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bannister07
04-06-2009, 11:55 AM
Hi. I'm new to the forum and not totally sure about the laptop I just purchased. I'm hoping somebody out there will be able to tell me if this computer will be adequate for the Adobe creative suite 4 web premium progam. I am in the beginning stages of doing web pgs, so I feel a little lost and unsure. Here is the laptop that should be delivered today:
Description

Studio 1537, Intel Core 2 Duo T6400, 2.0GHz, 800Mhz, 2M L2 Cache
~4GB, DDR2, 800MHz 2 Dimm
~Bright, Glossy, widescreen 15.4 inch display (1280x800)
~ 256MB ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3450
~320G 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive
~Microsoft Windows Vista SP1 Home Premium Edition, English
~Dell Video Chat
~Dell Dock Consumer
~Vista, PC-Restore, Dim/Insp
~ Windows Live Search,Multiple User Interface
~ADOBE READER 9.0 MULTI- LANGUAGE
~8X Slot Load CD / DVD Burner (Dual Layer DVD+/-R Drive)
~Roxio Creator 10 Dell Edition,Factory Installed
~MEDIA DIRECT 4.0 For DVD RW
~Integrated High Definition Audio 2.0
~Dell Wireless 1397 802.11g Half Mini Card
~Integrated 2.0M Pixel Webcam
~McAfee Security 9.0, 3-Year Subscription, for Dell Inspiron / Dimension
~56 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
~No ISP requested
~Microsoft Works 9.0, English For Inspiron
~Soft Contracts - Banctec
~10GB DATASAFE ONLINE 1.1 FOR SDO/DIM/INS/XPS
~DATASAFE ONLINE 1.1 10GB FOR DIM/INS/XPS
~Hi Resolution/Bright, glossy widescreen 15.4 WLED display (1280x800) w/ camera
~Creative Camera SW
~You have chosen a Windows Vista Premium System
~Intel Core 2 Duo Processor

This is probably more info. than needed, but I don't want to open the laptop and install new software to find out down the road that this was not what I should have purchased; the computer rep. suggested this product.
Thanks for any guidance!

TheBearMay
04-06-2009, 01:13 PM
Comparing that with the system requirements of:
2GHz or faster processor system meets/exceeds
Microsoft® Windows® XP with Service Pack 2 (Service Pack 3 recommended) or Windows Vista® Home Premium, Business, Ultimate, or Enterprise with Service Pack 1 (certified for 32-bit Windows XP and Windows Vista) system meets/exceeds
1GB of RAM or more recommended system exceeds
9.3GB of available hard-disk space for installation; additional free space required during installation (cannot install on flash-based storage devices) system exceeds
1,024x768 display (1,280x800 recommended) with 16-bit video card system exceeds
Some GPU-accelerated features require graphics support for Shader Model 3.0 and OpenGL 2.0 system exceeds
Some features in Adobe® Bridge rely on a DirectX 9–capable graphics card with at least 64MB of VRAM system exceeds
DVD-ROM drive system exceeds