My wife is looking for a computer to do graphic design. A laptop would obviously be more portable, but an external monitor would be required. She has worked with Photoshop, Illustrator, and Quark Xpress. She hasn't worked with any of them in 8 years.
I'd like to stay under $600 (excluding external monitor). If this isn't possible to do with a quality rig, then I can certainly build a desktop. Her laptops tend to get abused by both her and the kids, so a desktop is absolutely an option.
Gaming is absolutely non-important, but it seems logical that the same processing power and graphics requirements would probably be similar. To be clear, it will not be used for gaming. The other uses will be Pinterist, Facebook, and other such things.
Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Any external monitor suggestions would also be appreciated.
I'd like to stay under $600 (excluding external monitor). If this isn't possible to do with a quality rig, then I can certainly build a desktop. Her laptops tend to get abused by both her and the kids, so a desktop is absolutely an option.
Gaming is absolutely non-important, but it seems logical that the same processing power and graphics requirements would probably be similar. To be clear, it will not be used for gaming. The other uses will be Pinterist, Facebook, and other such things.
Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Any external monitor suggestions would also be appreciated.