Recommend a laptop?

Hi Sara

Having seen what you do (Happy Customer) I think that a large screen is critical. I am sitting here on a 17" screen and it is just big enough to do everything I need including videos and other graphics stuff.

I honestly think that anything smaller will not work for you.

Therefore you need a good graphics capability and I would recommend an external hard drive for all your videos. This means that all your hard work is safe from your main laptop. it also will not slow it down because the main "C" drive is free from large videos and clutter.

All the best

Kenj

Sara, if you want a top spec CPU take a look at the AMD phenom 2 hexacore chip, the model number is 1090T.

The i7 is slightly better than the 1090T but its 4 x the price. The 1090T is much easier to overclock too but its not needed.

Id also aim for 8GB of RAM.

Im running a 1090T with 8GB of RAM on my system and i can have SEO Link robot, bookmarking demon, article marketing robot and autobacklink bomb all running at the same time while i browse the Internet with no lag.

hope this helps

cheers

alan

That depends on what you're really going to use the laptop for will determine the appropriate processor you should choose. I'm very happy with the i5 processor, and I'm only running 4 gigs of ram (although there are times when I do run out of memory, but I usually run about 50 tabs or so in my web browser (I am somewhat of a power user).

I went with the i5 because I didn't see the advantage to moving up to an i7 over what i required in the i5.

RAM is upgradable in MOST laptops, in some rare instances it is not upgradable, but those are more on the lower end of the laptop market (netbook/older laptop space). And they are usually a really easy upgrade, so I wouldn't be concerned with it as a - I need to have this RAM at this much before I purchase the laptop.
- Upgrading ram if you're not already familiar with the process is as easy as:
disconnect the power from the laptop
pull the battery
unscrew the bottom of the laptop where the memory compartment is
there are two little latches holding the ram into place (touch metal first to discharge the static electricity from your body before you touch anything inside the laptop)
if you pull the little latches out, it should pop the RAM out so that you can pull the chip out easily.
the RAM chips that I have installed only go in one way, so it is difficult to install the chip incorrectly
push the RAM chip down into place so the latches secure the chip into place
close up the laptop, plug everything back up, and you should see the increased RAM when you view the system properties

When I was researching laptops, the i7 was about 300 - 400 extra over the i5. While I might be able to take some advantage of the extra horsepower, (sort of like buying a Jaguar or a Ferrari - when you only need a Nissan Altima or a Honda Civic.

Chances are when you get to the point when you are using the extra horsepower in the laptop, you will know if you need the i7, and the prices will have dropped significantly, and newer processors will have come out by then.