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Is this Compaq a good fit for me?

post #1 of 5
9/13/04 at 11:58am
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Hi guys, I would greatly appreciate any help you can give me with the specs of this notebook. I will be using it for graphic design (Photoshop, Fireworks) amongst other things.

The one I'm looking at now is a Compaq R3000T.

Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 3.00 GHz w/HT Technology
Display: 15.4" WUXGA (1920X1200)
Graphics Card: 128MB ATI Mobility Radeon(TM) 9600
Memory: 512MB DDR SDRAM (1x512MB)
Hard Drive: 60 GB 5400 RPM Hard Drive
Primary CD/DVD Drive: DVD/CD-RW Combo Drive
Battery: 12 Cell Lithium Ion
Removable Storage: Built in Bay w/USB Digital Drive and 128 MB

The price is $1648

Thanks in advance for your help.
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post #2 of 5
9/13/04 at 5:00pm
For DTP and graphic design, you're better off with an Apple Powerbook.

If that isn't an option, the specs seem OK to me but I can't comment if the price is reasonable (you may need more RAM). You may also want to jump to a 17" laptop.
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post #3 of 5
9/13/04 at 5:05pm
For what you'll be using it for, it should do nicely. I'd upgrade the RAM to 1GB if you're going to be working with large TIFF files in PS.
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post #4 of 5
9/13/04 at 5:25pm
All i can say is you are getting ripped off. See my sig, better specs, less $. But if you do need to go with a major brand, that's not so bad.

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unless you really need the WUXGA
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post #5 of 5
9/13/04 at 5:42pm
That should be fine. But if you have the option to get just 256mb of ram, do it, then just get 2 x 512mb because 1 gig o' ram (for what you are doing) is really better than 512mb.

If you are not a hardcore gamer, just get the 64mb video ram if you have the option. Just make sure that it is not "shared". It must be "dedicated".
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