Build Your Own Gaming Notebook
What kind of laptop should I get for college as a graphic design student?
I'm looking for a laptop for school next year (I'm going to be a freshman at the University of Illinois). I found these basic questions to help you guys answer my question :) (Also, I'm trying to avoid buying a mac for now) Thank you SO much for any quality responses! 1) What is your budget? up to $1500. 2) What size notebook would you prefer? a good sized screen but still easily portable 4) Are there any brands that you prefer or any you really don't like? a. Like: b. Dislike: no preferences, just looking for the best :P 5) What are the primary tasks will you be performing with this notebook? graphic design (photoshop) + I would like to be able to have multiple things running (web pages, photoshop etc) at the same time without the laptop freezing or freaking out. 6) Will you be taking the notebook with you to different places, leaving it on your desk or both? Both. A good battery life would be very nice but not completely necessary 7) Will you be playing games on it; if so, which games or types of games? No, no games. 8) How many hours of battery life do you need? More rather than less 9) Would you prefer to see the notebooks you're considering before purchasing it or buying a notebook on-line without seeing it is OK? It’d be nice to see it beforehand but no big deal. 10) What OS do you prefer? Windows (XP or Vista), Mac OS, Linux, etc. windows 11) From the choices below, what resolution would you prefer? whatever would be best for graphic design 12) Do you want a glossy/reflective screen or a matte/non-glossy screen? No preference. Build Quality and Design 13) Are the notebook's looks and stylishness important to you? Yes. 14) When are you buying this laptop and how long do you want this laptop to last? a good 3-4 years at least 16) Do you need an optical drive? If yes, a CDRW/DVD-ROM, DVD Burner or Blu-Ray drive? all would be convenient lol THANK YOU! :) very nice! thank you!! I was actually looking at an HP also (the hd x16) if you had any opinions on that.
Public Comments
- Get a Toshiba!
Thats all I'm gonna say.
- what you can do is this
although im not a mac person i would go with a macbook because the mac OS is made for graphic design and other media design purposes.
and if you really want windows you can get a program which you can run windows within a screen in the mac OS so you can have best of both worlds. plus macbooks are fast and powerful
- Im good with computers. Ok if your worrying about bluetooth at all you can install service pack 2 for windows vista. It comes free. So i went over what you said i think i found a pretty stylish/awsome computer. heres a list of sepcs
dv4t series From HP -LAPTOP
Color Espresso Black edit
Operating system Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium with Service Pack 1 (32-bit)
Processor Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo Processor T6400 (2.0GHz)
Memory FREE Upgrade to 3GB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm)!
Hard drive FREE Upgrade to 320GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive with HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection
Graphics card 512MB NVIDIA GeForce G 105M
Display 14.1" diagonal WXGA High-Definition HP BrightView Widescreen Display (1280 x 800)
Primary optical drive Blu-Ray ROM with SuperMulti DVD+/-R/RW Double Layer
Personalization Webcam + Fingerprint Reader edit
Networking Wireless-G Card
TV & entertainment experience No TV Tuner w/remote control
Keyboard HP Color Matching Keyboard
Primary battery 6 Cell Lithium Ion Battery
Modem Port No Modem
Productivity software Microsoft(R) Works 9.0
Photography software Adobe(R) PhotoShop(R) Elements 7.0
Your additional options:
If your a little curios on the graphic card heres its website http://www.nvidia.com/object/product_geforce_g105m_us.html
Now heres the link to the lap top at hp http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/shopping/computer_can_series.do?storeName=computer_store&category=notebooks&a1=Category&v1=Ultra-Portable&series_name=dv4t_series Just use those specs and the price will come out to be $982.96 With the accerious HP 4GB USB Flash Drive
Targus Heat Defense Pad for Laptops
I highly advice you get those 2. Specially the heating pad. Laptops due tend to over heat along the way. After like 5 months.
