slugsmasher
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IN the market for a new laptop. Last one that worked with TRS06/TRS04, Gmax, 3ds Max 4.2, PS 7.0 was a Dell XPS M1710. I fried the Nvidia gforce video card finally after 4 years and ebay/ "laptop parts pirates R us" wants over 400 bucks for a new card. I could buy a new used machine for nearly that much and rob the video card to get my old dog running but I'm thinking it is not worth the effort anymore.
For reference this machine had:
Intel Dual Core T2400
1GB DDR2 ram
512Mb 7900GS Nvidia gforce go
Yes the specs are lame at todays standards but I bought this in 2005. It ran everything I needed it to perfectly.
New systems I am looking at:
Quad core
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-720QM Processor (1.6GHz, 6MB L2 Cache, 1333MHz FSB)
1GB Nvidia GeForce GT 230M
Dual core
2.53GHz Intel Core2 Duo P8700 Processor (3MB L2 Cache, 1066 MHz FSB)
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4650 (M96) with up to 2.8 GB total available graphics memory with 1 GB dedicated
My pricepoint is at or less than 1500 US bucks, less is of course better.
15.4" preferred screen, more is ok but not necessary since it will likely be docked on a bigger screen for serious work anyway. Smaller - why?
Max out the memory of course, 4MB DDR2 minimum.
Windows 7 Pro.
Must be able to run 3ds Max 4.2, gmax and PS 7.0 (I am NOT upgrading, too expensive)
I've been eyeballing the HP DV6T series laptops. I had one of those already and it worked great other than the VISTACRUD OS not being able to run older programs like 3ds Max, (gave the thing to my daughter). I got the specs above from their current machines.
Experiences or recommendations appreciated.
For reference this machine had:
Intel Dual Core T2400
1GB DDR2 ram
512Mb 7900GS Nvidia gforce go
Yes the specs are lame at todays standards but I bought this in 2005. It ran everything I needed it to perfectly.
New systems I am looking at:
Quad core
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-720QM Processor (1.6GHz, 6MB L2 Cache, 1333MHz FSB)
1GB Nvidia GeForce GT 230M
Dual core
2.53GHz Intel Core2 Duo P8700 Processor (3MB L2 Cache, 1066 MHz FSB)
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4650 (M96) with up to 2.8 GB total available graphics memory with 1 GB dedicated
My pricepoint is at or less than 1500 US bucks, less is of course better.
15.4" preferred screen, more is ok but not necessary since it will likely be docked on a bigger screen for serious work anyway. Smaller - why?
Max out the memory of course, 4MB DDR2 minimum.
Windows 7 Pro.
Must be able to run 3ds Max 4.2, gmax and PS 7.0 (I am NOT upgrading, too expensive)
I've been eyeballing the HP DV6T series laptops. I had one of those already and it worked great other than the VISTACRUD OS not being able to run older programs like 3ds Max, (gave the thing to my daughter). I got the specs above from their current machines.
Experiences or recommendations appreciated.