[D.Mulroy]

@modi haven't decided yet, re-posted in this thread so I didn't have to make a new one. It seems the dv7t suffers from the same issues with the switchable graphics (only uses the intel one instead of switching over to the AMD one) and does not support OpenGL which i'm a bit confused with. Do adobe products such as illustrator and photoshop need OpenGL to run?

Edit: was also recommended the http://www.samsung.c.../NP-RF511-S02US

This post has been edited by D.Mulroy: 27 June 2011 - 08:37 AM

[zem107]

My cousins have an Alienware, it's not that bad but it's not that good. I still recommend the HP I was talking about earlier.

[D.Mulroy]

Yeah I'm looking into HP more but the dv6t quad core series lack opengl and I need that to run photoshop/illustrator. I'm looking into the Envy series at the moment.

[D.Mulroy]

Well i've narrowed my choice down to an original suggestion the Dell Xps 15. They have recently released the dell xps 15z But I dont know which to go with here is the specs for each.:

xps 15

Software & Services
Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64bit, English
2nd generation Intel® Core™ i7-2720QM processor 2.20 GHz with Turbo Boost 2.0 up to 3.30 GHz
Microsoft® Office Home and Student 2010
1 Year Premium Hardware Service
NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 540M 2GB graphics with Optimus
8GB Shared Dual Channel DDR3 Memory
640GB 7200 RPM SATA Hard Drive
McAfee Security Center with VirusScan, Firewall, Spyware Removal, 15-Months
15.6 FHD B+RGLED TL (1920x1080) and Skype-Certified 2.0MP HD Webcam
Tray Load Blu-ray Disc BD-Combo (Reads BD and Writes to DVD/CD)
Intel® Centrino® Wireless-N 1030 & Bluetooth 3.0
56 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
JBL 2.1 Speakers with Waves Maxx Audio 3
My Software & Accessories
Elemental Silver Aluminum
No Mobile Broad Band Selected
My Accessories
DataSafe 2.0 Online Backup 2GB for 1 year
Also Includes
XPS 15
Backlit Keyboard - English
Integrated 10/100/1000 Network Card
Adobe® Acrobat® Reader

xps 15z

Genuine Windows® Home Premium, 64-Bit, English
My Software & Accessories
Microsoft® Office Starter: reduced-functionality Word & Excel w/ ads. No PowerPoint or Outlook
2 Year Premium Hardware Service
2 Year Accidental Damage Service
McAfee SecurityCenter , 24-Months
750GB 7200 RPM SATA Hard Drive
My Accessories
Also Includes
2nd generation Intel Core™ i7-2620M processor 2.70 GHz with Turbo Boost 2.0 up to 3.40 GHz
NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 525M 2GB graphics with Optimus
8GB Shared Dual Channel DDR3 1333MHz Memory
8X Slot Load CD/DVD Burner (Dual Layer DVD+/-R Drive)
Intel© Centrino© Advanced-N 6230 & Bluetooth 3.0
64 WHr 8-Cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
Waves Maxx Audio 3
XPS 15z
Elemental Silver Aluminum 15.6" 300-nit FHD (1080P) WLED Display with Webcam
Backlit Keyboard - English
Integrated 10/100/1000 Network Card
Adobe® Reader X
No DataSafe

[Ebiz1]

Asus N82JV is doing wonders for me as a uni student, its quiet and cool. Battery life is decent if im not gaming during lectures. 2 year warranty included at no cost comes in handy. Use to have an acer aspire and it was a piece of junk. I'm sticking to Japanese products

[Gavisann]

I have a friend who has the MSI FX 610, which has a 5470M with 6GB of DDR3 ram. You can code while gaming lol. I am ordering one now and it seems like a great system.

Here is the link: MSI FX610-034US Notebook AMD Phenom II Quad-Core P960(1.8GHz) 15.6" 6GB Memory 640GB HDD DVD Super Multi ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5470