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Figuring out where to go from here..
well, my computer bit the dust!!
Its a laptop, I'm assuming motherboard is bad.. i need a new machine and first disc that will be installed on the new machine will be CS3 Master Suite... I plan on using it so i want to besure that what i get will run it very well... i want to game, produce alot of video, 3d animation (lightwave3d) and microsoft flight simulator X and whatever other big games are out there... i havn't had a computer that could do so in a while.
vista... it's going to replace windows so i think i gotta get it... i'm assuming home premium is the way to go :-(
this is what i'm considering
HP dv9700t series 17 inch laptop
Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 Duo Processor T7500 (2.20 GHz, 4 MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB)
17.0" WSXGA+ High-Definition HP BrightView Widescreen Display (1680 x 1050)
3GB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm)
512MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS
320GB 5400RPM SATA Dual Hard Drive (160GB x 2)
right now on HP.com it is $1,523.99... I'm going to buy a warranty with it too.. but i hate to spend thhhat much more money.. i also am considering a desktop, but if i get one of those, i'll end up sending even more money to get a quad core and 4 gigs of ram... plus a large HD...
soo my question is, considering vista is eventually going to be the main deal... everyone is preaching "vista sucks, downgrade to XP", should i stick with vista? i don't want to have to buy a OS upgrade once they stop supporting XP.. nore do i want to be left in the dust.
second question: is that laptop good? if so, where do you guys recommend purchasing one from? i'm assuming ordering from HP.com would be easiest. Also, i'm open to other ideas for other brands.... or should i just dump it all and go desktop?
thanks :-)
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