop will use free hard drive space for scratch drive but the install requires no more than around 200MB of space.
2007-12-31 08:30:45 · answer #1 · answered by Psi C 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
For about 1000 you can get up to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 860M in your gaming laptop from Lenovo Y50. The Lenovo Y50 is a portable gaming powerhouse. The Y50 boasts a Full HD display, the Intel Core i5-4200H 2.8 GHz Processor, powerful NVIDIA GeForce GTX 860M discrete graphics, JBL -designed stereo speakers and premium Dolby Advanced Audio to make it a gamer’s dream machine. Spec: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 860M Discrete graphics for serious gaming performance JBL -designed stereo speakers and subwoofer with Dolby Advanced Audio for immersive audio 15.6” Full HD (1920 x 1080) resolution Integrated 720p HD webcam and a dual digital array microphone for crystal clear webchat Intelligent TouchPad, optimized for Windows 8.1 with easy scroll, zoom and rotate functions HDMI out, two USB 3.0 ports, one USB 2.0 port Lenovo Energy Management minimizes power use and protects battery life Backlit keyboard for low-light conditions Comfortable AccuType Keyboard
2016-05-28 06:47:31 · answer #2 · answered by cornelia 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Many things to consider...
Realiability, Tech Support, Variety, Performance, etc.
Dell and HP are the 2 Biggies in the industry.
Recently, HP's customer service/Tech support has been getting better ratings then Dell, so some company's are switching over. This type of ebb and flow in the industry has happened before...so I'm sure Dell will rebound in a couple of years.
So how much tech support do you think you need? Depends on your technical knowledge. How much back and forth, put on hold, customer service can you tolerate? If you are impatient, better stick with HP vs. Dell.
Both have great realiability... although you're gonna find individuals who have had bad experiences with both, so don't let 1 or 2 people's bad experience sway ya.
Do any of your friends/family members or jobs use laptops? If so, what are they using? Benefit to getting something similar to what other people you know have, is that they MIGHT be able to give you some free tech support.
If you are using Photoshop, focus on 3 key pieces of hardware. RAM, video card, and Screen size, in that order.
Larger then 15.4 inch LCD screen and it won't be a true LAPTOP anymore as it will probably be too heavy and large to fit comfortably on your lap.
If you are considering Vista -- then 2 Gigs of RAM is minimum especially if you will be running Photoshop
If you don't care about tech support at all, and you like taking chances on Off-brands...
You should check out Sager or Prostar -- http://www.pro-star.com/index.cfm?mainpage=product
Otherwise I'd go with a Dell Inspiron 1520 with 2Gb RAM, atleast a 1.6GHz processor
2007-12-31 08:44:18 · answer #3 · answered by John S 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In my opinion, Toshiba makes the best laptops for around $1,000.
2007-12-31 08:23:16 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
dell Inspiron 1720
http://www.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/inspnnb_172x?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs&~tab=bundlestab
2007-12-31 08:19:12 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
HP laptops are supposed to be alright, I'd pick HP over Dell
2007-12-31 08:16:43 · answer #6 · answered by Southern Girl 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Three words/phrases that don't go together: laptop, $1000, good. :)
2007-12-31 08:16:32 · answer #7 · answered by bogus_dude 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
dell laptops good. and lasts forever
2007-12-31 08:15:48 · answer #8 · answered by daniel s 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