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[starsarethebest9]

So this is going to be a 2 question post.  Any help with the below questions would be great.

 

1) I am looking for a 14-inch laptop, and I wanted to get the Aero 14 i7-8750H but everywhere I look is says discontinued.  Any suggestions on what laptop I can get for grad school?  Not looking to get a mac anymore.  Want to make sure I can upgrade it over time.

 

2) I am looking for a small form factor pre-built pc with an Elgato PCIe capture card that can be pre-installed for me.  I am going to be streaming to twitch fingers crossed I am good enough to stream.  I will be playing on an Xbox one x with a 27UK650-W as the monitor that I will be playing my Xbox one x on.  

[TLCH723]

I believe Hackintosh talk is forbidden.

 

But if you need a mac, just buy a mac, especially a laptop

[ltguy]

He mention hacking.... release the hounds... lol

 

I tried that elgato pcie card once... it was  a complete pain and never worked right. Swapped it out for once of their usb models and it worked perfect.

 

LIke the other guy said... edit your op before this thread is locked.

[starsarethebest9]

I went back and looked at what the schools told me and I was mistaken.  I need a windows computer for school.  I am still looking to get a 14-inch computer that has win 10 pro on it.  

[TLCH723]

is there a reason why 14? Usually laptop come with 13 and 15. also 15 thin bezel is the size of 14 regular

[starsarethebest9]

5 minutes ago, TLCH723 said:

is there a reason why 14? Usually laptop come with 13 and 15. also 15 thin bezel is the size of 14 regular

I currently have a mid-2012 15-inch mac book pro, and the laptop is too big for when I travel.  I like the 14-inch notebook because it is the perfect size for me.  But the schools that I got my info from want me to have 15-inch laptops so I might cave in and get a 15-inch laptop.  

[ono]

Do you really need a second machine for capture? Since you're gaming on Xbox, wouldn't an external Elgato hooked up to your laptop suffice? I'm not experienced in this as a streamer but from what I've seen as a viewer, any additional lag external may introduce can be adjusted for by delaying your chat/self cam feed. That'll save you a buck.

 

Interesting your grad school program has computer requirements, including size. My grad program, computer science, didn't have any such thing. I guess you could get by with a beater there since you can remote to the university computers or AWS or whatever when you really need the compute power.

[TLCH723]

what are some of the computers that your school recommend?

[starsarethebest9]

8 minutes ago, TLCH723 said:

what are some of the computers that your school recommend?

If some of the links don't work here is the link that will take you to all the sites:https://engineering.tamu.edu/easa/areas/academics/byod/devices/2017-2018.html

 

Dell: http://www.dell.com/premier/us/en/rc1369766/?category=std-configs&~ck=mn#/systems/std-configs/

 

HP: http://engineering.avinext.com

 

Lenovo: http://engineering2.avinext.com