The statement "I am concerned with memory dumping while rendering" doesn't appear to be something you could change or effect by changing the machines.
What does the software author or company tell you about this and how to deal with this concern?
Bob
I am in the process of buying a new laptop to run 20-20 design, it's been a while since I have worked the program this way, and I am concerned with memory dumping while rendering...understand processor speed and graphics card are the most important. any advice for me considering SONY VGN-SR590...trying not to buy the HP Please help!
requirements
Operating System:Windows 7 (32bit or 64 bit)
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T7400 @ 2.16 GHz or equivalent AMD Athlon or higher
System Memory: 3 GB RAM (for 32 bit OS) or 6 GB RAM (for 64 bit OS)
Graphic Card: NVidia GeForce or ATI Radeon with 256 MB or more dedicated memory (3D OpenGL accelerator and DirectX compatible)
Resolution: 1280 x 1024
Security Device:USB port
Hard Drive: 7200 RPM drive with 4 GB or more free disk space
DVD-Rom Drive: 8X DVD or higher

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