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    laptop decsion need help !!!

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by shkj2, Dec 23, 2004.

  1. shkj2

    shkj2 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi All,
    After months and months of research (6 months to be exact)

    So here it goes:

    I need some in choosing a Laptop for my Digital Photography business,And I was wondering if you could please help me ????
    I basically have my choices down to (2) machines and here they are with their configurations:

    HP ZD8000:

    Microsoft(R) Windows(R) XP Professional

    Intel(R) Pentium(R)4 processor 540 w/HT Technology (3.2 GHZ)

    17.0" WSXGA+ BrightView Wide Viewing (1680x1050)

    1.0GB DDR2 SDRAM, 400MHz (2x512MB)

    60 GB 72000 RPM Hard Drive


    8X DVD +/- RW/R & CD-RW Combo Drive

    256MB ATI Mobility Radeon(TM) X600 (PCI EXPRESS)

    54g(TM) Integ. Broadcom 802.11b/g WLAN & Bluetooth

    DELL INSPIRON 9200:

    Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional

    Intel® Pentium® M 755 Processor (2GHz/400MHz FSB)

    17" UltraSharp™ Wide Screen XGA+ Display

    128MB ATI's™ Mobility Radeon™ 9700

    1GB DDR SDRAM at 333MHz 2 Dimm

    8x CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer write capability

    80GB Hard Drive

    Intel® PRO/Wireless 2200 Internal Wireless (802.11 b/g,

    Dell™ TrueMobile™ 300 Bluetooth Internal Card

    Which machine is going to gives me better performance when working in Photoshop converting my RAW files to TIFFS & JPEGS and then doing image correction and manipulation ???

    I do not play games at all

    Both machines cost within $200 of one another

    The machine is generally never unplugged from the A/C

    MAIN USE: Alot of digital photography,basic office apps,burning CD's/DVD's and the web

    Performance is the most important factor That's what I am looking for because I am upgrading from another laptop

    It is a Dell Inspiron 8200
    P4-M 1.8 with 768 megs of ram PC2100
    64 meg ATI Raedon 9000
    60 gig 7200 Hitachi drive (main drive-O/S)
    60 gig 5400 rpm ibm (modular bay-DATA STORAGE)
    orinoco gold b/g client card
    15" uxga screen (1600x1200 resolution)
    24x CDRW/DVD combo drive
    on board Firewire
    PCMCIA USB 2.0 card
    I just have to be sure it will be a noticeable difference ????

    Any Suggestions would be greatly appreciated..........Thanks in advance.........Shkj
     
    shkj2, Dec 23, 2004
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  2. Ballin4life

    Ballin4life Notebook Evangelist

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    i would say, that if its never going to leave a/c, go for the zd8000. u get HT with that, which makes it faster, and you get pci express, which does not only benifit graphics, it does other things too.
     
    Ballin4life, Dec 23, 2004
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