MacBook Pro & eGPU vs Desktop & Ultrabook

[hohoho]

Hello,

 

 

May I have your advice?

 

So, I am willing to upgrade my old 2008 Budget Laptop to something newer and more powerful. I will use it for Schoolwork, potentially taking it into class, but also video editing and medium gaming, if possible at 60 FPS at Medium settings.

Here are the possibilities I have narrowed it down to:

 

Building a PC myself, looking a bit like this: https://de.pcpartpicker.com/list/2pxFbX and

        1.1 Getting a Windows Ultrabook (suggestions welcome, 1000€ Max)

        1.2 Getting a MacBook or MacBook Air

 

2. Buying the new Quad-core 13 inch MacBook Pro with 16GB RAM and adding an eGPU with something like a RX580 (either the BMD eGPU (RX 580 8GB) or the Razer Core V2 or X (1070 if supported, else RX 580 8GB)

 

Please: the Parts for the PC are to 95% fix, so unless there is something dramatic, there is no advice needed. Yes, I know the h80i v2 is overkill, but I love its aesthetics.

 

Thank you very much for your help!

[iamdarkyoshi]

I'd personally go for a yoga 920 and an eGPU. The yoga 920 is portable enough to be an ultrabook yet ships with a quad core i7 and has a TB3 port.

 

Then you'd only need to use one machine.

[forregacc02]

I would suggest getting an MSI GS65 instead. It's a fairly thin and portable powerhouse laptop. Even the base model GTX 1060 would stomp any eGPU option for gaming and productivity work. The i7-8750H is also a big plus for video editing