Advice Please

DebH

I want to purchase a laptop to replace my desktop. I have considered carefully what I need but want to check out a few things. I NEED to run microsoft office professional 2003 and dreamweaver - I have considered alternatives but for a host of reasons have decided to go with these, also have photoshop. I am looking for a reasonable priced lap top but have been told to go for one with a separate graphics card as I will be doing web design. This seems to push price up, do I actually need to have a separate graphics card? If so where is the best place to buy? Have checked out Dell - Inspiron 6400 comes out at about 800 ( or thereabouts) with XP but no other software. Also where is best place to buy software? Although I will be teaching I am not a qualified teacher so have been told I cannot buy educational software as it is for professional use?

Any help and advice will really be appreciated.

Thanks

johnmc

Quick point. Do you NEED Office Pro? This is the version that includes Access. If you are not going to be writing databases then I would suggest that you don't need it. Open Office do *FREE* Office software.

If it just "has to be" then Micromart has this in classified ads: -

Office 2000 £10.00
Office 2000 CD1 includes excel, access, word, outlook, powerpoint with serial. £10
jdavis144@btinternet.com - 07738061789


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Laptop. Keep a look out for the end of range models on Dixon's. Woolworths have some good offers from time to time - and check here http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=1993