http://www.buy.com/prod/asus-ul30vt-a1-13-3-laptop-intel-core2-duo-su7300-1-3ghz-4gb-500gb-hdd/q/listingid/85888293/loc/101/213725106.html
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834146807
http://www.provantage.com/acer-lx-pua02-071~7ACEN137.htm
I’m mostly torn between the second and third, but the first one, but I’m no good at judging a graphic card, so I’d like some opinions first (:
I’m also trying to stay below $1,000 on this.
For school, it would really only be running Microsoft Office, Photoshop, and other similar programs. [web development major, graphic design minor; that was all they told me I'd be using, anyhow]
As far as gaming goes, it’d mostly be for Fallout 3 & *possibly* New Vegas when it comes out. Maybe the older Wolfenstein games, but those aren’t exactly high-end graphics.
If there’s any problems with the discrete graphic cards in those laptops, which ones should I be keeping an eye out for? o:
Of the 3, the Acer has the best GPU, but even that’ll run Fo3 and F:NV pretty crappy. Aim for a laptop with a MR HD 5650 or a GeForce GT 320M. Look through Newegg and you’ll find one within your budget, though not sure about size and weight.
Edit:
Some links to look through
If you want high res screens, and save a little for the 0 Dead Pixel warranty if you decide to configure:http://www.xoticpc.com/force-nblb2-built…http://www.xoticpc.com/sager-np5125-buil…http://www.xoticpc.com/sager-np2180-buil…http://www.xoticpc.com/sager-np7110-buil…
For ready built:http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductLis…http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductLis…http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductLis…
If you are into gaming, go for the third one. That acer laptop has the best graphics card among the three.
You should get a small dell laptop and buy all of the programs
You should get a hp laptop and buy all of the program