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# 1 30-11-2007 , 11:06 AM

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I'm looking to get a laptop, mainly for modeling and Photoshop purposes.

I'm not sure if it'll be a desktop replacement or not, but if it will be, I'd like to play a few games on occasion on it.

I've looked around, and so far the Dell Precision seems to be the best choice I can find.
https://www1.ca.dell.com/content/prod...ca1&l=en&s=biz
I think it's pretty much focused on 3D work.

Any suggestions?

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# 2 30-11-2007 , 08:06 PM

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Ive got the dell XPS M1710, had it a year now, with no probs at all and its dragged backward and forward to uni every day.

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# 3 01-12-2007 , 04:15 AM

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I've come across these that look like they can handle Maya https://shop.lenovo.com/us/landing_pa...ecoupon?cid=us|semd|ggl|us_thinkpad_ec_en|t11C7|s&&s_kwcid=think pad|1001021461

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# 4 01-12-2007 , 07:54 AM

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Wow, seems really cool, only theres one problem....... it's a Dell!!

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# 5 02-12-2007 , 08:05 PM

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dell precision series in the small business section, any1 can buy stuff from there

they have quadro cards, awsome machines i got an m90 and it handles maya and the rest of the apps better that the desktops at uni, it also plays crysis which is handy

Now at SMU doing BSc 3D Computer Animation so its hard to get on here
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# 6 03-12-2007 , 08:09 PM

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Originally posted by pbman
dell precision series in the small business section, any1 can buy stuff from there

they have quadro cards, awsome machines i got an m90 and it handles maya and the rest of the apps better that the desktops at uni, it also plays crysis which is handy

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Anything that can play Crysis is handy.

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