I am a student in Industrial Design and i would really like a decent laptop to be able to handle all of the programs i need for design.

I typically use adobe photoshop, indesign, illustrator, solidworks, and keyshot.

Here are two that i am looking at:

http://www.toshibadirect.com/td/b2c/cdetland.to?poid=496198

• Intel® Core™ i7-740QM processor (1.73 GHz (2.93 GHz with Turbo Boost Technology), 6MB Cache  
• Genuine Windows® 7 Professional 64-bit  
• 8GB DDR3 1066MHz SDRAM (4096MBx2)  
• 500GB HDD (7200rpm, Serial-ATA)  
• NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 330M with 1GB GDDR3 discrete graphics memory  
• DVD SuperMulti (+/-R double layer) drive  
• Glossy Black LED Backlit Tile keyboard  
• Lithium-Ion Battery (6-cell, 4400 mAH)  
• Broadcom Wireless LAN (802.11b/g/n) and Bluetooth® Version 2.1 +EDR  
• Microsoft® Office 2010 Starter  
• Norton Internet Security Suite (NIS) 2011 (30-day trial)  
• 2 Years Standard Limited Warranty  

cost = $1234.00

This is probably the best configuration at the lowest price i could find.

Things i would add to the laptops would be windows 7 professional 64-bit and a backlit keyboard.

I dont need maximum performance, but id like it to be pretty decent.

and

http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CategoryDisplay?catalogId=10551&storeId=10151&langId=-1&categoryId=8198552921644691999

i have also been looking at some sony vaio laptops with similar specs..just costs a bit more

The sony vaio seems to have a much better screen though. cant