laptop video card

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my daughter are going to graphic design.
they said she can buy a laptop [windows] with a good graphic card.
How will I know the thing got a good graphic card?
[[must I ask the game salesmen]]

they said, intel duo core 2,4 ; 2gig ram minimum, and thenthe card.

Also they are going to tackle adobe CS4.

 

[rsifan]

Check the specs,research the laptop model on the internet,see if others are using that model with cs4

 

[kilobits]

The 1st question here is...

Budget.

Just how much are you ableto spend on this laptop... ?

From this we can then suggest what to begin looking at....

 

[rsifan]

By the way, Game will not be the cheapest place to buy a laptop! Shop around, you'll save a lot!

 

[Chevron]

Just make sure it's not got Intel graphics. You want ati or nvidia graphics.

 

[Conradl]

Buy something that says "Dedicated Graphics", either ATI or Nvidia.

 

[Monkey101]

Surely he should go for nVidia if CS4 is involved?

 

[kilobits]

Here is a suggestion...

Manufacturer Asus
Notebook Processor Intel® Pentium® Dual Core T4300 2.1GHz
Notebook Memory 3GB DDR2 800
Notebook Hard Drives 320GB
Notebook Screen Size 15.6
Notebook Operating System Windows 7 Professional (64 bit)
Dedicated Graphics Yes
Notebook Graphics GeForce G102M 512MB
Notebook Speakers Stereo
Optical Drive DVD-RW
Notebook Weight 2.6 kg (with 6 cell battery)
Built-in Web Camera 1.3MP
Screen Resolution 1366x768
Additional Monitor / TV Outputs VGA
External Audio Support Headphone Jack, Mic Jack
Notebook Chipset NVIDIA MCP75L
Additional Ports 4 x USB 2.0 ports
Notebook Wifi Type 802.11a/b/g/n
Notebook Wired Network Type Gigabit
Built In Memory Card Slot Yes
Notebook Battery Life 3-4 Hours
Bundled Software ASUSDVD 6-in-1
Warranty 2 Years
Website www.asus.com
Extra Features USB Optical Mouse
R 7,000.00

http://www.digitaladdiction.co.za/asus-k50in-sx243x.html

 

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Say max budget is R10 000

what is the difference between aser and asus.

and what about mr dell.
I see some shops only sell certain makes.

 

[Conradl]

Acer and Asus are on par, along with Gigabyte and Samsung.
Dell, HP and Lenovo are good for business use, but too pricy for the casual user.
Mac and Sony are awesome but very expensive.

Of course, most companies have a range across the casual, business and high end users....