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Which notebook?
The product line is so large at dell.com that I can't
interpret it. Can someone suggest the right notebook for running Photoshop (16-bit per channel color and 12-megapixel camera files), Premiere Pro, Audition, Dreamweaver. Lots of RAM, lots of pixels, a fast CPU and lots of hard-drive space are basic requirements. Absolutely no interest in watching TV or movies. No video games. The notebook will travel North America in an RV so it needs to be sturdy. When I bought an Inspiron 7500 six years ago, i simply went down the list of notebooks and chose the heaviest one. That turned out to be a good method then. Dunno if it works today. Suggestions appreciated. --David |
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J David Ellis wrote:
The product line is so large at dell.com that I can't interpret it. Can someone suggest the right notebook for running Photoshop (16-bit per channel color and 12-megapixel camera files), Premiere Pro, Audition, Dreamweaver. Lots of RAM, lots of pixels, a fast CPU and lots of hard-drive space are basic requirements. Absolutely no interest in watching TV or movies. No video games. The notebook will travel North America in an RV so it needs to be sturdy. When I bought an Inspiron 7500 six years ago, i simply went down the list of notebooks and chose the heaviest one. That turned out to be a good method then. Dunno if it works today. Suggestions appreciated. --David Inspiron 9400 from Small Business comes with _XP Home_ 2gb 120gb 17" for about $999 (price fluctuates, as does HD size) Duo Core 6400 15" same for about $699 seemed to me to be the good deals. XP Home means it still runs applications. If you had to carry it and wanted battery life, I don't know. -- Ron Hardin On the internet, nobody knows you're a jerk. |
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-----Original Message----- From: J David Ellis ] Posted At: Monday, May 14, 2007 11:40 AM Posted To: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell Conversation: Which notebook? Subject: Which notebook? The product line is so large at dell.com that I can't interpret it. Can someone suggest the right notebook for running Photoshop (16-bit per channel color and 12-megapixel camera files), Premiere Pro, Audition, Dreamweaver. Lots of RAM, lots of pixels, a fast CPU and lots of hard-drive space are basic requirements. Absolutely no interest in watching TV or movies. No video games. The notebook will travel North America in an RV so it needs to be sturdy. When I bought an Inspiron 7500 six years ago, i simply went down the list of notebooks and chose the heaviest one. That turned out to be a good method then. Dunno if it works today. Suggestions appreciated. --David It depends. (Sorry). For all around use, I suggest the E1505/I6400. 15.4" widescreen and available with fast processors and drives. If it pretty much stays in the RV and isn't carried, then go with the E1705/I9400. Too heavy to carry much, but a big 17" screen for working on photos. If you have the room and the budget and it is almost never going to be carried, the M2010 has a huge 20" screen. I like screen real estate when working on photos. I like the widescreen because the tool bars can float off to the side. Tom |
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J David Ellis wrote in
: The product line is so large at dell.com that I can't interpret it. Can someone suggest the right notebook for running Photoshop (16-bit per channel color and 12-megapixel camera files), Premiere Pro, Audition, Dreamweaver. Lots of RAM, lots of pixels, a fast CPU and lots of hard-drive space are basic requirements. Absolutely no interest in watching TV or movies. No video games. The notebook will travel North America in an RV so it needs to be sturdy. When I bought an Inspiron 7500 six years ago, i simply went down the list of notebooks and chose the heaviest one. That turned out to be a good method then. Dunno if it works today. Suggestions appreciated. --David I use a Latitude D610 (about 1-1/2 yrs old) for similar tasks, mostly Photoshop and AutoCad. If I can assume the newer D620 and/or D630 are of similar quality, those would be my recomendations. Some of my colleagues use the Precision laptops for the same thing, but to be honest I haven't seen the advantage of going THAT far. They may have the advantage in absolute specsmanship, but in day-to-day usage it seems to be a wash. |
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Ron, Tom and Fred, thank you very much for your thoughtful
replies. A big help. --David |
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