Laptop suggestion

[boorjiusss]

Hello, I'm looking for a laptop to work on progamming, software development, video editing, photo editing, web creation, app development... What do you recommend me? Dell XPS, MacBook Pro, Lenovo Carbon/Extreme? Other options...

 

Thanks!

[Crunchy Dragon]

What's your budget?

 

My ThinkPad E595 was about $800 when I bought it in September, and it's been a fantastic laptop.

The model I got features a Ryzen 5 3500U(4c/8t up to 3.7Ghz), Vega 8 iGPU, 8GB of RAM(upgraded to 16GB), and a 256GB M.2 SSD with space for an additional 2.5" HDD or SSD.

[markr54632]

Almost anything with recent mid level specs can do what you want to do. I would go to a store or mall and try all the mobile keyboards you can out and base your laptop decision off which one you can type the fastest/most comfortably on if you plan on doing alot of programming on it.

 

Side note I tried to make it through school with a Lenovo flex, and probably could've made it work despite the lowish specs, but the awkward miniature layout of the keyboard made programming classes painful (literally) and composition classes near impossible.

[genexis_x]

12 hours ago, boorjiusss said:

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Location? Budget? Any preferences on weight, battery life and display size? Mind low sRGB display and non-upgradeable RAM? Prefer H series or U series CPU?

[Commodus]

13 hours ago, boorjiusss said:

Hello, I'm looking for a laptop to work on progamming, software development, video editing, photo editing, web creation, app development... What do you recommend me? Dell XPS, MacBook Pro, Lenovo Carbon/Extreme? Other options...

 

Thanks!

What kind of software will you be building?  The 16-inch MacBook Pro is great, particularly for photo/video editing, but you'd get one to write Mac, iOS or Android software.  Not so much Windows apps. 

[boorjiusss]

On 1/17/2020 at 6:28 AM, genexis_x said:

Location? Budget? Any preferences on weight, battery life and display size? Mind low sRGB display and non-upgradeable RAM? Prefer H series or U series CPU?

Unlimited budget. I do not have preferences, don't know the difference between H or U series GPU

[David Wright]

22 hours ago, boorjiusss said:

Unlimited budget. I do not have preferences, don't know the difference between H or U series GPU

‘H’ means that the processor has high performance integrated graphics

‘HK’ means that the processor has high performance integrated graphics and a unlocked multiplier

‘HQ’ refers to high performance integrated graphics and a quad core CPU

‘U’ means that the CPU is meant for ultra low power consumption

 

Source: https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-differences-between-U-M-QM-MQ-and-HQ-processors-of-Intel-to-consider-when-buying-a-laptop

[genexis_x]

On 1/19/2020 at 2:01 AM, boorjiusss said:

Unlimited budget. I do not have preferences, don't know the difference between H or U series GPU

Confirm you have unlimited budget and can accept bulky laptop with short battery life?