Look at the Dell Precision workstations. They have some very sturdy laptops with docking stations and good color range on the monitors, as well as video cards designed to work well with Photoshop and other design software. -----Original Message----- From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Whitney Watson Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2012 9:02 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [MUSEUM-L] Recommendation for Windows design workstation Hi all, I will be moving from a Mac based design environment to a Windows based environment. I am hoping to get a laptop and large external monitor. Anyone have recommendations for specific equipment and thoughts about making the move from one operating system to the other? thank you, Whitney Watson ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).