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Still goin' a little crazy about which way to go with a laptop
Frog:
Need to replace an almost ten year old laptop! (whodathunk it? LOL!)
Although it will rarely be used for my graphics work, I have become a little spoiled, or at least the bar has been risen.
I have decided that I want at least 12 GB memory and a 256SSD, and an i7 or AMD equivalent processor..
So, even that establishes a range from $700-$2000.
Fortunately, I'm not in a big hurry. I do like the deal that Costco adds another year to service (though I suppose that so do most credit cards)
But also, easy returns (90 days) and carry in for service has a certain appeal as well.
At any rate, initially I was looking at spending less than $1000, and a conventional non touch screen 15". Really happy with the desktop they put together for me, I did kinda look at this (slightly over budget) and in need of a $125 memory upgrade
https://www.microexpress.net/?mod=82&id=471
Then, a Lenovo Touch 2 in 1 at Costco caught my eye, but not until its last day of sale. (I do like to think though that I do have the patience to look and make a more informed decision)
Now, they presently have online this Dell https://www.costco.com/Dell-XPS-13-2-in-1-Touchscreen-Laptop---Intel-Core-i7---1080p---Silver.product.100423635.html
I guess my question is wondering if I will eventually fall into line with the touchie-feelie tablet trend and dig the touch screen and foldaway keyboard?
Will the 13" screen be sufficient for when I do have to work on art while on the road? Will the lack of lotsa' ports be a bummer? (first thing I noticed is the dropping of HDMI in favor of Thunderbolt 3.
What are you folks using?
KevinD:
I switched to a Mac Pro six years ago. Never looked back. So much better but cost is higher. Less expensive is the Mac Air which is around $1000. If you order it online at apple and tab that you are a student you can get these for $850. Walk on any college campus today all you see are Macs.
Frog:
--- Quote from: KevinD on July 19, 2018, 01:08:22 PM ---I switched to a Mac Pro six years ago. Never looked back. So much better but cost is higher. Less expensive is the Mac Air which is around $1000. If you order it online at apple and tab that you are a student you can get these for $850. Walk on any college campus today all you see are Macs.
--- End quote ---
Thanks. Our iphones and my wife's ipad are as "Mac-ish" as I am planning on becoming.
KevinD:
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mimosatexas:
Will this be your daily computer when not traveling as well? Will you be docking it with a larger monitor, keyboard, etc and having it plugged in most of the time?
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