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I've been looking into this, and I'm no computing nerd (meant nicely, of course) I can just about tell the difference between ROM and RAM. I bought a HP pavillion DV-6 somethingsomething about 11 months ago which died on me, after months of researching this was the best spec I could afford

 

HP Pavilion DV6-2106EA Laptop, Core i7-720QM 1.6GHz, 4GB RAM, 500GB HDD, 15.6" HD LED, DVD�RW, GeForce GT230M, Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit

 

After using the system for a while I wasn't as overwhelmed as I thought i would be judging from the so called spec, it was pretty slow and sluggish moving/rotating around viewports and they werent even massive models Kitchens/living rooms with a bit of furniture.

 

To cut a long story short would it be better if I got a i3 or i5 with a faster processer speed of around 2.4GHz and 4 GB ram? Or would it be better to get a AMD (around 2.2 GHz of processor speed) and upgrade the RAM to say 8GB? I dont have loads of money to spend about �650 and noticed this What do you guys think? Or is there anything on this site that would be worth a look at. I'm open to suggestions.

 

Cheers

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No one ever mentions the color space of laptops. The majority I have used don't even cover the sRGB space, some only cover about 2/3rds of the sRGB space. It would be nice to see this get mentioned from time to time, especially if anyone is planning on using a laptop to do finish level color adjustments.

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Yeah, most laptops (maybe all now) use TN displays, Dell makes one that's better than most but based in experience I never recommend Dell laptops, and Apples are better than most but for really good color you need an external, calibrated IPS monitor.

 

Andy, the main problem I see with your confit is the video card - it's weak. That would certainly impair viewport performance.

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