Recommendations for laptop for Animation/Illustration Major

[BobbyDrake]

Hey, everyone.

I'm an animation and illustration major and I need a solid laptop. I already built a new gaming-calibar rig just a couple months ago as my main workshop. However, I need a means for mobility for when I'm not at home.

I'm going to be running various programs along the lines of Maya and ZBrush, Photoshop/Coral, Adobe Premiere, etc. So, good resolution is needed, for sure.

I know a bunch of people are probably going to say "Get a Mac." But, I have a Mac, already, and it's full of music production software for when I need to score my short films.

Besides, since the companies gives it's customers 2 liscences to put the program on any 2 computers, I figure putting it on a PC and a laptop would be more effecient, since I don't want to spend all that money Mac-ifying all my software that I already have for Windows. (which would, probably, come out to about the same amount as buying a laptop, anyway.)

Any thoughts? Much obliged.

 

[hpfreak]

I'm lost without a price range... I can give you a 10,000 dollar recommendation if you don't specify... Please.. fill out the questions located here: http/www.tomshardware.com/forum/50797-35-read-buying-laptop

 

[BobbyDrake]

Sorry, I left out the price range. My max would be around 2,000. Maybe 2,500.

 

[hpfreak]

Still...
Please fill out these questions... I need to know things like screen size preference etc...

http/www.tomshardware.com/forum/50797-35-read-buying-laptop


Answer ALL the questions please.

 

[hpfreak]

How about this?


Configuration #: 1DC6NK

Configuration URL: http/www.cyberpowerpc.com/saved/1DC6NK

Product Name: Xplorer X7-Xtreme S1 Gaming Notebook

Price: $2,479.00

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*BASE_PRICE:[+2135]

ADAPTER:Clevo Full Range AC Adapter 300W, AC in 100~240V, 50~60Hz, DC Output 20V, 15A

BAGS:Free Deluxe Carrying Bag for 17 Inch Notebook

BATTERY:Clevo Removable Polymer Smart Lithium-Ion Battery Pack 78.44Wh

BLUETOOTH:Built-in Bluetooth v2.1 + EDR module

CD:8X DVD±R/RW/4X + DL Super-Multi Drive (NB-351-DVDRW)

CPU:Intel® Core™ i7-960 3.20 GHz 8M Intel Smart Cache LGA1366

FLASHMEDIA:Built-In 9in1 Media Reader

HDD:750GB 7200RPM SATA300 Hard Drive [+70]

HDD2:750GB 7200RPM SATA300 Hard Drive [+135]

HDD3:None

HDMI:Built-in HDMI-Out Port

IEEE_CARD:Built-in IEEE-1394b Firewire Port

INVERTER:None

KEYBOARD:Built-in Keyboard

MEMORY:12GB (4GBx3) DDR3-1333 SODIMM Triple-Channel Memory [+139] (Corsair or Major Brand)

MONITOR:None

MOTHERBOARD:Intel X58 Express Chipset Mainboard

MOUSE:BUILT-IN TOUCHPAD

NETWORK:Built-in 10/100/1000 Mbps Network Card

NOTEBOOK:Clevo X7200 Notebook 17.3" FHD 16:9 1920x1080 Display w/ 2.0 MP Webcam, HDMI Port, 802.11n Wireless, IEEE-1394b, Clevo Li-Ion Battery, & Clevo AC Adapter

NOTEBOOK_COVER:X7-Xtreme Notebook Cover - Original Metallic Black

OS:* Microsoft® Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit Edition)

RAID:Non-RAID Storage

RUSH:NO; READY TO SHIP IN 5~10 BUSINESS DAYS

SECURITY:Built-in Biometric Fingerprint Sensor

SERVICE:STANDARD 1-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY AND LIFE-TIME TECHNICAL SUPPORT

SOUND:Built-in 3D Premium Surround Sound

SPEAKERS:Built-in Stereo Speakers System

TVRC:None

USB:Built-in 3x USB2.0 Ports + 2x USB3.0 Ports

USBFLASH:None

USBHD:None

VIDEO:NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560M 1.5GB GDDR5 VRAM Video

VIDEOCAMERA1:Built-in 2.0 Mega Pixel Camera

WNC:MSI MN11BGN Wireless 802.11 b/g/n Range Network Card Adapter

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[hpfreak]

It has a desktop grade CPU. Your getting the same performance as a desktop 😉