looking for portability

[sybershot]

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

[MyFriendIsATaco]

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.

[sybershot]

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.

[MyFriendIsATaco]

Eh, I've been better.

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.

[sybershot]

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?

[MyFriendIsATaco]

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.

[sybershot]

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

[MyFriendIsATaco]

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!

[sybershot]

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