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As some of you know, I travel about 2 weeks of every month, and my old laptop just can't handle PSE3- well, it can, it just takes it own sweet time about it.

So, I've decided to get me a new one- I [i]think[/i] I want a dual processor and 2G RAM, and a CD/DVD burner, and a card reader and I'll need a PC card slot for my air card.

Does anyone else here use a laptop? What do you wish you had to make it work better? Any suggestions for what I should look for? Anyone have a favorite manufacturer they trust?

I plan to use PSE5 and PSCS2 on it, and possibly my WACOM tablet.
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Sounds like you are on the right track there. Of course, plenty of hard drive space (I didn't need to tell you that) and a DVDburner.

I got a laptop for Christmas, which I love, but I do the bulk of my digital scrapbooking at the desktop because it's more comfortable. Also, I wanted a small laptop and while the screen is beautiful, it's not terribly big so it's harder to see what I'm doing. something else to think about. Those trans-reflective screens are GORGEOUS, though, and most of the newer laptops have them.
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[quote name='sfcgijill' post='79581' date='Dec 28 2006, 07:44 AM']As some of you know, I travel about 2 weeks of every month, and my old laptop just can't handle PSE3- well, it can, it just takes it own sweet time about it.

So, I've decided to get me a new one- I [i]think[/i] I want a dual processor and 2G RAM, and a CD/DVD burner, and a card reader and I'll need a PC card slot for my air card.

Does anyone else here use a laptop? What do you wish you had to make it work better? Any suggestions for what I should look for? Anyone have a favorite manufacturer they trust?

I plan to use PSE5 and PSCS2 on it, and possibly my WACOM tablet.[/quote]

I bought a Gateway MX6455 from Best Buy over the summer just for the sole purpose of handling all my photos. I got 1G of ram and a decent amount of memory. I got the 15.4 inch screen and it is very compact.
I paid $999 for it and it's been great. I have PSE4 and it runs great on my laptop.

My family does a lot of RVing during the summer so I like that it is portable and WIFI ready.

Good luck in your purchase.

Mary
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Ive got a gateway MX7526 which I got earlier this year and I love it! I run an external hard drive of course, but I love the processor and its got a good graphics card etc, card readers, etc. Mine came with 1 gig of ram (which I havent expanded on any yet), and I love the screen, its beautiful! def better than any monitor Ive ever owned.

I had a problem a few months ago that DVDs werent burning. I contacted gateway and they sent me a new drive super fast, no questions asked, no problem. This is my second gateway and never been disappointed with them.
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I don't even own a desktop anymore... just 2 laptops. Both are Toshibas and I owned 2 other Toshibas before these. I swear by Toshiba laptops and many computer folks say they are the gold standard in laptops. I have 1G of RAM and I run Photoshop CS2 just fine, and can also have IE and MS Word open at the same time. I know this because I've had all these open when working on the 12 days of Christmas game! LOL!! My hard drive is 100GB. Of course, I wish I had more (who doesn't?), but I have an external network drive so I'm really OK in that area.

Good luck with your shopping. :)
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[quote name='sfcgijill' post='80345' date='Jan 1 2007, 11:12 AM']Do any of you guys have dual processors or no? If you do, does it make all that much difference?[/quote]

I have a dual core & it's the newest technology - so it should help. I'm very happy with my Toshiba satellite.

My sister made list of things to consider when buying a new computer -[url="http://www.digiscrapinfo.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=24"] and it's here at new website[/url] - www.digiscrapinfo.com.
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I have a Dell Inspiron 9400 with a 19 inch screen and dual core technology. It has a dual layer DVD burner (can't ever have enough storage), 2G of Ram, 180 G hard drive. External Hard Drive space is cheap - I actually have a portable 100G model that I store all of my scrapbook supplies on (doesnt need external power).

I run PSCS2, a wacom tablet and ADCSee to view my pix. I am a Dell girl - never had a problem and it has been very reliable for me.
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If you travel a lot, the Lenovo (formerly known as IBM) thinkpads are great. It's VERY light, plus, the newest version has a 15" screen which is a decent size for working on layouts while still being small enough to be portable. I've been extremely happy with mine. HTH.

Stacie :)
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