Deal or No Deal!? Should i buy this computer?

[bv2060]

Hi all,

I am looking to purchase a new laptop to mainly use Adobe Photoshop CS3 for Windows. I have been doing a good amount of research and what seems to be the most important thing for running Photoshop fast and efficiently is RAM and a good screen. I've been looking around for computers now for a couple weeks, and I think i finally found one I like. So my question to you guys is for $1200, does this computer seem like a good deal and will it run Adobe Photoshop CS3 successfully? Here are the details:

--Computer--:ThinkPad T61 Widescreen
--Processor--: Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T8300 (2.4GHz 800MHz 3MBL2)
--Operating System--: Windows Vista Home Premium
--Display Panel--: 15.4 WSXGA+ TFT (Widescreen Super eXtended Graphics Array Plus
Resolution: 1680×1050)
--System Graphics--: Intel GMA X3100 GM965
--Total Memory--: 3GB PC2-5300 DDR SDRAM 667MHz SODIMM Memory (2 DIMM)
--Hard Drive--: 160 GB Hard Disk Drive, 7200rpm
--Intel Turbo Memory hard drive cache--: Intel Turbo Memory 1GB
--Wireless Cards--: Intel Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN (supporting Centrino Pro)
--Battery--: 6 cell Li-Ion Battery

Thank you, Your help is much appreciated guys!!

 

[lovely?]

hmm seems your research didnt pull up another very important part needed for rendering and such, which is a video card! the one on that laptop is o.k, but nothing special. other then that it is a great laptop with lots of memory and a top of the line processor.go for it.

 

[CPTMuller]

Yeah, get the NVidia Quadro and I would say deal, the only reason I didn't get that exact computer is I got the X61 (ultraportable, same generation).