Help Me Choose My Next Laptop

ExtraSalt on 18/08/2019 - 19:12

Hi ya'll for years i was in the Apple ecosystem. 3 years ago i broke free getting my Galaxy S8 (now Galaxy S10+) and a Gear S3 which i still have today. My biggest apple asset was my MacBook Pro which i have owned since 2011 and have been patching with replacement parts since. She's getting on now and MBP's are so bloody expensive! So i figured this greater community would know a few things and school me on some laptop knowledge!

I use it for a lot of digital design and print media for my side hustle but other than that its just the general browsing and streaming of Netflix/Stan/YT & Kayo Sports. I don't game and the likely programs would be Microsoft Office & Adobe Creative Cloud.

I'm genuinely open for anything tbh. I've never had a laptop or any electrical device last me 8 years before so ideally a MBP would be my go to but idk if she's worth the money…now that im saying that wow…i can't believe i'm 8 in.

Idk if it makes a difference but preferably purchase in store to help those Bricks and Mortar fellas.

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Comments

  • scrimshaw on 18/08/2019 - 19:24
    +2
    1. Maximum amount you are prepared to spend?
    2. How important is the LCD's colour accuracy to you?
    3. 13, 14 or 15inch, or bigger?
  • [Deactivated] on 18/08/2019 - 20:14
    -4

    Broke free lol, please, you had a Mac laptop last 8 years, you would be lucky to get a windows one last 2.

    • alee112 on 18/08/2019 - 20:57
      +6

      My current laptop is a dell e6230, which I received at the end of 2012. Still going strong. All my other windows laptops (3 in total) that I've owned has lasted at least 4 years. I dont get the perception that windows laptops break after a year or two. Or maybe I'm just lucky?

      • CC123 on 18/08/2019 - 21:03

        +1 for the E6230, I still have mine from when I was at school which I now use for uni but have a desktop and a few other laptops too, all of which I have had for a few years. Oldest is probably 2011 or 2012 which is still running fine.
        No-minimal issues with any of them.

        • alee112 on 19/08/2019 - 17:29

          I got mine from school as well hahahahaha. Currently using it for uni; runs blender, solidworks and MATLAB flawlessly (just a bit slow on the renders, thats all)

    • p1 ama on 18/08/2019 - 23:43

      Sigh, another uneducated comment. I have a Lenovo T420 still alive today. 8 years old this year. Still works like a charm. What was that about Windows laptops only lasting 2? Macbooks aren't free from their own issues - overheating, keyboard problems…etc.

      I own Macbooks as well, so I'm not against Apple products, but I see it for what it is - their products are just like everyone else's. They're all made from the same parts, in similar factories in China and elsewhere, all with their own engineering oversights and/or problems.

      I've never gotten why people like to defend Apple. They don't care about you. If they could screw you over, they would in a heartbeat, just like any other large corporation.

  • MynyMouqe on 18/08/2019 - 20:23
    +3

    I'd suggest the Surface Book 2 - gorgeous, quick, thin, fantastic battery, and Microsoft quality/warranty.

  • AustriaBargain on 18/08/2019 - 21:04

    the 16 inch MacBook Pro is going to be a ripper. Adobe on the 16 inch will run like a dream and if you have an ipad you can use Astropad as a Wacom tablet.

    • PLA74 on 19/08/2019 - 08:40

      Knowing Apple, the price may not be a ripper lol!

  • Vancomycin 1000mg on 19/08/2019 - 02:30

    The new 2019 MacBook Air.

  • Quantumcat on 19/08/2019 - 07:54

    Dell XPS 13 or 15

    I like Surfaces a lot but if you want to use a monitor sometimes they lack the plugs. You have to use a Surface dock, which costs a lot extra and then it can't project to two 4K screens at once.

    If you're never planning to use a monitor and you would be carrying it around a lot then get a Surface, they weigh a fraction of an XPS.

  • Smaland on 10/09/2019 - 08:59

    Hi AADGRM. Sorry I got questions for yourself. I am just beginner. Do you recommend Macbook for design work for its colour accuracy e.g 100% SRGB ?

    Can I know if you use drawing pad and stylus such as wacom? And which external monitor do you recommend (around $500)?

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