Fujitsu for Photoshop?

I just purchased the Adobe Creative Suite 2, and my old Dell can't quite cut it any more. I need a laptop with superior color fidelity that can run Photoshop & Illustrator without slowing to a crawl.

After looking around a bit on the web, I've settled on Fujitsu because of the beauty of its screens.

Here's my question: Would a maxed-out C2330 (Configuration: Processor Intel Pentium M processor 745 (1.80 GHz, 2 MB L2 cache, 400 MHz FSB) System Memory 1.25 GB DDR 266 SDRAM) be significantly slower/less powerful than a maxed-out N3510 (Configuration: Processor Intel Pentium M 740 (1.73GHz, 533MHz FSB, 2MB L2 cache) System Memory 2 GB Dual-Channel DDR 2 operating at 400 MHz)? The C2330 is one of those irritating models where you can only access one DIMM, so you're stuck with 256 MB in one slot... Does fast, dual-channel DDR & the extra 750 MBs RAM really make that much of a difference, or would I be better off spending the money on a faster hard drive, and upgrade again in a few years after LongHorn takes us all to 64-bit processors?

Advice would be appreciated . Thanks.

 

I would say so, RAM does make quite a difference, and the n3510 does have the 915 chipset rather then the 855.

However, the n3510 should also be significantly more expensive as you mentioned.

I don't see the c2330 here, what's the price difference?

 

Thanks for your quick response.

On ebay, the c2330s are a steal - as low as $650 from Fujitsu's outlet store (of course, I'd have to get lucky with the auction & also spend another $130 on RAM & $200 or so on a faster hard drive.)

The lowest I've seen an N3510 go for is $860 (and I'd have to spend about $260 on RAM to get it up to the 2 GB mark... I probably would wait on the hard drive.)

But ebay is uncertain, and my patience with my Inspiron is wearing thin....

 

Ah eBay...

It seems quite a difference. I'd go with the n3510, as even when Longhorn does come out, it's not necessary for us to use it and, it could still be buggy, so the need to use it may not be needed just yet.

Do those have warranties?

Also, check out www.portableone.com for Fujitsu laptops.

 

Thanks for your help. Most articles I've been reading say the current 915 mainboards don't offer too much of an improvement (other than for 3d rendering using onboard video - but why get a laptop with onboard video if you want to work in 3d?) Similarly I guess dual-channel is not all it's cracked up to be....

The 750 MB difference, and the faster memory might matter for me, though.

But the apeal of a new Fujitsu for $650.... who can resist?