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Which is the best laptop for graphic design?

What laptop is best used to install graphic design software?

  • What laptop computer is best for installing adobe photoshop,premiere, alias maya, etc,used for graphic design? i'm planning to buy one so that i'll be able to work while on the road.

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    I would never recommend a portable system for graphics purposes. The real problem is that the size of the monitor is severely limited, making real, detailed graphics work more difficult. But, that is just my opinion. I also recognize that there are a lot of legitimate reasons some people NEED to install graphics apps into a laptop or notebook. For examples, folks that can't afford to maintain two separate systems, a desktop and a portable. There are students that need to keep their schoolwork, homework and other accoutrements at their side 24/7. And, such as yourself that will be doing work on the road. So, with that, the only advice I can offer is to buy the one with the best raw processor speed, the most ram and the biggest hard drive you can afford. If you will also be interfacing with other units, especially with your home desktop, you will need connectivity or some other way of transfering data. I suggest you remain versitile by making sure your portable has a fast USB connection and a good CD or DVD burner. And of those two, I recommend the DVD burner because you can use it to back up and archive your hard drive. Graphics take up a LOT of space, so even the big hard drives fill up fast and you don't want old files clogging up your system. And finally, what I think might be the most important feature: Get the one with the BIGGEST monitor you can find. You are NEVER going to get a good color match for print jobs with LCD screens, so, don't worry about that. You will need a BIG, bright screen to work with. You can always make color adjustments later, when getting ready to print.

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From personal expereience I would go wit a Mac. The notebook or the MacBook Pro are amazing. The colors are rich and the keyboard shortcuts are good. If you add extra ram and memory they run even faster and can have multiple programs open without slowing down your computer. I have a MacBook and I have Photoshop, InDesign, and Illustrator which I use all the time sometimes all 3 at the same time. So In know it wasn't one of your choices, but it wouldn't hurt you to consider. I used to love PC's but Macs are great!

G

I second G. Macs have always been configured to take the most advantage of presentation graphics. Since they introduced Unix as the basis for their Operating System they have become more flexible but it is almost impossible to overstate how awesome they can be when you are using them for design. That is why most pros use them. Yes I understand they are not cheap. In fact, I like to say they are never a bargain but often a value, so save your money and get a macbook.

jplatt39

Fujitsu is Japanese and Japan is pretty good in tech. I would get a Dell or Fujitsu. Just get one with 3 gb or more of RAM, since most computer these days are Vista and Vista runs slow if it's less than 2gb.

amy

I would agree that anything mac would be best. Although PCs are coming along, nothing beats a mac yet for fantastic graphics. Anything G5 or higher would be the best way to go. Good luck. Logo Design Guru http://www.logodesignguru.com

Nikki

macbook or macbook pro

mondo_weirdo

i would choose dell fujitsu is good too! but i wouldnt go with MAC because adobe photoshop doesnt have a CD for mac

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