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Whats a good laptop for:
tons of music
graphics (2D & 3D)Photoshop, Maya, etc.

Basically something that can handle a large workload without crashing.
Minumim - 80 gigs.
and 2gigs of RAM. :P
dual-core or AMD

No Macs. The apple is rotten from within.


P.S. Looking for actual brand recommendations.

whatever laptop you get make sure it has at least 2gigs of RAM.

the more ram the better... tordan's right... 2gb ram or more.

also... try to aim for..

a dual-core cpu, AMD or intel... preference is yours..
(but the intels are lately a good bit more power-friendly)

a 120GB hd, and try to get it at 7200RPM.



good luck i nyour search. If you find any deals, plz let me know, as I'm shopping for a laptop too

http://gizmag.com/go/7030/

Lenovo & Sony.

I've been looking at laptops a lot lately, and because of price (I can get 15% off) I am going to get a dell(inspiron 9400+ a couple of upgrades). They seem pretty solid, and are reasonably priced. IBM/Lenovo is probably the best, but I don't think it's extremely neccesary for what you need, but if you have enough money to work with, do it.

I need something thats extremely reliable. I've had computers crash on me, causing me to lose thousands of dollars worth of projects and shit.

I work at Canada Computers so I've seen a lot of reviews and comments about lap tops. I agree with Lisa that Lenovo's are very good, but only for the higher models, they're quite expensive though. Sony isn't that great, it's over priced and is more for looks if anything.

I would suggest getting an LG, good battery life and good warranty, any models over 1300$ about that come with three year warranty. Also they build laptops for IBM, Toshiba, HP, and Apple for 11 years.

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Originally posted by oldschool420 I've been looking at laptops a lot lately, and because of price (I can get 15% off) I am going to get a dell(inspiron 9400+ a couple of upgrades). They seem pretty solid, and are reasonably priced.

they are reasonably priced but watch out for the hinges that attach the monitor to the base. one of my hinges broke right after the 3 year extended warranty period so i couldn't get it fixed. same thing happened to my friend. we both had inspiron 4100s. maybe its a problem they've fixed but certainly something i'd look into before buying another dell. as it stands, i wouldn't buy a dell laptop.

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Originally posted by Tordan they are reasonably priced but watch out for the hinges that attach the monitor to the base. one of my hinges broke right after the 3 year extended warranty period so i couldn't get it fixed. same thing happened to my friend. we both had inspiron 4100s. maybe its a problem they've fixed but certainly something i'd look into before buying another dell. as it stands, i wouldn't buy a dell laptop.

lol funny you should mention that. My current laptop(E-Machine) just did this too. Even though I have an extended warranty, they said I must've have broken it and I have to pay to have it fixed. So pissed about that. What good is the extended warranty, I doubt I'll buy another warranty to be honest. I'll just take my chances.

dont get sony, its overpriced

like the other guy said get toshiba, ibm/thinkpad, they are pretty good

the more ram is not better, thats where random crashes can occur, you need a better processor that can handle the 3d work, 2ghz+ i'd say is pretty good, 1gig ram is good enough 2 is waste of money imo, plus you can always upgrade later for cheap if you really need more. I have 512 ram and i can run 3d studio max no problem.

also just so you know, a reliable computer does not exist, you must always back up and save.

IBMs FTW,

I still have my R51 from 2005, upgraded to 2GB RAM, 100 Gig HD (enough room for all those torrents)...good machines.

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Originally posted by geroin also just so you know, a reliable computer is only as reliable as the software that's running it and the people who operate it.

fixed

Sonka, you're trying to have the power of a desktop crammed into a laptop. It doesn't really work unless you're ready spend some serious coin. Decide if you need the laptop for portability, or if you need a powerhouse for design. With graphic design especially I would recommend a desktop (unless you have to make presentations in which case just about any laptop would do) because they have better/bigger screens and you can swap out parts as they become obsolete.

ThinkPads are the best.

