Looking to spend a bit on a new laptop

[docmartens]

I'm looking for something that can handle drawing programs and other RAM intensive software. But I need to have a disk drive, so don't even mention the MacBook Air. I understand Fujitsu does a good job with all that? Just coach me a bit, please.

[MistyTehMoose]

I have a normal macbook for all my photoshopping and word processing needs. I know people bag them out a lot but they really do work well with art programs. If you don't plan on gaming with your laptop and it is purely for image editing, etc, I would suggest a macbook.

[SODA]

Any of these laptops would do you well.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2030260032+50001315+1041010741&Configurator=&Subcategory=32&description=&Ntk=&srchInDesc=

2 Gigs of ram and a Dual Core should be more than enough for all but the most intensive rendering programs.

[poematik14]

I'm looking for something that can handle drawing programs and other RAM intensive software. But I need to have a disk drive, so don't even mention the MacBook Air. I understand Fujitsu does a good job with all that? Just coach me a bit, please.

Drawing programs are more intensive on your CPU than RAM. Although they are both crucial. Starting with Photoshop CS4, your graphics card will jump in to help as well.

Look around with Sony Vaio's, Dell XPS, and Asus. Its better to have a desktop for these kinds of things, as they are more powerful and much cheaper per part.

[docmartens]

Link me some specs for the ones you want me to look into, samin


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[Planky]

Personally, I would avoid Dell - I'm typing from an XPS that is on it's third motherboard, second trackpad, second harddrive, it goes on.

I hear good things about the Fujitsu laptops - if you don't mind having a ugly laptop, IMHO. Their screens are the best I have ever seen on a laptop.

Plenty of RAM and a decent CPU and you should be good to go, regardless of brand ('cept Dell). I work with HP Laptops on a day to day basis and they are pretty rock solid from what I've seen.