Which notebook is best for graphic design?
Thanks for asking!
Right off the bat as soon as you ask a question like that people will steer you towards the Mac. And there’s good reason to do so. Mac’s are great for doing what you want to do and not being bothered by doing all the messy administrative tasks a Windows user has to do. OS X is much more stable and everything’s much simpler on a Mac.
If you decide to go the Mac route go with the MacBook Pro. If your going to be doing graphics design (Photoshop, Illustrator etc…I presume?) then you not going to want to be staring at the small 13.3” screen the normal MacBook offers. The Pro comes in a 15” version and a 17” version. Going with either one depends on personal preference; you’ll be the one staring at the screen for hours at end.
There is always the option of buying a standalone monitor as well to attach to the MacBook.
If you don’t want to go Apple then these are the specs your looking for:
- Dual Core Processor
- 2 GB of RAM
- 160GB Hard Drive (at least)
- 15.4” or bigger screen
- Firewire and USB ports
As far as brand goes Dell and HP make pretty good laptops. Stay away from “value” brands.
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I had an additional question to ask… I was told a macbook was too small…memory speaking…to run the programs I would need in a graphic design career. is that true?
Hi!
The macbook is indeed going to run somewhat slow with programs such as Photoshop. I’d either recommend going with the Pro or upgrading the RAM on the macbook.