Portable laptop for CAD/Design software

petesamprs

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Aug 2, 2003
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One of my friends is in the second year of a masters architecture program. She is looking for a laptop that is relatively portable but that she can use to run her resource-hungry design software.

I realize that the size/performance tradeoff exists, but what's the best balance right now? Money isn't too much of an issue, but what do you suggest at the $1000, $2000 and $3000 price points.

thanks.