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Nichod · 7th February 2006, 19:24

My current system is a:
A HP desktop:
2000+ AMD, 1024 MD DDR, 128 MB 9200 SE, 60 GB HD (not sure of RPM),
CDR/RW, and DVD ROM

The replacement I am looking at is:
A Compaq laptop:
Microsoft(R) Windows(R) XP Home Edition with SP2, AMD Turion(TM) 64
ML-40 (2.2GHz/1MB L2 Cache), 15.4" WXGA BrightView Widescreen!!,
15.4" WXGA BrightView Widescreen!!, 1280MB DDR SDRAM, 54g(TM)
802.11b/g WLAN w/ 125HSM/SpeedBooster(TM), 128MB ATI RADEON(R) XPRESS 200M w/Hypermemory(TM) (dedicated), DVD+/-RW/R & CD-RW Combo w/Double Layer Support for just a little over $800

Just curious how well you all think it will run with Carrara, etc. as
I have little to no experience with laptops. I do wonder if the RAM
can upgrade to above the 2GB the website states. I read somewhere that
the 64 bit chipsets tend to allow more RAM usually 4GB, but in order
to utilize it, the computer needs to have a 64 bit OS.

Brian

7th February 2006, 19:24	#1 (permalink)
Nichod Moderator Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 612	Laptop opinions? My current system is a: A HP desktop: 2000+ AMD, 1024 MD DDR, 128 MB 9200 SE, 60 GB HD (not sure of RPM), CDR/RW, and DVD ROM The replacement I am looking at is: A Compaq laptop: Microsoft(R) Windows(R) XP Home Edition with SP2, AMD Turion(TM) 64 ML-40 (2.2GHz/1MB L2 Cache), 15.4" WXGA BrightView Widescreen!!, 15.4" WXGA BrightView Widescreen!!, 1280MB DDR SDRAM, 54g(TM) 802.11b/g WLAN w/ 125HSM/SpeedBooster(TM), 128MB ATI RADEON(R) XPRESS 200M w/Hypermemory(TM) (dedicated), DVD+/-RW/R & CD-RW Combo w/Double Layer Support for just a little over $800 Just curious how well you all think it will run with Carrara, etc. as I have little to no experience with laptops. I do wonder if the RAM can upgrade to above the 2GB the website states. I read somewhere that the 64 bit chipsets tend to allow more RAM usually 4GB, but in order to utilize it, the computer needs to have a 64 bit OS. Brian __________________ Email Me. Visit my blog! Get hundreds of shader presets! Get Art of Shaders! And a preview for Art of Skin is now available. AMD Turion(TM) 64 ML-40 (2.2GHz/1MB L2 Cache) 1280 MB DDR 333mHz RAM 128MB ATI RADEON(R) XPRESS 200M w/Hypermemory(TM) 60 GB 4200 RPM Hard Drive DVD+/-RW/R & CD-RW Combo w/Double Layer Support 15.4" WXGA BrightView Widescreen (1280x800) I use.