What should I look for in a laptop for CS4?

Hi All:
My laptop which I use heavily for photoshop supports openGL 1.5 only. So
I suppose it will not work with the new features in CS4. As I would
really like some of the new features it looks like as I need to upgrade.
So the question, how do I pick one that has good chance to work with CS4?
From what I've read here CS4 is picky about what video it will work
with and I don't want to spend money on a laptop that doesn't support
the flavor of openGL that CS4 likes. And no I don't want an Apple, they
cost just too much for what you get.
John Passaneau

[email protected] wrote:
> Get a desktop ...... for a world of Photoshop CS4 bliss it's the only way.
>
> On the whole desktops are half the price and double the power as laptops are really limited for this sort of thing.
I have a desktop, but the problem is the desktop is not were I am. I'm
mobile, its not. I'm taking care of my 86 year old mother with dementia
and I can't be near her and near the desktop at the same time so the
laptop is the best answer. I've been fairly happy with using the laptop.
The screen calibrated well and it's been fast enough. But the new
versions of lightroom and CS4 seem to hit new highs in computer horse
power requirements. Like Microsoft, Adobe seems to be telling their
users "if you want usable performance, get a bigger computer." And I
will but looking at the video spec's and deciding if they are compatible
with CS4 is not easy.
John Passaneau

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