Yes, I know I had a topic on the old board about this, but I cannot get to the post and the parameters of the situation is different now. I am no longer with the prior company that was going to pay for the machine. So my budget has decreased to a max of about $1100 or so.
Primary needs:
- Will become my daily machine for an e-commerce business, so heavy use and daily travel with me to and from day job.
- Has to be reliable as possible, I will sacrifice features and performance for reliability.
- Handle some heavy graphic strain from intensive programs like 3D Studio Max, Photoshop and AutoCAD2011.
- Good size monitor for above programs.
- Quadcore processor if possible.
- 4+ gig ram.
- Moderate HD space.
- 64-bit
Secondary needs:
- BOINC.
- GPU that is BOINC friendly.
- Heavy Internet traffic.
- Minimal Bloatware.
I have a few personal preferences, but due to BOINC and software needs, the Macbook preference is nixed. I do favor Toshiba and Dell, but I am open to ideas. I have been scouring Newegg every few weeks.