Best laptop for adobe photoshop/pirated; for gaming

Ummm it doesn't matter whether Photoshop is pirated or not. For that budget, you could get an Alienware M15x or one of the many gaming laptops from Asus, MSI, etc.

Okay, so now that's out of the way. Everything else still needs to be answered. Thanks for the help so far!  

Hey, those games wouldn't be pirated would they? Also, if you can afford the games why not a legal copy of at least photoshop elements?

Furthermore, if your budget is $1700 why are you running pirated software? Adobe photoshop elements 10 is only $59 Amazon I don't understand why people pirate software, it opens your computer up to viruses, security holes, and potential legal issues. Not to mention lack of support from the legitimate company and denial of future updates.

*sigh* But, if you want a good laptop for games and multimedia on a budget, go with the amazon I have had no problems with it, once you remove the trialware/oem crap they install it's pretty fast.

Do you need a laptop? You said portability and battery life are not a concern. You have a lot more options for desktops, plus you could build a $1000 desktop that will blast through anything you might want to do, and get a $500 laptop or netbook for convenience. Just a thought  

For the record, we aren't allowed to help people in any way that aids or abetts piracy.

If you want help that is any way connected to piracy, we can't give it.

Not sure why the others have even assisted this much.

Buy a $1000 computer and pay the money to buy Photoshop for real.

I agree, for $1 000 you get a desktop more powerful than a $1 700 laptop, and you still have $700 left for a laptop if you ever go mobile  

Not if he buys a legal copy of Photoshop like we must advise him to do.

Why do you care? It's not our responsibility to police that. http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/32691-45-read-first We're not supposed to promote or encourage pirating, no, but you're being ridiculous.

It is our responsibility to police that.

It is up to the people who own the websites whether or not to delete people's accounts for breaking the TOS, but it is the responsibility of the board posters to alert people when they are breaking the TOS and encourage them not to do so.

As unlikely as the scenario is to occur, if the OP were brought to court on criminal charges, whoever helped that person to commit the crime could potentially be charged as accomplices of the crime. The Adobe company could point to these posts in here telling him which laptop will best allow him to pirate their product as aiding in the OPs criminal activity and they could bring suit against those people additionally.

The best way for everyone to protect themselves from the wrath of the board moderators and criminal charges is to clearly oppose the criminal activity and to in no way, shape, or form aid it.

Wow, you're really afraid. What country are you from?  

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