Best laptop choice for Adobe work

I have always built my PC desktop computers so I could choose the best components for my graphics and dtp work. That was fine since both the computer and I were always at a fixed location. I am now returning to Italy and will be traveling extensively between clients in various countries and needing to take my/their work with me. A laptop seems the only practical solution. I have always had one as a portable unit for offsite, non-demanding tasks but choosing one as the main computer presents new considerations. Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign are my main software apps and these memory hogs are usually open at the same time. The new machine needs a wide screen and mega RAM. It also demands a video capability designed for graphics instead of gaming for which I have no interest.

I would welcome suggestions for a PC dream machine. I have USB external hard drives and CD/DVD burners so they are not important to the specs. I am assuming it is only a matter of choosing the right transformer to provide duel voltage capability.

A bit off topic but integrated into the same discussion, I will be doing a lot of digital archiving of documents and book pages – some of which are over a thousand years old. These are too fragile to accept much handling and certainly would not tolerate being upturned to place on a desktop scanner assuming one was available. I remember the old hand-held scanners which are still available for a few dollars but with drivers that do not function beyond Windows 95. I have seen some pen-sized units recently and know nothing about them. Anyone reading this have suggestions for more current portable scanning options that would interface with a laptop?

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I have always built my PC desktop computers so I could choose the best components for my graphics and dtp work. That was fine since both the computer and I were always at a fixed location. I am now returning to Italy and will be traveling extensively between clients in various countries and needing to take my/their work with me. A laptop seems the only practical solution. I have always had one as a portable unit for offsite, non-demanding tasks but choosing one as the main computer presents new considerations. Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign are my main software apps and these memory hogs are usually open at the same time. The new machine needs a wide screen and mega RAM. It also demands a video capability designed for graphics instead of gaming for which I have no interest.

I would welcome suggestions for a PC dream machine. I have USB external hard drives and CD/DVD burners so they are not important to the specs. I am assuming it is only a matter of choosing the right transformer to provide duel voltage capability.

I would add built-in wifi support to your list of requirements. There are any number of good notebooks available that fit your specs. I have a Dell Inspiron with a built in CD burner that will take up to 2 gig of memory.

A bit off topic but integrated into the same discussion, I will be doing a lot of digital archiving of documents and book pages – some of which are over a thousand years old. These are too fragile to accept much handling and certainly would not tolerate being upturned to place on a desktop scanner assuming one was available. I remember the old hand-held scanners which are still available for a few dollars but with drivers that do not function beyond Windows 95. I have seen some pen-sized units recently and know nothing about them. Anyone reading this have suggestions for more current portable scanning options that would interface with a laptop?

I think a digital camera, perhaps with a small tripod or copy stand would be perfect for this. If you need lighting, an eternal electronic flash with a diffuser would do the job well, without touching the material being copied.
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Mike Russell
www.curvemeister.com

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I have always built my PC desktop computers so I could choose the best components for my graphics and dtp work. That was fine since both the computer and I were always at a fixed location. I am now returning to Italy and will be traveling extensively between clients in various countries and needing to take my/their work with me. A laptop seems the only practical solution. I have always had one as a portable unit for offsite, non-demanding tasks but choosing one as the main computer presents new considerations. Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign are my main software apps and these memory hogs are usually open at the same time. The new machine needs a wide screen and mega RAM. It also demands a video capability designed for graphics instead of gaming for which I have no interest.
I would welcome suggestions for a PC dream machine. I have USB external hard drives and CD/DVD burners so they are not important to the specs. I am assuming it is only a matter of choosing the right transformer to provide duel voltage capability.

I would add built-in wifi support to your list of requirements. There are any number of good notebooks available that fit your specs. I have a Dell Inspiron with a built in CD burner that will take up to 2 gig of memory.

I have always built my PC desktop computers so I could choose the best components for my graphics and dtp work. That was fine since both the computer and I were always at a fixed location. I am now returning to Italy and will be traveling extensively between clients in various countries and needing to take my/their work with me. A laptop seems the only practical solution. I have always had one as a portable unit for offsite, non-demanding tasks but choosing one as the main computer presents new considerations. Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign are my main software apps and these memory hogs are usually open at the same time. The new machine needs a wide screen and mega RAM. It also demands a video capability designed for graphics instead of gaming for which I have no interest.

I would welcome suggestions for a PC dream machine. I have USB external hard drives and CD/DVD burners so they are not important to the specs. I am assuming it is only a matter of choosing the right transformer to provide duel voltage capability.