looking for portability

i need help and was wondering if you all can help?
i create flash animated websites and business sighns using adobe cs3, as a hobby for friends, and family , i am thinking about creating a business out of it but my desktop is not all that, its on its way out. i would like to buy a laptop for the portability, my buget is $4,000.oo
i need it to have windows vista ultima 64 bit os on it, and a screen size of
15". this system will have to be able to last a good 4 years.
any sugestions would be greatly apreciated, but please no dell.
thanks in advance sincerly sybershot

For $4000 dude, you can get the top of the line anything and still have some money to spare. You can get a hell of a machine for less than half that.

hey my friend is a taco how have you been? thanks again for your help a few months back. now i'm looking for a hell of a machine but don't know what system to buy, now a days theres so many. it spins my head just searching for one, any sugestions? i was looking at alienware m15x but supose to be a gaming machine.

Eh, I've been better. :p

The Windows PC realm isn't really my area. I've been running Macs only for a while now.

Just get something multi-core, (I don't know if quad core has hit laptops yet), and as much RAM as possible for running CS3 stuff. Video card won't affect much, especially in a Windows machine. I guess CS4 is supposed to be leveraging a lot more video card power to handle Photoshop filters, and whatnot, but I think I heard it was going to be more Mac specific. I could be wrong about that though.

From what I hear, Alienware is just an overpriced gaming laptop. Large and runs hot, and has a real expensive video card. Unnecessary in your case, unless you do want to use it to play games as well. I'm personally not a big gamer, so it's the least of my worries. I'd prefer to have more RAM, than a better video card.

And in all honesty, with that budget, I think you'd be better buying a cheaper laptop, still high end, every two years, instead of one every 4, etc. That way you're still semi-up-to-date. No computer is really going to last 4 years if you want to keep up to date with the latest and greatest software.

thanks again my friend, how are the macs? the mac pro looks nice, very elegant. although i never got a chance to use one, it is a possible choice. my version of cs3 is for windows would it run on the macs new os?
i saw the seminar on cs next but thats about as for into research went any idea when it will launch?

I like my Macs, but I'll be the first to admit, they have their flaws, and aren't for everyone. I wouldn't suggest getting one unless you're certain you'd be abel to use it in your day-to-day workflow.

And no, your Windows version will not work on a Mac. Completely different thing going on there.

the only program i have is cs3, and my daily activities are desighning and web use. every once in a wile i'll play a game online. buying another copy of cs3 does not seem to be smart, so i guess mac is out, unless adobe will switch for the mac version. i doubt it, so a vista 64 laptop hunting i'll go.
oh just found out sager will be releasing a quad core next week. the only one i found so far. but again a gaming machine :(

You can call and find out about the policy about switching to a Mac platform. That I'm not sure on.

But regardless, good luck on the search. Computer shopping is always fun! :)

the thought has crossed my mind, i will give it a try. the worse they can do is say no. thanks 4 the luck, and conversation. time to sleep and dream of flash, and/or future laptop. have a good night, or day depends how ya look at it lol