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I have about 2 years left of college to finish my masters - I've gone through 1 Dell and 1 HP laptop...what to buy next?!
I run multiple programs at once (Adobe CS4 Suite, AutoCad, Sketchup) and for many hours at a time. Needs to run fast and must be reliable. I need something that won't crap out on me before I graduate...
4GB+ ram, processor?, brand?, not too expensive
any thoughts would be very helpful!
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Since you're going to be using a lot of memory, you're right to be looking for something in the 4GB range (which means you'll also need a PC with a 64-bit OS).
The PC Scout from Windows has a ton of PCs in it and you can use the slider bars to change the specs you are looking for, giving you a final list of PCs that fit your needs.
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/pc-scout/laptop-set-criteria.aspx?mode=landing
Try it out and let us know if you have any questions.
Cheers,
Ron
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