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I want to buy a laptop or mac to run Autodesk Maya 2009 unlimited.
can someone please suggest be which is the best laptop or mac for the job.

There is really no BEST laptop brand from ANY company as these manufacturers all have produced "Gold" and "Lemons" in their time.

Most answers will tell you to buy "THIS" or "THAT" brand because it is the best, just remember that it is the best for THEM not for you.

Most people will tell you of a best "brand" but their actual answer is based on the MODEL they have not the entire brand and you should not judge a company by ONE model as they make hundreds of them.


This being said, here is how to do more precise research to find the best one for YOU:

The first step is to get information on the laptops that you are interested in and, as a second step, to search online at web stores (like Amazon or similar) or at retail shops (BestBuy, staples or similar) for the best deals on the ones you would really like to have based on your search.

This way, you get the best working laptops at the best prices.


As laptop specs change often, it is good to get non-vendor/non-partisan/non-groupie information so you should do some checking on these review/guide sites to help fine tune your search.

At each site, start by checking models and then compare them with others (or against each other) by choosing different options using boxes and drop down menus to customize the search and get what you want in your laptop ( there is even a way on some of those sites to look by inputting the price you are willing to pay to minimize the impact on your wallet ).

Your time will not be wasted (after all, you get all this from the comfort of your home) and you should find something to your liking and budget.


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Good luck on your research.


P.S.: By the way, I own a Dell but it's an older model (2002) on the way out soon (to be replaced by a still unknown brand as I will be doing research).

If you want personalized, reliable and quick advice, you should check out ProCompare.com (<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://procompare.com/top/notebooks">http://procompare.com/top/notebooks</a><!-- m -->). They have a recommendation engine that ranks laptops and other tech products based on reviews from a community of trusted IT professionals. They also have a cool personalization slider that lets you optimize the results based on the criteria that are most important to YOU.

Hope you'll find this answer useful...

if you are looking for power and being cost effective, find a nice gaming laptop. those can handle just as much as the supposed "office" computers at a substantially reduced price. also, make sure you get dual core processors, dual core video cards, and at least 4 gigs of ram. that should get you through anything you want to install ever.