I am a freelance writer who has branched out into some basic graphic design. I use mainly Corel Draw and Photoshop, but I’m getting to the point where my laptop, a Dell Inspiron, isn’t keeping up with the demands of newsletter layout, ads, etc. My computer runs slowly, crashes, and loses files (argh!) all the time. I’ve doubled my RAM, but the laptop just really needs to be cleaned up. Should I upgrade my OS to Vista?
It’s definitely time for me to buy a desktop with more power, but since I travel a lot, I would like to be able to keep my laptop for at least the newsletter layout since that is due at the same time every month (I use Corel Draw for that). To make things as easy as possible, I’ll need to be able to transfer files back and forth from my laptop to my desktop. That means no Mac!
Does anyone have advice on what Dell PC would be best for graphic design? I am looking at the XPS 420 and XPS 630. Anyone have experience with these?
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