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1) What is your budget?
up to 1,500$
2) What size notebook would you prefer?
Mainstream; 15" - 16" screen
4) Are there any brands that you prefer or any you really don't like?
I want dell
5) What tasks will you be performing with the notebook?
Graphic design with photoshop
6) Will you be taking the notebook with you to different places or leaving it on your desk?
both of them
7) Will you be playing games on it; if so, which games?
no
8) How many hours of battery life do you need?
not important
10) What OS do you prefer? Windows (XP or Vista), Mac OS, Linux, etc.
not important (xp or vista)
11) From the choices below, what screen resolutions would you prefer?
WSXGA+ - 1680x1050; Wider viewing version of SXGA, good for movie viewing or spreadsheets.
12) Do you want a glossy/reflective screen or a matte/non-glossy screen?
i prefer matte/non-glossy because i think it is better for graphic design
Build Quality and Design
13) Are the notebook's looks and stylishness important to you?
no
14) When are you buying this laptop and how long do you want this laptop to last?
2 years
Notebook Components
15) How much hard drive space do you want; 40GB to 500GB?
200GB with high rpm
16) Do you need an optical drive? If yes, a CDRW/DVD-ROM, DVD Burner or Blu-Ray drive?
CDRW/DVD-ROM
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I think that graphic designer and photographer can help me . . .
up to 1,500$
2) What size notebook would you prefer?
Mainstream; 15" - 16" screen
4) Are there any brands that you prefer or any you really don't like?
I want dell
5) What tasks will you be performing with the notebook?
Graphic design with photoshop
6) Will you be taking the notebook with you to different places or leaving it on your desk?
both of them
7) Will you be playing games on it; if so, which games?
no
8) How many hours of battery life do you need?
not important
10) What OS do you prefer? Windows (XP or Vista), Mac OS, Linux, etc.
not important (xp or vista)
11) From the choices below, what screen resolutions would you prefer?
WSXGA+ - 1680x1050; Wider viewing version of SXGA, good for movie viewing or spreadsheets.
12) Do you want a glossy/reflective screen or a matte/non-glossy screen?
i prefer matte/non-glossy because i think it is better for graphic design
Build Quality and Design
13) Are the notebook's looks and stylishness important to you?
no
14) When are you buying this laptop and how long do you want this laptop to last?
2 years
Notebook Components
15) How much hard drive space do you want; 40GB to 500GB?
200GB with high rpm
16) Do you need an optical drive? If yes, a CDRW/DVD-ROM, DVD Burner or Blu-Ray drive?
CDRW/DVD-ROM
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I think that graphic designer and photographer can help me . . .
cjl
Splendid
- Jun 18, 2008
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Well, here's a $1800 XPS M1530 configuration that would do quite nicely:
For less money ($1325), this would be a bit slower but still work out quite well:
As for my occupation, no I am not a graphic designer, but I use Photoshop fairly often, and these configurations would do quite nicely. Graphics card is largely irrelevant for what you are doing, so out of those choices, I would get a Geforce (as indicated in the configurations) simply because they tend to be cheaper. For processor, the faster and larger cache the better, as this is one of the larger limiting factors in Photoshop. You have to decide how much money is worth it though. The other thing I would make sure to do is get at least 2 GB of RAM.
For less money ($1325), this would be a bit slower but still work out quite well:
As for my occupation, no I am not a graphic designer, but I use Photoshop fairly often, and these configurations would do quite nicely. Graphics card is largely irrelevant for what you are doing, so out of those choices, I would get a Geforce (as indicated in the configurations) simply because they tend to be cheaper. For processor, the faster and larger cache the better, as this is one of the larger limiting factors in Photoshop. You have to decide how much money is worth it though. The other thing I would make sure to do is get at least 2 GB of RAM.
I'd get an HP DV9700t. Since you're going to be using photoshop get the upgraded dual hard drive option, that way you can smoothly run Vista on one drive and allow you to install and run photoshop on the other. Just create a program files folder on the other drive as well.
Even with only 2gb of ram you'll be able to work on some high res files without the fear of photoshop tying up system resources.... I know because that's what I've been using!
Even with only 2gb of ram you'll be able to work on some high res files without the fear of photoshop tying up system resources.... I know because that's what I've been using!
oh, and if you're not going to be gaming or using the notebook to stream onto your tv at home through hdmi I wouldn't waste the money in a graphics card upgrade. The intel gma x3100 on board video graphics is surprisingly powerful.
Again, photoshop is more reliant on ram and hard disk reading/writing.
Again, photoshop is more reliant on ram and hard disk reading/writing.
Thanks . . .
what is your idea about Dell d830 vs XPS 1530 ?
which one is better ?
I saw D830 that was like above configuration but its Graphic card was Quadro NVS 256MB , Now you help me that which of those i buy ?
Both of them have same cost (1,500$) .
what is your idea about Dell d830 vs XPS 1530 ?
which one is better ?
I saw D830 that was like above configuration but its Graphic card was Quadro NVS 256MB , Now you help me that which of those i buy ?
Both of them have same cost (1,500$) .
lostandwandering
Splendid
- Dec 5, 2006
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The D830 is geared more towards the professional types. It's very plain and not flashy (no funky colors like the XPS). You also won't be able to game on that Quadro very well, if you do any at all.
The Latitudes are very sturdy and durable, my HS bought a bunch of these (older 820s) for the students to use as a mobile computer center.
As long as it has a decent CPU for what you need either will be fine. You just need to decide if you want your laptop to look more professional.
The Latitudes are very sturdy and durable, my HS bought a bunch of these (older 820s) for the students to use as a mobile computer center.
As long as it has a decent CPU for what you need either will be fine. You just need to decide if you want your laptop to look more professional.
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