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"Can I save more money by upgrading?"

Started 8/18/2009 by collegekid904 in Gadgets Forum      (4 posts)  

8/18/2009 (1:34 am) by collegekid904    

(4 Posts)

I have a compaq presario <span style="font-weight: bold;">c300</span> and i am debating on whether or not to buy a new pc since i'll be heading into my core for graphic design this fall. I'm already in the process of purchasing a new battery something I didn't think i had to do for a laptop lol. I'm really low on cash right now and im wondering will i be able to upgrade my pc so i can use the necessary software such as <span style="font-weight: bold;">adobe creative suite 4 </span>( dreamweaver cs4, indesign cs4, illustrator cs4, flash cs4, photoshop cs4 and cinema 2d ver10. I know we will be working on illustration, photo-mani, page layouts, 3d modeling/animation, digital video/sound edit, and etc. i just want to be prepared and have the exact tools needed to get the job done.


8/18/2009 (10:44 pm) by awesomeo    

(2229 Posts)

I don't know how much you can improve it for video editing or 3D modeling. Those are CPU and graphics intensive applications. You're stuck with the graphics that it has now, the CPU can probably be swapped, but not for anything that much better. I'd add some RAM and see how it goes though before buying a new machine.


8/19/2009 (2:05 am) by JackyN    

(2 Posts)

Sorry, I just want to know whether I can post or not~


10/6/2009 (7:48 pm) by collegekid904    

(4 Posts)

I just recently looked into that and it seems like it'll only upgrade up to 2GB and I know I need more than that looks like i'll be trading it in :[