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3D Viz
I am buying a laptop for my daughter, a masters student in architecture. She runs programs such as Photoshop, Cad and 3D Viz. Our budget is under $1500.00. I know she needs a Intel Pentiun III or AMD Processor, 500 MHz or higher, Xeon or dual AMD Athlon or Opteron 32 bit system, 1 GB Ram, 2 GB Swap space, Graphics card supporting 1024 x 768x32 bit colr with (Open GL and Direct3D hardware acceleration supported; accelerator 1280 X 1024 X 32 bit color with 128 MB RAM, Windows-compliant pointing devise, and a DVD Rom Drive. The platform has to be Windows XP Pro SP22, DirectX R.poc, OpenGL.
I copied this off of the specs for the 3d Viz software. I have no idea what computer would have these requirements. Is what we need something we can get for under $1500.00? Can anyone help us?:confused:
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Just browse through the notebooks here. FYI to stay away from any notebook with Intel GMA 950. Those can't really do graphics intensive work. There are a lot of computers under 1500. Most 800-900 notebooks offer what you need and even more.
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It depends on what size notebook she wants?
I would definately recommend a notebook with Intel Core Duo...it will work with PS, AutoCAD and im not sure about the other programs...
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A Dell Latitude D620 can be had within your budget and it's a more than decent machine for your daughter's needs. Even better would be a Dell Precision M65, but that would be at least $200 over your budget. The D620 is a very good laptop, though. :)
C.
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I appreciate your help. I will check again tomorrow to see what you all have to say. You guys are great. PLYNN:)
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The HP nc6400 with the ATI Radeon X1300 is another, but probably more expensive choice:
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If 17" isnt too large for the laptop
Genuine Windows XP Home SP2 with Backup CD
Intel(R) Core(TM) Duo processor T2400 (1.83 GHz)
17.0" WXGA+ BrightView Widescreen (1440x900)
256MB NVIDIA(R) GeForce(R) Go 7600
512MB DDR2 SDRAM (2x256MB)
80 GB 5400 RPM SATA Hard Drive
LightScribe DVD+/-RW w/Double Layer
Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection with Bluetooth
8 Cell Lithium Ion Battery
Productivity Software Microsoft(R) Works/Money
4 Year Warranty
Total $1,115 Shipped*
*This is after using an instant $250.00 off coupon that expires on 9/02/06
*This is also after a 50 dollar mail in rebate...
I'd up the memory to 1 gig for your daughter., thats the setup I'll be ordering except I'm buying 2 gb of OCZ from newegg and putting it in myself to save some money, though the cost to 1 gig is reasonable...
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What kind of computer is this? And I really appreciate your help. PLynn
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Looks like an HP dv8000... an awesome desktop replacement notebook.
C.