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1143626 2010-10-11 05:58:00 Not sure if I should be posting this here but anyway.

I am a Windows person, not a mac person, and I'm wanting to buy a new laptop or tower. I am a web and graphics designer, so I need one with some good grunt, preferably Windows 7. I will be running programs like photoshop, After effects, etc etc, so will probably need to be a 64-bit. can any of you give me any ideas as to a good computer to get?
dpDesignz (15919)
1143627 2010-10-11 06:01:00 well you said no macs, but macs are very good for graphics stuff nedkelly (9059)
1143628 2010-10-11 06:16:00 Yea. I love mac's and their programs, I've just grown up with windows and know it inside out, so want one of them. I am getting a mac eventually, but they're easy to find what I want, PC's not so much dpDesignz (15919)
1143629 2010-10-11 06:18:00 Well I found macs very easy to learn. nedkelly (9059)
1143630 2010-10-11 06:39:00 Build your own if you know how. It generally works out cheaper and is much easier to upgrade later on. pcuser42 (130)
1143631 2010-10-11 06:52:00 Something with an i7 maybe, a gigabyte or asus motherboard, 4-8Gb RAM +64bit windows 7 would be a good starting point I'm guessing although an i5 might also be ok and then a decent GPU.

Funny how when you say no macs people try to convince you otherwise even when you try and placate them by pointing out you are going to get one eventually
gary67 (56)
1143632 2010-10-11 07:05:00 ok. Thanks for the recommendations guys. great help. next question, if building my own, where do you recommend buying parts from. I'm in the waikato district dpDesignz (15919)
1143633 2010-10-11 07:11:00 Where in the Waikato?? Its a big place Speedy Gonzales (78)
1143634 2010-10-11 07:13:00 pbtech..? jareemon (5207)
1143635 2010-10-11 07:14:00 ok. Thanks for the recommendations guys. great help. next question, if building my own, where do you recommend buying parts from. I'm in the waikato district

I use Ascent (free overnight shipping :D), although Computer Lounge also seems to get good comments as well.
pcuser42 (130)
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