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Help with Laptop specification

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Hi Guys,

I'm thinking of spending a few hundred pounds on a Laptop, not too much, say up to £500/$800. I need it so that I can work in the lounge without having to squirrel mysel away in my den. It has to do the following:-
Run G-max modelling software to make 3D objects for FSX
Run Airport Design Editor for making FSX airports.
Run FSX to test the above (low settinng would be OK).
and if you know it, for IL-2 Sturmovik 1946.....
Run IL-2 (low settings OK) so that I can build missions.
Run IL-2 Dynamic Mission Generator.

I want a ~17" screen and full keyboard with numeric keypad. Wireless, although I have a PMCIA(?) slot wireless card. Webcam would be nice.

Does anyone know enough about current laptops to suggest a make/model or the kind of processor, memory and video card that would be good (they all seem to be different to desk-tops).

Hope someone out there can give me some guidance,

thanks,

klem
 
ADE is developed on a laptop (I don't have a desktop any longer). In my case it is a Dell Studio with a 15in screen but I believe there is one with 17in. I have dual core intel processors, 4Gb memory and a 320Gb internal HD. I have several Terrabytes of external HD. Comes with built in wireless and web cam. I run Windows 7 Professional 64bit on it. Just has the standard drivers and internal graphics card etc. It is not a gaming machine - but then I never get time to fly the sim anyway ;) Bought it Jan 2009 in the US for about $700. Not suggesting this is the way to go but just giving you some baseline specs.
 
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I have an HP Pavilion dv4:

T5800 Processor @ 2.00ghz (Dual core)
3GB RAM
~160GB HD

and I run all of the above except for the "IL-2" and with sliders all the way up in FSX i get about 9-11 frames. It's a very good computer that I would recommend. :)
 
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