LP over PC

P2xelgen · 06-07-2008, 04:37 PM

Its time for an upgrade.
Now I'm thinking of a Laptop over a PC. All I ever do is use CS2 / 3Dmax 9 and web serving. I've got my PS3/360 for games, would getting an LP a good idea or is PC still the king...

Diegio · 06-07-2008, 05:06 PM

Hmm, if you're a traveling person, than I suggest buying a Laptop.
But still, I think the pc is a lot better.
It's stronger though, and if you're using max, than I suggest buying a PC.
But it still depends on the price.
How many dollar would you spend for a laptop or pc?

sarge mat · 06-07-2008, 05:19 PM

TBH do you think you could use that small Mouse pad thing that laptops come with for Max et? If you dont need to bring it with you then get a PC as you will end up putting it at a desk with a proper mouse etc anyway.

Jonathan · 06-07-2008, 05:28 PM

I have a pretty decent laptop (Core 2 Duo, 8400m, 3gb RAM, Vista 32 but I wish it was XP32

).

Anyway, I only use it when I'm tired or am away from my PC, however, I wouldn't suggest buying a laptop if it'll be your only workstation.

My desktop is a quad-core and 8gb of RAM and an 8800gt, and you can't even get anything like that in a laptop.

If a laptop has an "8800" card in it, it's still going to be slower than a desktop 8600 for example (usually speaking).

doylle · 06-08-2008, 01:00 AM

If you realy want a muscle machine, then i'd go for the desktop. However, if you're only using it for max and photoshop then a dual core laptop with 2 gig ram is more than sufficient. I do all my stuff on my laptop, everything. I recently upgraded from 1 gig to 2 gig, and i noticed that this makes a huge difference. With the 2 gig I can even run UT3 with the settings on high, and it'll still run at a very good fps.

It's realy more a personal decision i think..

laughing_bun · 06-08-2008, 02:36 AM

laptops are cool, and portability is always cool. Working with a laptop is just always kind of clunky... SO desktop is still king in my book!

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06-07-2008, 05:19 PM	#3 (permalink)
sarge mat Senior Artist 794 - 34	TBH do you think you could use that small Mouse pad thing that laptops come with for Max et? If you dont need to bring it with you then get a PC as you will end up putting it at a desk with a proper mouse etc anyway.

06-07-2008, 05:28 PM	#4 (permalink)
Jonathan Industry Artist 164 - 8	I have a pretty decent laptop (Core 2 Duo, 8400m, 3gb RAM, Vista 32 but I wish it was XP32 ). Anyway, I only use it when I'm tired or am away from my PC, however, I wouldn't suggest buying a laptop if it'll be your only workstation. My desktop is a quad-core and 8gb of RAM and an 8800gt, and you can't even get anything like that in a laptop. If a laptop has an "8800" card in it, it's still going to be slower than a desktop 8600 for example (usually speaking).

06-08-2008, 02:36 AM	#6 (permalink)
laughing_bun Senior Artist 270 - 36	laptops are cool, and portability is always cool. Working with a laptop is just always kind of clunky... SO desktop is still king in my book!