Help with a laptop selection?

Question

hey i need a laptop that is around the price of $700

i intent to do programming using programs such as PHOTOSHOP, DREAM WEAVER, ZEND, ect.

any good laptops around that price that will get the job done?

Answer 1

mac

any mac

that's what the professionals use

and they're sturdier and will last longer and have less chance of getting a virus

also more and better applications that you can use

Answer 2

I'd have to with a Mac because of the many pre-installed programs that you are looking for. Its great for ease of use too =]!

Answer 3

All you need brother is a Hard Drive with alot of Ram, go get em tiger.

Answer 4

apple is the best no matter the price. it totally pays off for the amount it is!

Answer 5

Hello from The Tech:

Apple is the best, with a high price tag, but I must say that a good alt. is a Toshiba...I have one that is about 8 years old and it had withstood the test of time and taken one heck of a beating.  I will def. buy another if I ever need to upgrade.

Have a gr8 Day,

Bill

Answer 6

friend

old laptops will be heavy in weight

old laptops will have less cpu cycles

so while buying see the processor speed

it should be more than 2.4GHz

for running photoshop 1GB RAM will be good

dont see the money

if u buy a laptop for less amount and its configuration is low

u cant run dream weaver and

it will become the wastage of money

processor is the brain of ur computer

now a days high configuration laptops are only less cost

before buying ask price in many shops

ask warrenty for it also

Answer 7

It's been my experience with Acer computers, that leads me to recommend them. They don't come preloaded with a lot of bloated unneeded programs, they're priced less than the competition, and for your money's worth, you're going to get a pretty decent computer.

If you're looking for a "Rad" looking computer, then keep looking, because Acer laptops generally don't look spectacular. What they lack cosmetically, they make up for in performance.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?...

Check out that laptop, priced at $500.00. Comes with a 1.9Ghz dual-core processor, a 160gb hard drive, 2gb Ram installed, with the ability to upgrade to 4, and the video processor(ATI Radeon X1250) should handle the photo editting you need. The screen is only a 14.1" display, but if you're willing to live with that, it runs for $200 less than the ceiling price you expected.

I own an Acer very similiar to this, and it is capable of running Higher-End games like Half-Life 2 Lost Chapter, Battlefield 2012 without a hitch.

If you're uncertain, check out the mostly postitive reviews the consumers gave it.

Answer 8

I just bought a Gateway, w/ Windows Vista.. It pretty much gets the job done for me, as far as my videos, pics, printing, and work goes.. very reliable only costed about $699.99.. but the total added up to almost $1000.00 because i got some extra with it and added..But i would recommend the latest Gateway labtop.

Answer 9

Macs suck and they're far too overpriced. Look into Toshiba or HP if you want something good for its worthwhile price. I had an HP, it ran Photoshop just fine in 3 seconds.