Budget laptop advice

Arnold Grove · November 2nd, 2006

Hi guys,

I'm owed 5k from a client who has decided not to pay me (an issue all unto itself) but in the mean time, I was hoping you hardware gurus could point me to a budget laptop from Dell that I could use for a short time, good enough to get up to speed on Max and VRay. Im a LW and EI user now, and I cant wait to dig into Max and Ray.

Until I can get a new desktop system for serious 2d and 3d projects, mainly just to learn and do stills and Ill also need to run the Adobe suite in the $800 to $1500 range.

I had my unit all picked out, from great advice here, when the client decided to screw me. 3 months work down the drain. So now my wife is going to charge a new Dell on our Discover card. (ouch)

thanks a bunch, arnie

Greg Hess · November 3rd, 2006

Arnold,

Because of the Vista Delay, manufacturers will be falling over themselves this Xmas trying to sell computers. I highly suggest watching...

http://www.hot-deals.org
and
http://www.bensbargains.net

Daily for deals. There was just a crazy laptop deal recently that was practically a 2ghz core2duo with a gb of ram, and multiyear warranty for 800.

Arnold Grove · November 3rd, 2006

Thanks Greg, I saw that thread youre refering to, actually, I posted mine and THEN saw that one, and yes it looks great. My wife got an email from Dell with that model.

Thanks for the link,,,,Im on the jazz, arnie

November 2nd, 2006	#1 (permalink)
Arnold Grove Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Tampa Posts: 141 Name: Arnold Grove	Budget laptop advice Hi guys, I'm owed 5k from a client who has decided not to pay me (an issue all unto itself) but in the mean time, I was hoping you hardware gurus could point me to a budget laptop from Dell that I could use for a short time, good enough to get up to speed on Max and VRay. Im a LW and EI user now, and I cant wait to dig into Max and Ray. Until I can get a new desktop system for serious 2d and 3d projects, mainly just to learn and do stills and Ill also need to run the Adobe suite in the $800 to $1500 range. I had my unit all picked out, from great advice here, when the client decided to screw me. 3 months work down the drain. So now my wife is going to charge a new Dell on our Discover card. (ouch) thanks a bunch, arnie

November 3rd, 2006	#2 (permalink)
Greg Hess Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: University of Maryland Age: 30 Posts: 1,012 Name: Greg Hess	Re: Budget laptop advice Arnold, Because of the Vista Delay, manufacturers will be falling over themselves this Xmas trying to sell computers. I highly suggest watching... http://www.hot-deals.org and http://www.bensbargains.net Daily for deals. There was just a crazy laptop deal recently that was practically a 2ghz core2duo with a gb of ram, and multiyear warranty for 800.

November 3rd, 2006	#3 (permalink)
Arnold Grove Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Tampa Posts: 141 Name: Arnold Grove	Re: Budget laptop advice Thanks Greg, I saw that thread youre refering to, actually, I posted mine and THEN saw that one, and yes it looks great. My wife got an email from Dell with that model. Thanks for the link,,,,Im on the jazz, arnie

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