Writing / Programming / Creative laptop?

[WifiTrash]

Trying to find a new laptop for myself. I plan to program, edit on some light-to-moderate Photoshop, and write articles.
 

Budget is anywhere between $1000 - $1500, but am willing to spend a tad bit over / under my budget.

Here's what I am looking for, in order of importance:

• 8th-generation Intel Core i-series CPUs
• 16GB RAM (a MUST-HAVE for me)
• Good I/O selection (full-size SD card reader, USB-C/TB3, USB-A, etc.)
• Any resolution screen with >99% sRGB (something very color-accurate)
• Long-lasting battery life (8+ hours on "normal" use, 10+ is recommended

Thanks y'all!

[Himommies]

Can you code on a macbook

[shadowbyte]

xps 15 or 13, probably

[jblflip5]

12 minutes ago, WifiTrash said:

Trying to find a new laptop for myself. I plan to program, edit on some light-to-moderate Photoshop, and write articles.
 

Budget is anywhere between $1000 - $1500, but am willing to spend a tad bit over / under my budget.

Here's what I am looking for, in order of importance:

• 8th-generation Intel Core i-series CPUs
• 16GB RAM (a MUST-HAVE for me)
• Good I/O selection (full-size SD card reader, USB-C/TB3, USB-A, etc.)
• Any resolution screen with >99% sRGB (something very color-accurate)
• Long-lasting battery life (8+ hours on "normal" use, 10+ is recommended

Thanks y'all!

you're lucky I was here

http://www.lg.com/us/laptops/lg-15Z970-AAAS7U1-ultra-slim-laptop

(I'm just kidding about the first line)

 

i7 8th gen

16 gb ram

excellent io

hd(1080p) its panel (I do not know about color)

Says up to 17.5 hours of battery life

 

Ur Welcome!

[WifiTrash]

19 minutes ago, Himommies said:

Can you code on a macbook

Imig, entire family are Apple sheep, so yea

[WifiTrash]

13 minutes ago, jblflip5 said:

you're lucky I was here

http://www.lg.com/us/laptops/lg-15Z970-AAAS7U1-ultra-slim-laptop

(I'm just kidding about the first line)

 

i7 8th gen

16 gb ram

excellent io

hd(1080p) its panel (I do not know about color)

Says up to 17.5 hours of battery life

 

Ur Welcome!

microSD reader, not full-size
7th-gen i7 (not a dealbreaker for me, just a correction lol)

I'll def take a look at it!

[jblflip5]

Just now, WifiTrash said:

microSD reader, not full-size
7th-gen i7 (not a dealbreaker for me, just a correction lol)

I'll def take a look at it!

oops some lg grams already have 8th gen some don't I didn't notice sorry

[WifiTrash]

11 minutes ago, jblflip5 said:

oops some lg grams already have 8th gen some don't I didn't notice sorry

don't be

[genexis_x]

Asus Zenbooks, Dell XPS 13/15, HP Spectre x360...

 

Also look at laptops with 4k panel and KB-R CPU 

[WifiTrash]

8 hours ago, ZM Fong said:

Asus Zenbooks, Dell XPS 13/15, HP Spectre x360...

 

Also look at laptops with 4k panel and KB-R CPU 

I guess a Dell XPS 15 or an HP Spectre x360 15"...hmm

[WifiTrash]

Here's one of the laptops I had in mind: HP Spectre x360 2-in-1 15.6" (Kaby Lake-R)

 

I'm hearing stories about HP's poor QC control, can y'all HP folks share your stories?
 

I'm also looking at: Dell XPS 15 9560 (Kaby Lake).

Any other recommendations? Are integrated graphics sufficient for moderate Photoshop?

 

 

 

[genexis_x]

9 hours ago, WifiTrash said:

Here's one of the laptops I had in mind: HP Spectre x360 2-in-1 15.6" (Kaby Lake-R)

 

I'm hearing stories about HP's poor QC control, can y'all HP folks share your stories?
 

I'm also looking at: Dell XPS 15 9560 (Kaby Lake).

Any other recommendations? Are integrated graphics sufficient for moderate Photoshop?

Both are good laptops, iGPU is sufficient for Photoshop but dGPU is a plus. Usually, QC is good for premium products.