I'm here again to ask the Ozbargain Knights for advice. I've done a bunch of research but am still having issues knowing what's a good deal or not.
Looking for a machine for editing & graphics work (Mostly Adobe, some 3D). I'm currently on a 8gb ram/2gb gfx laptop and the processor isn't supported on the new Adobe Premiere Pro.
I'd much rather a laptop but if the price difference is very big ($450+) I'll consider a desktop (I can even build if its cheaper. I have a case+monitor already)). I'm happy to wait for a month or 2 for a deal.
Specs looking for:
* 17" screen (if laptop)
* 16gb+ RAM
* Graphics: a cheap 8gb one if possible? RTX 2070?
* I'll eventually need a 500gb+ SSD but am happy to upgrade it myself if I need.
Deals I looked at:
* Dell G7 w RTX 2070 Apparently this was down to $1750 a few months ago. Perhaps I wait for something similar to popup?
* The current 15% off selected Ebay stores Nothing here stood out near as good as the G7 a few months ago. A refurbished ASUS with GTX1070 came close…
But yeah not really sure what's a good deal. Would love any advice.
Thanks!
There seems to be a drought of computer deals, but as AMD has just released a new 7 nanometer CPU lineup for mobiles (Ryzen 4000 series) you may want to wait and see for future deals on either new parts or outgoing / obsolete laptops.
On Lenovo:
$999 Lenovo Legion laptop (coupon code: LASTCHANCE) Core i5 8300H/ 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD / GTX 1050 4GB
Not a very good deal considering something like this ASUS FX505DT was less than $1000 delivered but that was before the global recession hit. It's generally not a great time to be shopping for technology right now but I guess many of us don't have a choice.
RTX 2070 on laptops are not cheap. Legion Y740 with RTX 2070 is $2500, ASUS TUF Gaming FX505DV with RTX 2060 is $1,799.00