angelo_3900

Thanks for the responses. Slinger I'll have to see if my university has some sort of discount program with any manufacturer, but for now the best option is to buy it from newegg because prices a bit crazy here. So, is the mobility radeon 5870 overkill for the programs I'm going to use? It's not (overkill) for gaming, but it would be nice to know I can buy a a bit less powerful nvidia card for their drivers reputation. Regarding the cpu clock speed, it's just 1.6 Ghz, but it's a different architecture than, say, a core i5 430m @2.26 ghz. (the core i7 is faster) AJLynn Those 4gb are killing me too. The sony laptop seems like great alternative , but I really need to know that I'm not going to need a better card than a nvidia gt 330m for those programs. An answer would be much appreciated. BTW call me dumb, but the only thing that is keeping me away from ASUS is the design of their laptops (I know I know. the MSI is not THAT pretty either, but it's tolerable).

Hi. I am an architecture student (I just started last year) and I'm looking for a laptop that can handle autocad, 3ds max, photoshop and other programs such as revit maybe. I'm going to use it for gaming too and that's exactly where my headaches begin. I've found THIS laptop to be the best value for games (design complaint aside), but I'm still not really sure how will it perform in the programs I've mentioned above. What do you think? will the the ATI mobility radeon hd 5870 gpu be good for that? I've read CAD users and gamers are a completely different market when it comes to GPUs and that seems to be the general consensus, but then THIS thread made me doubt. Any help will be appreciated. Thanks in advance. Things to consider: -Yes, it has to be a laptop. I spend most of my time at the university. -You can recommend me a laptop too, if you want. - Ugh I hate when people say this, but... sorry for the bad english. I'm not a native english speaker.