Soapmonkey
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Okay, first lets talk about what I have for a desktop.
AMD64 FX-53
2 gig Ram
BFG 6800 Ultra
2 Raptor HDs
Plextor, etc
Its a great system. Problem is that I'm going off for an internship this summer and want to travel light, but I love my power!
I am totally conflicted though with choices out there, I could swing an expensive laptop, I was looking at the Dell XPS gen 2, or the 9300 if I wanted something a little cheaper. But I have a friend who runs Half-life2 at a pretty good resolution on their IBM T-42, and thats a lot cheaper.
I can justify price, if its worth it. I have never owned a laptop, build my own PCs, but now I find myself really needing that portability. Besides games I use photoshop, illustrator, flash, and a little maya. I never worry about these things running on my PC, but I'm not sure what specs would be low, mid-range, and high for a laptop.
Also there is the battery and weight factory, how long is good for one of these to last? I mean if I was just using word on the XPS does that mean it still would only give me 2 hours?
And God forbid, everybody I know uses an Apple notebook, unless I hear otherwise I fear the compatability issues...
AMD64 FX-53
2 gig Ram
BFG 6800 Ultra
2 Raptor HDs
Plextor, etc
Its a great system. Problem is that I'm going off for an internship this summer and want to travel light, but I love my power!
I am totally conflicted though with choices out there, I could swing an expensive laptop, I was looking at the Dell XPS gen 2, or the 9300 if I wanted something a little cheaper. But I have a friend who runs Half-life2 at a pretty good resolution on their IBM T-42, and thats a lot cheaper.
I can justify price, if its worth it. I have never owned a laptop, build my own PCs, but now I find myself really needing that portability. Besides games I use photoshop, illustrator, flash, and a little maya. I never worry about these things running on my PC, but I'm not sure what specs would be low, mid-range, and high for a laptop.
Also there is the battery and weight factory, how long is good for one of these to last? I mean if I was just using word on the XPS does that mean it still would only give me 2 hours?
And God forbid, everybody I know uses an Apple notebook, unless I hear otherwise I fear the compatability issues...