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« on: March 19, 2008, 06:17:16 pm » |
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My next computer purchase will be of a powerful laptop that can manage running CS3 and other programs at the same time wtih ease. It also will be fully compatible with a cintiq graphic tablet and other art programs. Do you know what kind of laptop would fit that requirement and what the price range is? |
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« Reply #1 on: March 19, 2008, 07:20:34 pm » |
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Hum. Well, going with the experience of my laptop, I'd look into those that actually have swappable graphics cards and other modifiable options, since like I mentioned a long while back, my original monitor pretty much died, and the video card looks like it's on its way out, meaning I would need a whole new computer since it's integrated into my motherboard...
That said, I did once see an HP(the brand I have, unfortunately) that was much better than mine and could possibly go with it. But I don't know the requirements of CS3, or if Cintiq takes up so much resources that it slows anything down(I kind of doubt it, but who knows).
Ok, I'll just Google and post CS3 requirements then..
Intel® Pentium® 4, Intel Centrino®, Intel Xeon®, or Intel Core™ Duo (or compatible) processor
Microsoft® Windows® XP with Service Pack 2 or Windows Vista™ Home Premium, Business, Ultimate, or Enterprise (certified for 32-bit editions)
512MB of RAM (1GB recommended)
2.5GB of available hard-disk space (additional free space required during installation)
1,024x768 monitor resolution with 16-bit video card
DVD-ROM drive
QuickTime 7.1.2 software required for multimedia features
Internet or phone connection required for product activation
Broadband Internet connection required for Adobe Stock Photos* and other services
Well as far as minimum goes, I've got all of that, and a little more. So I dunno.
I'm kind of wanting to build my own computer "next-time", if I ever get another source of income to pull it off. But just off the top of my head, I'm looking into possibly AMD-64 families, Dual/Quad-Core, I heard Intel Core-Duos were a little different(not really sure on that), I'd prefer to go with 3GB RAM, 4 if I can afford it, etc. If I was to get CS3 I'd assume I'd be able to run it now, and surely I would be more than able to with any computer newer than mine, hopefully.
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« Reply #2 on: March 19, 2008, 10:01:56 pm » |
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cs3 is fairly resource hungry. the cintiq won't be so much, since it's just a large monitor with a touchscreen feature. what you'll require is a laptop of a fairly hefty spec. for what you want to do, i wouldn't actually recommend a laptop, but to get a whole proper pc instead. you can get better parts and cooling in a tower case than you can in a laptop. amd's mobile solutions only go so fast, as do intel's offerings. however desktop chips go a lot faster. they don't have to cope with the space issue, and the heatsinks are fairly hefty with large fans to keep them really cool. if, in the event you do want to get a laptop, go and find the best spec'd laptop you can on dell's site, and buy that one. you'll need it. you're probably talking a grand upwards for something that'll do what you want it to without struggling. also bear in mind that finding a new pre-built pc (or laptop) with windows xp on it is going to be next to nothing, so a chunk of resources will go on making vista work, so count that into your initial spec too. i think vista's rated at 1ghz+, 512mb+, with oodles of hard disk. attempt, if you can, to get a quad core offering. amd have just released the "Phenom" core, but i don't know if there's a mobile offering yet, so you may be stuck with dual core or bust. faster the better. also look at a *MINIMUM* of 2gb ram. if it's within budget, get 4gb. this way you can turn off windows' swapfile (virtual memory stored on the hard disk) which will speed up bootup and the overall performance of applications by forcing them to use the faster physical memory, than the slower fake stuff. and sorry, i don't format/paragraph very well. i dun care, though  |
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« Reply #3 on: March 19, 2008, 10:14:22 pm » |
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cs3 is fairly resource hungry. the cintiq won't be so much, since it's just a large monitor with a touchscreen feature. what you'll require is a laptop of a fairly hefty spec. for what you want to do, i wouldn't actually recommend a laptop, but to get a whole proper pc instead. you can get better parts and cooling in a tower case than you can in a laptop. amd's mobile solutions only go so fast, as do intel's offerings. however desktop chips go a lot faster. they don't have to cope with the space issue, and the heatsinks are fairly hefty with large fans to keep them really cool. if, in the event you do want to get a laptop, go and find the best spec'd laptop you can on dell's site, and buy that one. you'll need it. you're probably talking a grand upwards for something that'll do what you want it to without struggling. also bear in mind that finding a new pre-built pc (or laptop) with windows xp on it is going to be next to nothing, so a chunk of resources will go on making vista work, so count that into your initial spec too. i think vista's rated at 1ghz+, 512mb+, with oodles of hard disk. attempt, if you can, to get a quad core offering. amd have just released the "Phenom" core, but i don't know if there's a mobile offering yet, so you may be stuck with dual core or bust. faster the better. also look at a *MINIMUM* of 2gb ram. if it's within budget, get 4gb. this way you can turn off windows' swapfile (virtual memory stored on the hard disk) which will speed up bootup and the overall performance of applications by forcing them to use the faster physical memory, than the slower fake stuff. and sorry, i don't format/paragraph very well. i dun care, though I say, we get you a nice high spec home PC, not running Vista...and get a tabtop (tablet laptop) for when you're on the go. This way, you have the mobility of a laptop for on the go creativity, but you still have your home base PC that will house everything you'd ever need. That's what I'd like to have eventually. I'd keep my cintiq at home, but just having a tablet laptop would imitate it for outings to an acceptable extent for what I would be doing. |
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Hen
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« Reply #4 on: July 11, 2008, 03:58:17 pm » |
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Ok, if I gave in and decided to get a desktop what type would you suggest?
I need at least 2 gb whatevers.. lol
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« Reply #5 on: July 12, 2008, 08:43:43 am » |
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my personal preference would be to build my own. that way i know exactly what's in my pc. however i understand this may not be the case for a lot of other people out there in which case, i would probably suggest a dell xps. i'm not one for usually recommending dell, but they seem to have gotten better with their hardware lately. they're doing xps pc's (they have 2 types, multimedia & gaming, get the multimedia one, the gaming ones are ridiculously expensive ) for around £600 here. i'm not suggesting they'll be $1200 there, as stuff's always more expensive here than it is there. go to dell's website and have a look around the desktop pc section. recommended minimum sorta specs for what you wanna do, i'd go for a >2 core cpu (quad core if you can), >2gb ram, as much hd space as you prefer (them xps's are coming in with around 500gb's). and obviously a good widescreen monitor |
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