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Obviously I want a laptop…But I’ve been having a hard decision choosing what I need. I’m on a budget of $700 at the most.
I want to do average video editing and some photoshop.
I know that gaming on a laptop isn’t that good and that you should go for a desktop, so I already ruled that out.
So..some video editing and some photoshop
And you know..the other everyday things like…Media, Internet surfing, Email..etc…
So, are these good specs for what I want:
PLEASE TELL ME IF THESE SPECS ARE TOO MUCH FOR WHAT I’M LOOKING FOR…WHETHER IT BE THE PROCESSOR OR RAM OR HARDRIVE..WHATEVER!…ID BE GREAT TO LOWER IT
Intel Core™ 2 Duo P7450 (2.13GHz/1066Mhz FSB/3MB cache)
Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium Service Pack 1 64 Bit
15.6” High Definition+ (1600×900) LED Display with TrueLife
3GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 at 800MHz
160GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM)
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X4500HD (again..nothing specail like gaming..just some good ol’ video editing and photoshop)
8X CD / DVD Burner (Dual Layer DVD+/-R Drive)
9-cell battery (yah, I travel a good bit)
Dell Wireless 1397 802.11g Half Mini-Card (should I get a better one…a faster one with further range?)
Dell Wireless 365 Bluetooth Internal (2.1) (honestly, why do people use bluetooth…please tell me if I would use/even want this…)
High Definition Audio 2.0
Integrated 1.3 MP Webcam (yeah, I know..but its the best one they had…)

I am going to buy a new PC from Dell, and I’m going to get the Inspiron 530. I am not going to get the Celeron CPU, I will get at least the Pentium Dual Core E5200, but I was wondering what will make the most difference in performance, upgrading the CPU to a Core 2 Duo E7400, or upgrading the graphics to a 256MB ATI Radeon HD 345. I am going to use this computer for storing / playing music (iTunes mainly), watching films, web surfing, E-mail, MSN, and playing some games (nothing like Oblivion or Crysis, more like Sims 2 / 3, Counter Strike Source, Trackmania, and other Steam games) on medium settings. So, for all that, what would be better, Pentium Dual Core and 256MB ATI Radeon HD 345, or Core 2 Duo E7400 and Integrated Intel Graphic Media Accelerator 3100? The other specs will probably be 2GB 800Mhz RAM, 250GB HDD, 17″ 1440 x 900 Widescreen LCD monitor, DVD +/- RW drive, and integrated 7.1 HD audio. Thanks

I am considering upgrading from Windows XP-Pro to Windows 7.
I was wondering how reliable is this operating system?
Do you still have to load and run anti-virus and anti-spyware software
and run them periodically to clean up the trash from
surfing the internet? Are there a lot of DRM issues with playing
music or video in regard to copyright issues. Do I have to load
additional codecs just to watch a DVD on my computer
or is pretty much plug and play? I do not want to
illegally copy audio or video, but I do not
want to have to jump through a bunch
of hoops to merely play audio or video.
Your comments are appreciated,
harry

Any tips on how a guy could make some money to stay there for awile

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