What is the best computer for doing website design?

Let it be a Mac or a PC you can work on both. I usually use a PC but sometimes I use my Mac. An average computer can work on web design projects now a days.

You can create fantastic websites with just text editors.

To design a website dreamweaver is best editing software and 1 GB Ram should be enough with good processor to design interactive website designs.

Both Pc and Mac are best for design a website.But if you are in the field of Marketing then you can use Laptop.In this case text editors lies much better than PC or Mac.

photoshop/notepad combo meal deal

Dreamweaver is the WORST way to get into web design if you want to take it seriously. Learn by trial and error and code by hand. Mac - textedit/coda/espresso PC - notepad++/aptana

As for "computer" I prefer a desktop machine. I'm running dual monitors and usually have several things open at once so I can move between apps quickly and even drag files from one open program to another. This makes for a much easier work flow.

Dreamweaver is the best way to get into web design.

Welcome to WF, Anna!

I'm still stuck on stupid about laptops - they are extremely convenient, but they need to be recharged every few hours and do scream 'Steal me!'

You are very wise to choose your software first - which pretty much decides for you whether to go PC or Mac.

The only caveat that applies is making sure that you can expand your RAM - specifically built-in expansion slots so you can add RAM over simply replacing the existing RAM.

Mac!!!!!!!!

There are many computers are available for doing web site but HP Envy 17 is best for you. It is a very solid laptop that gets you many features for the price. The highlghts cover bifold 320 GB harder drives, an insanely powerful ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5850, i5-450m processor and USB 3.0.

Interesting, I thought a Mac/PC brawl would break out and instead we get a Dreamweaver debate. I'm not religious so if the code is the means to the end then go handwritten code but if you just want to knock out sites then use Dreamweaver.

Any feedback on Linux/Ubuntu HTML editors such as Quanta Plus by the way?

Any laptop, you just need a good program! (:
but i i should choose one, i would choose Apple Macbook

Not matter what pc you are using..it matters with what programs you are using and who are using.

Either one is good. At school I use a mac for web design, at home I have a PC. They are both good. You just have to know the operating system and short cuts on the keyboards.

I think HP would be the best..

To learn website design it doesn't make the slightest bit of difference whether it's a PC or Mac, it's just all about preference. I learnt HTML on on a PC by using Dreamweaver. I'm a visual person so when I used Dreamweavers visual editor I could see the code being written which made me want to mess around with the code and changing the code you can see the changes immediately in the visual side too. Dreamweaver can be used as notepad too if you only want to learn by writing code. The thing I loved about Dreamweaver was the built in FTP and now its ability to work hand in hand with Photoshop makes it unbeatable for industry standard designers BUT having said that, again it's all about how you personally learn best. Don't get confused because of other peoples preferences of which one is better or not. Experiment and you'll soon find out what is best for you.

Financially it's better to experiment with Notepad as it's free on every computer.

Well I think HP would be the best

Congrats on jumping into the website design business. You're getting ready for an awesome adventure. I've been design sites for 15 years and seen quite an evolution. While I've been using DW since version 1.0, when my son asked me how to learn to design sites, I had him start out with a basic HTML / CSS book (although it was awfully thiick . . .LOL).

But that wasn't your question . . you were asking about WHAT computer to purchase. First get the MOST you can afford, but recognize there will always be something bigger and better coming down the line. While MACS do amazing graphics and are user friendly, for some reason, many of clients end up having issues access their sites. I have been told the PC emulators works well, but I've not experienced it myself.

If you're getting the latest computer with WINDOWS 7, you'll want to get the maximum number of RAMS. This helps with your speed when you have multiple windows open and especially if you have larger pictures. I currently have 4 MB ram on my 2 year old computer and I haven't run in to a slow down yet. One other addition to consider is a separate video card. Nowadays video processing is resident on the motherboard, but you can speed it up by having a stand alone video card.

One other thought you might consider . . . if your goal is to build websites for others, consider starting using Wordpress. You'll have the basic setup ready to go, there is a unending amount of FREE templates and even paid templates, and it allows you client to enter the content as they desire (the number one thing that used to hold me up from finishing a website!).

Let us know what you end up getting,Anna.

All the best

Theresa 8-)