Hey Guys,
First ever post! I’ve been looking to buy a laptop and have combed the internet for advice and information and this Forum looks really helpful!
I am looking to buy a laptop for no more than £300 (roughly $450 – but I will have to buy from the UK).
As a recent graduate of a course that I no longer want anything to do with I want to try my hand at web design/digital illustration. As these will be tentative steps into a world that I could either love or hate I don’t want to make a heavy investment to begin with. Thus I am hoping to get away with a (cheapish) laptop that can let me do the fundamentals, i.e. run Photoshop, illustrator, Dreamweaver…
I know that these programmes will demand a decent processor/RAM/Hard Drive (which I have very little knowledge on)
So I ask you, my esteemed friends, are there any products that come to mind?
Here’s a laptop that has taken my eye.
It’s an Asus K52N-EX366V
AMD Phenom II N660 3GHz (no idea about processors, is this better than i3? Dual core?)
3GB RAM (if I pay a little more I can get 4GB, do I need to?)
320GB HDD (not massively important as I have a 1TB external HDD)
15.6" HD LED (I Like)
ATI Mobility Radeon HD4200 (I assume this is good?)
HDMI port (essential for me)
This all comes to £330. I know a little over budget, but seems reasonable…
So go easy on me, these might be dumbass questions but im very green!
P.S. is Asus a good manufacturer?
First ever post! I’ve been looking to buy a laptop and have combed the internet for advice and information and this Forum looks really helpful!
I am looking to buy a laptop for no more than £300 (roughly $450 – but I will have to buy from the UK).
As a recent graduate of a course that I no longer want anything to do with I want to try my hand at web design/digital illustration. As these will be tentative steps into a world that I could either love or hate I don’t want to make a heavy investment to begin with. Thus I am hoping to get away with a (cheapish) laptop that can let me do the fundamentals, i.e. run Photoshop, illustrator, Dreamweaver…
I know that these programmes will demand a decent processor/RAM/Hard Drive (which I have very little knowledge on)
So I ask you, my esteemed friends, are there any products that come to mind?
Here’s a laptop that has taken my eye.
It’s an Asus K52N-EX366V
AMD Phenom II N660 3GHz (no idea about processors, is this better than i3? Dual core?)
3GB RAM (if I pay a little more I can get 4GB, do I need to?)
320GB HDD (not massively important as I have a 1TB external HDD)
15.6" HD LED (I Like)
ATI Mobility Radeon HD4200 (I assume this is good?)
HDMI port (essential for me)
This all comes to £330. I know a little over budget, but seems reasonable…
So go easy on me, these might be dumbass questions but im very green!
P.S. is Asus a good manufacturer?