New Laptop

TheShortGuy · 11-05-2009, 10:50 PM

Hi everyone,

My problem is that I need to buy a laptop for school but I don't know witch one is the best for me. I'm currently studying programming but i will have to use software like photoshop soon.

So my first question : Is it better for me to have windows 7(laptop) or a mac?

other information:
-price: 0$ - 2500$
-good battery if possible(i want to use it for long period)
-easy to transport (not too big but i don't care of the weight)
-It's not for playing games

ty for your answers

kc-atl · 11-06-2009, 02:58 AM

Use windows if you are used to windows and mac if you are used to mac. any more when it comes to graphics they are about equal. however most of your books for photoshop or really any adobe programs' help books are geared toward macs. but you can find some good books for windows. You will need a good bit of cpu power to run photoshop and most other programing software so a netbook is out of the picture. i would probly go with a dell xps laptop. http://configure.us.dell.com/dellsto...=DYDWGN3&s=dhs this ones woudl be great for ya. it starts at 1250$$ pleanty of power ram and hdd space for those 30MB photoshop files..

kc-atl · 11-06-2009, 03:01 AM

Software & Services
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo P8700 (3MB cache/2.53GHz/1066Mhz FSB) <--- Great Power
Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64bit, English <--- Great OS
Microsoft Works 9.0 - English: Spreadsheet, Word Processor and Calendar
2 Yr Ltd Hardware Warranty, InHome Service after Remote Diagnosis - Important Information
McAfee SecurityCenter , 24-Months
Edge-to-Edge 13.3" HD WXGA Slim WLED LCD with 1.3 Megapixel Camera <--- With the WLED it will help conserve battery
4GB Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM at 1067MHz (2 Dimms) <--- great Ram
500GB 7200 RPM SATA Hard Drive <--- Plenty of Room
8X Slot Load CD/DVD Burner (Dual Layer DVD+/-R Drive)
NVIDIA® GeForce® 9500M - 256MB <--- Decent card
Dell Wireless 1510 802.11n Half Mini-Card
High Definition Audio 2.0
Dell Wireless 370 Bluetooth Module (2.1+EDR)
Obsidian Black High Gloss Finish
My Accessories
Dell Online Backup 2GB for 1 year
My Software & Accessories
Also Includes
56 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
Integrated Gigabit (10/100/1000) Network Card
Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 9, Multiple Languages
Edge-to-Edge 13.3" HD WXGA Slim WLED LCD in Obsidian Black w/1.3 MP Webcam
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor
Napster Link
1Yr LoJack for Laptops Theft Protection

daisymtc · 11-06-2009, 10:25 AM

Portable with long battery life
ASUS UL80Vt
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...&Tpk=UL80VT-A1

Better for running photoshop - Go for quad-core??
ASUS G51J-A1
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16834220605

However, I would recommend you get a desktop + monitor with $1500 to run all photoshop and programme. Then get ASUS UL80Vt or $400 netbook to carry aronund.

TheShortGuy · 11-06-2009, 03:34 PM

Thx for your answer guys.

To kc-atl:
I'm used to windows but i hate when my computer crash or get slower so i tough mac would be a good option.

To daisymtc:
I already got a good desktop at home

11-05-2009, 10:50 PM	#1 (permalink)
TheShortGuy New Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 3	New Laptop Hi everyone, My problem is that I need to buy a laptop for school but I don't know witch one is the best for me. I'm currently studying programming but i will have to use software like photoshop soon. So my first question : Is it better for me to have windows 7(laptop) or a mac? other information: -price: 0$ - 2500$ -good battery if possible(i want to use it for long period) -easy to transport (not too big but i don't care of the weight) -It's not for playing games ty for your answers

11-06-2009, 10:25 AM	#4 (permalink)
daisymtc Diamond Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: UK Posts: 3,918	Portable with long battery life ASUS UL80Vt http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...&Tpk=UL80VT-A1 Better for running photoshop - Go for quad-core?? ASUS G51J-A1 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16834220605 However, I would recommend you get a desktop + monitor with $1500 to run all photoshop and programme. Then get ASUS UL80Vt or $400 netbook to carry aronund. Last edited by daisymtc; 11-06-2009 at 10:29 AM.

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11-06-2009, 02:58 AM	#2 (permalink)
kc-atl Bronze Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: South Atlanta Posts: 64	Use windows if you are used to windows and mac if you are used to mac. any more when it comes to graphics they are about equal. however most of your books for photoshop or really any adobe programs' help books are geared toward macs. but you can find some good books for windows. You will need a good bit of cpu power to run photoshop and most other programing software so a netbook is out of the picture. i would probly go with a dell xps laptop. http://configure.us.dell.com/dellsto...=DYDWGN3&s=dhs this ones woudl be great for ya. it starts at 1250$$ pleanty of power ram and hdd space for those 30MB photoshop files..

11-06-2009, 03:01 AM	#3 (permalink)
kc-atl Bronze Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: South Atlanta Posts: 64	Software & Services Intel® Core™ 2 Duo P8700 (3MB cache/2.53GHz/1066Mhz FSB) <--- Great Power Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64bit, English <--- Great OS Microsoft Works 9.0 - English: Spreadsheet, Word Processor and Calendar 2 Yr Ltd Hardware Warranty, InHome Service after Remote Diagnosis - Important Information McAfee SecurityCenter , 24-Months Edge-to-Edge 13.3" HD WXGA Slim WLED LCD with 1.3 Megapixel Camera <--- With the WLED it will help conserve battery 4GB Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM at 1067MHz (2 Dimms) <--- great Ram 500GB 7200 RPM SATA Hard Drive <--- Plenty of Room 8X Slot Load CD/DVD Burner (Dual Layer DVD+/-R Drive) NVIDIA® GeForce® 9500M - 256MB <--- Decent card Dell Wireless 1510 802.11n Half Mini-Card High Definition Audio 2.0 Dell Wireless 370 Bluetooth Module (2.1+EDR) Obsidian Black High Gloss Finish My Accessories Dell Online Backup 2GB for 1 year My Software & Accessories Also Includes 56 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery Integrated Gigabit (10/100/1000) Network Card Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 9, Multiple Languages Edge-to-Edge 13.3" HD WXGA Slim WLED LCD in Obsidian Black w/1.3 MP Webcam Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor Napster Link 1Yr LoJack for Laptops Theft Protection

11-06-2009, 03:34 PM	#5 (permalink)
TheShortGuy New Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 3	Thx for your answer guys. To kc-atl: I'm used to windows but i hate when my computer crash or get slower so i tough mac would be a good option. To daisymtc: I already got a good desktop at home