A graphic design laptop requires a special considerations due to the intense requirements of most graphics based applications.
While desktop users have plenty of space and four additional hardware and graphics cards, notebook users have a very limited amount of space in which to pack in electronic components.
But how do you choose a compact design while still having all of the performance-boosting features? You have to do some research. And that's just what we've done. Read on.
Video Card Is The Key
The single biggest factor you'll need to consider is the selection of the video card and acceleration options for your netbook / netbook. You see, the graphics card in a DESKTOP unit can be as big as YOUR WHOLE NOTEBOOK.
Go Crazy On Ram
And I do mean crazy. Allot 20% of your budget into this area. You'll be taxing your system to its maximums and you need an instant 'playing field' of random-access (instant access) information. This is the type of data exchange within your notebook that is the fastest--access from RAM.
Alternatively, systems with low RAM (or even average) will see their hard-drive lights illuminated and pulsing like a radio-tower beacon light....pulsing constantly as information is swapped back-and-forth from your hard-drive to RAM...over and over.
Plan on getting 4GB RAM for any graphic design notebook or laptop.