[gmtully42]

Good Morning!
So I am looking to buy a PC laptop in the $700 range. I am looking to upload CorelDraw x5 and Paintshop. I will ONLY be using the laptop for business and will not be surfing the net for viruses. Here is the model I have been looking at:
Newegg.com - ASUS A53E-ES71 Notebook Intel Core i7 2670QM(2.20GHz) 15.6" 6GB Memory DDR3 500GB HDD 5400rpm DVD±R/RW Intel HD Graphics
Now, personally I am a Mac guy and own a 2006 MacBook Pro and have heard of BootCamp & Parallels. I do not think the '06 Mac can handle running a PC OS & Corel. Also, to buy a new Mac that can handle the processing speed is expensive, in addition to the Adobe line.
So I am locked on getting a new PC laptop, which one is the best for a screen printer in the $700 range?

 

[Fenrir]

I always prefer business class models vs consumer level models. My Lenovo IBM Thinkpad (one of the last series from the IBM factory) has tough metal hinges and has been abused, taken to conventions, left in the car nearly its entire life, and still runs fine. When it finally dies I'll be unhappy, but it's definitely paid for itself long ago. You may want to look at places like the Dell Outlet. You can get a refurbished laptop with a full warranty for as low as half the cost as a new one would have been. It's been awhile since I bought a system there but they have 3 levels of refurbished: sent back before opening, opened but not used, and used/scratch&dent. I've always bought scratch and dent models and never seen any major defects. Only one person I know bought one that had a problem (the hard drive died) but that can happen on a brand new system too if the delivery guy decided to play corrugated soccer that day.

Also do some deeper research into the laptop specs you really need. My Lenovo with 3GB RAM (upgraded from 1) and the Core 1 Duo 2.0GhZ chip works fine with GimPhoto/GimPad and Inkscape, but I'm still running Windows XP on it. Even the Samsung Atom Netbook 1.0 GhZ / 1GB RAM doesn't bog down much. You don't want to go too low, but you're also not likely to be rendering a Pixar film on it either. If you can get a good system for $500 then you'll have $200 more towards Photoshop.

 

[D3L0C4T3D]

Agreed, IBM is built like a tank. Ok had a T42 and it has been dropped, gotten wet several times, I loved the mey board light and the sturdy build. I bought a newer quad core so I could do some video editting in after affects. One night when camping at Occupy Austin it rained hard and since we were not allowed to have tents this homeless guys pc got wet and I watched him for hours taking it apart and tryin g to dry it out before it got dammaged. After about 6 hours of working in the rain under a tarp with a flashlight clutched in his mouth I knew it.was hopeless but he had no signs of giving up. Since I had two in my backpack I gave him my thinkpad. It felt good but two days later I saw that he had sold it, I was pissed. Then to top that off a month later K had my new laptop on the table and my foot caught the cord and pulled it.to the floor and shattered the screen. So now I have no pc.

I knlw I got off topic but bottom line IBM is one of the best laptops out there and my next one will be a IBM.

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[royster13]

HP Pro Book......If you buy a consumer grade computer you get what you pay for....

 

[D3L0C4T3D]

Speaking about IBM I just snag the exact same model I had for $85 bucks on craigslist. It looks brand new.

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[D3L0C4T3D]

I would take the pepsi challenge with my IBM against any probook, yobook, or ibook. None of them can hold upto a fraction of the abuse that this pc can. And for as computing power if you are not doing any video rendering and stuff like that there is no need to get all the bells and whistles. It's like buying a Original Hummer and never taking it off the pavement. Trust me go on craigslist and get you a lenovo or a IBM people who dont know any better are dam near giving them away.

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[gmtully42]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834246283
ya after some more research & suggestions, this one is looking like the best bet... ThinkPad