I'm in need of a new Laptop. I'm an architecture student, and am required to have a computer/laptop, so what I really need a computer for is running design applications and often at the same time: Maya, Rhinoceros, Photoshop, Illustrator, AutoCAD, etc... I've been looking at the new alienware M17x...it seems strong but i wanted to make sure because i hate lag and weakness...i want it to be a beast and do whatever i want it to when i want it to...my 3.5 year old toshiba is/was ok but i dont think...

I'm in need of a new Laptop. I'm an architecture student, so what I really need a computer for is running design applications and often at the same time: Maya, Rhinoceros, Photoshop, Illustrator, AutoCAD, etc... What I'm looking for is a simple machine that just meets the budget curve...it doesn't need to be the fastest and biggest - I can wait a while for my renderings; but it needs to not piss me off with lag while I'm working for at least a few years. (3.5 years ago I bought an Asus z70va whi...