[xxtimbo]

Ive got a desktop computor, now Im thinking of buying a laptop to use off line... maybe get gimp and basic photoshop in there and attach a graphics pad.

Maybe in an emergency I could get online with it... hopefully Ill be able to transfer lots of pics from my desk top to work on .

Any advice on what to get ? never had a laptop before.

[dmp]

I have a Sony vaio and my wife has an asus, they're both used a great deal both on line and off line, go to one of the superstores and try a few, I wouldn't be without mine. Think what you want to do with it and what size screen you need etc.
Dave

[Daedroth]

Couldn't you have at least given us your approximate budget?

[xxtimbo]

surely £400 to £500 would do it
screen size the bigger the better

[tealady]

What's wrong with the desktop?

[xxtimbo]

Nothing, but with a laptop I can work anywhere.... that desktop is getting too heavy to lug around

[Alan F]

Originally Posted by xxtimbo

Maybe in an emergency I could get online with it...

Don't think of the internet as an 'emergency option'. You will need internet connectivity to download updates for Windows and your Anti Virus, as well as general browsing/downloads.

For a laptop this, sensibly, means that you need WiFi so budget for a suitable router as well.

[cnbcwatcher]

Originally Posted by xxtimbo

Nothing, but with a laptop I can work anywhere.... that desktop is getting too heavy to lug around

You lug around the desktop everywhere you go?

[xxtimbo]

Are there any laptops more suited to
photoshop and image manipulation ?
gimp etc ?