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Well, I gave you the minimum hardware requirements, here’s my personal recommendation. My personal best has to be the Dell Latitude 630 Laptop. What! A laptop!? Read on to see why. Here are the specifications I would get it with:

• Processor: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T8100 (2.10GHz) 3M L2 Cache or Intel Core 2 Duo T7300 (2.00GHz) 4M L2 Cache
• OS: Windows XP or Vista
• Memory: 2GB
• Hard Disk: 120GB (7200 RPM)
• Video: 128MB or 256MB NVIDIA Quadro NVS
• Optical Media: 8X DVD+/-RW
• Screen: 14.1 WXGA+ (1440 X 900)
• Wireless: Any Intel based like the 3945.
• Bluetooth: Dell Wireless 360 Bluetooth
• Battery: 6 cell

As of today Dell sells this laptop with the above specifications for $1,166 with Windows XP. That’s not a bad deal. You can also get this laptop refurbished for $100-$200 less. Also, you can find a Latitude D620 with the same specifications.

Why this system? Here is why…

You have the “freedom” to work anywhere with a laptop. Why would you want to sit all the time in a box? Go out; design by the pool; go to your favorite cafe; get inspired; show your work at your client’s location. In other words you’re not confined to one space. Read the rest of this entry »

Before we can get into the nitty-gritty of web design we should start with the hardware.

Doing web design in of itself does not require any heavy duty hardware. Really, all you need is just a text editor. What computer can’t run a text editor? But, let’s get real. There are other things you have to do that are more demanding, for instance edit pictures.

Although there are many choices to make here, I am just going to list the minimum requirements your computer should have to get started and later I’ll list my personal choice.

• Desktop or Laptop (they both have their benefits).
• MAC or PC (no religion wars here please).
• For a MAC get an Intel based processor.
• For a PC, a Pentium 4 class or above or an AMD Athlon class or above will do.
• 512Mb of RAM; for a MAC 1GB.
• 60Gb or more of hard-drive space is sufficient.
• Screen size is up to you; although I would say a supported resolution for a standard display of 1280×1024 and 1280×800 for a wide screen is good.
• The rest of the hardware components are optional and totally up to your needs and budget.