I'm back now, temporarily. Computer boots but only every second attempt. Looking into a new laptop now but it's going to cost me big. It's surprisingly difficult to find one with a screen good enough for image editing and the cost is disappointing. I've bought cars for less.

I've been browsing for laptops that are up to the job and Dell seem to be pretty good. I'm pretty sure I could find a better deal if I knew something about laptop specs though. For instance, is a great graphics card really necessary? I know recent builds of PS will use the graphics card memory but does it matter that it's a great graphics card or merely an average one? I've no interest in PC gaming because I've got a PS3 for that but it's impossible to buy a decent laptop with a good screen that doesn't also have a humungous graphics card which bumps the price up considerably. I'd also like Solid State memory too. I think that must be cool. It doesn't have to be a lot, say 256GB. Thoughts?