New Laptop

[Kym]

Look for a LT that has screen adjustment for brightness colour and contrast. Get at least 3 gb hard drive; RAM not so important as you can use an external disc.
When doing serious photo work it best to work in the same place with the same lighting; not a good idea to have any window light as it is always changing. A dark corner is ideal.
Happy shopping; buy local so you have the backup when needed

160 GB hard drives are normal on notebooks - so 3Gb is low - did you mean 300?

A good graphics card / chip in the unit is important as Ian said. 256 or 512 MB graphics are common (Nvidia or AMD/ATI Radeon).

2GB main memory (RAM) with Win XP if using Adobe products - 1GB if only browsing / email etc.
At least 2GB if Vista; get as much as you can with Vista.
Vista eats battery life so if you can get Win XP do that.

Most modern units come with wired and wifi internet. Some have 3g built in as well - check the bands that they cover.

[IanB]

160 GB hard drives are normal on notebooks - so 3Gb is low - did you mean 300?

A good graphics card / chip in the unit is important as Ian said. 256 or 512 MB graphics are common (Nvidia or AMD/ATI Radeon).

2GB main memory (RAM) with Win XP if using Adobe products - 1GB if only browsing / email etc.
At least 2GB if Vista; get as much as you can with Vista.
Vista eats battery life so if you can get Win XP do that.

Most modern units come with wired and wifi internet. Some have 3g built in as well - check the bands that they cover.

Should be 3gb of RAM; Sorry; thanks Kym.