Solved! Need best laptop I can get for Adobe Master Suite!

[4g64fiero]

First off, my budget is around a 1000 usd

I would have more but I just spent more than that on the desktop I built.

I need a laptop that can handle using Adobe master suite cs4 and Maya. I am a student, if you haven't figured that out by now!

I am not sure what these programs need the most. It just seems that I need as much speed as I can get.
I was thinking about just buying a laptop with 4gb ram then upgrading that myself. I am assuming a 500gb 7200rpm hdd should be fine. I am really confused as to what video card I should look for as I have no idea what hardware resources these programs tax the most.

I am not an AMD or INTEL purist, just looking for the best in this price range....Any help is appreaciated!

 

[Maziar]

Are you planing to game too ? also what screen size do you want ?

 

[4g64fiero]

Well I want a 1080p capable monitor just in case I add blu ray. Who knows if that will be possible because of all the hdcp stuff.

Anyways, I would like to game on it, but that is not a priority as I know 1k usd isnt alot for a laptop.

 

[Maziar]

Sager NP2180 would be a great choice
http/www.xoticpc.com/sager-np2180-built-compal-nblb2-custom-laptop-p-2776.html

 

[4g64fiero]

Is that 5650 going to be sufficient?

Otherwise, I played around with the options and this laptop looks nice!

 

[Maziar]

Its a good mid-range card that can handle games fine on medium settings(some on high)