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Originally posted by geroin dont get sony, its overpriced like the other guy said get toshiba, ibm/thinkpad, they are pretty good

all of these are very expensive.

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Originally posted by StereoPrincess all of these are very expensive.

toshiba is cheaper than sony..

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Originally posted by geroin toshiba is cheaper than sony..

maybe now?

when i was buying a laptop it was definitely the pricier of the three.

i got a sony because it was the most fairly priced.

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Originally posted by geroin the more ram is not better, thats where random crashes can occur, you need a better processor that can handle the 3d work, 2ghz+ i'd say is pretty good, 1gig ram is good enough 2 is waste of money imo, plus you can always upgrade later for cheap if you really need more. I have 512 ram and i can run 3d studio max no problem.

+1

they always overprice the ram when u get 2gb. getting 1 gb and buying another gig somewhere else will be a lot cheaper, if you feel u need it.

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Originally posted by StereoPrincess maybe now? when i was buying a laptop it was definitely the pricier of the three. i got a sony because it was the most fairly priced.

sony is overpriced for the configuration they offer, you would probably pay 10-20% more depending on the laptop "style", macs are even worse $2500 for a laptop that could be purchased for maybe 1500 at most (diferent brand)

http://www.sonystyle.ca/commerce/se...th=32009n100298

look at some of the prices on sony site..

You know Dustin and Jamie, friends of mne and Nicola? They work for Lenovo and can probs help you out with picing your machine.

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Originally posted by Invasionmix I work at Canada Computers so I've seen a lot of reviews and comments about lap tops. I agree with Lisa that Lenovo's are very good, but only for the higher models, they're quite expensive though. Sony isn't that great, it's over priced and is more for looks if anything. I would suggest getting an LG, good battery life and good warranty, any models over 1300$ about that come with three year warranty. Also they build laptops for IBM, Toshiba, HP, and Apple for 11 years.

No and never. LG (renamed from Gold Star) does not build laptops for the above. They build components and parts for the above. Big difference. It's like saying Magna builds cars for GM and Ford.

You sure are taking customers for a ride, aren't you?

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Originally posted by Abercrombie LG (renamed from Gold Star)

If the LG come with 3 year warranty that might be a pretty good deal. My ThinkPad Z60t only came with a 1 year.

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Originally posted by Abercrombie No and never. LG (renamed from Gold Star) does not build laptops for the above. They build components and parts for the above. Big difference. It's like saying Magna builds cars for GM and Ford. You sure are taking customers for a ride, aren't you?

The LG representative came in and gave us a seminar about it cause IBM doesnt build their own laptops, IBM is solely R&D so they have Lenovo making it for them now, and LG back then. He also said that Asus builds Apple notebooks now. LG's battery life is also good too, no explosions yet hehe and the 3 year warranty is like a $200 value

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Originally posted by *~LiSa-LoO~* Lenovo & Sony.

dont get lenovo from ibm and dont get a sony.

i work at ibm and all lenovos are all refurbished or broken and sonys are just crap, battery overheat, video problems....

you only get 3 months warranty with the lenovos

i would go with a mac, but you said you dont want to soo

go with a dell or an hp.


ps. if you did want to go with a lenovo or buy a lenovo monitor which I do suggest, pm me ill give you username password, youll get much better deals...

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Originally posted by Cosmic Fur Sonka, you're trying to have the power of a desktop crammed into a laptop. It doesn't really work unless you're ready spend some serious coin. Decide if you need the laptop for portability, or if you need a powerhouse for design. With graphic design especially I would recommend a desktop (unless you have to make presentations in which case just about any laptop would do) because they have better/bigger screens and you can swap out parts as they become obsolete.

+1

For what its worth my familys had 4 laptops, first a IBM, from 98, still works to this day when we need a cheap computer to take somewhere, 2 dells which died after about 6 months each and now another IBM, 3 years going strong.

So personally i will never touch a dell again.

As with all the companies making laptops and all that confusion i dont know, i use my desktop for all the heavy processing, but i trust the IBM badge

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