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I Need to Find a Creative Laptop

 

BUDGET: $2500 or more if absolutely necessary.

 

Now to the details, I have just got involved in a couple of businesses that require me to use creative tools.

 

I have entered the dance lighting business and need a laptop to handle the DMX controller for the lights, along with being able to hand

programs for djing as we are planning to expand to lights and music.

 

 

Also, I am starting to create a few websites, one of which for the lighting business, another for sales. I need a laptop with amazing color and pixel density to

make professional looking websites.

 

Finally, I am entering the game design industry and need a laptop that can effectively use all of the necessary programs (Unity Engine, Adobe Suite)

 

So far I have come to the conclusion of a maxed out Macbook Pro 15, with the student discount the total would be $2547 before taxes.

Before making my final decision, I would like to hear good alternatives to my decision. Also, If i am getting the macbook pro, lower models are not 

an option as they do not have the Nvidia GPU.

 

Thanks in advance.

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The MacBook Pro will do very, very well. Also consider the Gigabyte Aorus X7. It's in your price range, has an i7 4700HQ, up to 32GB RAM and dual GTX 765Ms.

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Server: CPU: AMD Ryzen 3 3100 | RAM: 32GB (2x16GB) Crucial DDR4 Pro | Motherboard: ASUS PRIME B550-PLUS AC-HES | Storage: 128GB Samsung PM961, 4TB Seagate IronWolf | GPU: AMD FirePro WX 3100 | Cooling: EK-AIO Elite 360 D-RGB | Case: Corsair 5000D Airflow (White) | PSU: Seasonic Focus GM-850

 

Miscellaneous: Dell Optiplex 7060 Micro (i5-8500T/16GB/512GB), Lenovo ThinkCentre M715q Tiny (R5 2400GE/16GB/256GB), Dell Optiplex 7040 SFF (i5-6400/8GB/128GB)

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The MacBook Pro will do very, very well. Also consider the Gigabyte Aorus X7. It's in your price range, has an i7 4700HQ, up to 32GB RAM and dual GTX 765Ms.

Thanks for the quick response, and do you know how the colors are on the x7?

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Thanks for the quick response, and do you know how the colors are on the x7?

Screen colors? It uses an IPS 1080p panel. The colors should be very accurate.

Main Rig: CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X | RAM: 32GB (2x16GB) KLEVV CRAS XR RGB DDR4-3600 | Motherboard: Gigabyte B550I AORUS PRO AX | Storage: 512GB SKHynix PC401, 1TB Samsung 970 EVO Plus, 2x Micron 1100 256GB SATA SSDs | GPU: EVGA RTX 3080 FTW3 Ultra 10GB | Cooling: ThermalTake Floe 280mm w/ be quiet! Pure Wings 3 | Case: Sliger SM580 (Black) | PSU: Lian Li SP 850W

 

Server: CPU: AMD Ryzen 3 3100 | RAM: 32GB (2x16GB) Crucial DDR4 Pro | Motherboard: ASUS PRIME B550-PLUS AC-HES | Storage: 128GB Samsung PM961, 4TB Seagate IronWolf | GPU: AMD FirePro WX 3100 | Cooling: EK-AIO Elite 360 D-RGB | Case: Corsair 5000D Airflow (White) | PSU: Seasonic Focus GM-850

 

Miscellaneous: Dell Optiplex 7060 Micro (i5-8500T/16GB/512GB), Lenovo ThinkCentre M715q Tiny (R5 2400GE/16GB/256GB), Dell Optiplex 7040 SFF (i5-6400/8GB/128GB)

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Screen colors? It uses an IPS 1080p panel. The colors should be very accurate.

Ill research the x7, the specs are desktop level on that thing.

Of course at 5x the price to performance like all laptops 

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