Hey,
I'm doing some photo and video editing and my current laptop (Sony VAIO T13 (SVT13112FXS), i5, 4 GB RAM) is not suited for HD videos or even large pictures.
So, I guess I need a new system.
1. What is your budget?
I set my limit to about $1500, but spending less money would obviously be preferred if I can still get what I need for a lower price.
2. What is the size of the notebook that you are considering?
14 or 15 inch
3. What screen resolution do you want?
min full HD 1920x1080
4. Do you need a portable or desktop replacement laptop?
not too big, at most 1.1 inch thick,
but no super light and thin notebook, it will be 80% on my desk
7. What other tasks do you want to do with your laptop?
Photo/Video editing
8. How much storage (Hard Drive capacity) do you need?
500 GB to 1 TB HHD
128 to 256 GB SSD for OS
It's good enough if I can upgrade the laptop with a M.2 SSD or use the optical bay for second HD
10. How long do you want to keep your laptop?
2+ years
12. Please tell us about the brands that you prefer to buy from them and the brands that you don't like and explain the reasons.
I like Lenovo, but I'm not limited to that, I just like the quality of the previous laptops I had from them for work
13. What country do you live in?
USA
14. Please tell us any additional information if needed.
8 - 16 GB of RAM, at least the possibility to upgrade
I looked at the following Laptops:
Lenovo Thinkpad W540
i7-4700MQ Processor (6MB Cache, up to 3.40GHz),Windows 8.1 64, 15.6" FHD (1920 x 1080) LED Backlit Anti-Glare Display, W540 NVIDIA Quadro K1100M 2G, 8GB PC3-12800 DDR3L (2 DIMM), 500GB Hard Disk Drive, 7200rpm
~$1243 (after 11% off on Lenovo website, till Monday)
+
MyDigitalSSD 42mm SATA III 6G M.2 (128GB) ~$80
or
optical bay frame & 250 GB SSD ~$170
Lenovo Thinkpad T440p
Intel Core i7-4700MQ Processor (6MB Cache, up to 3.40GHz),Windows 8.1 64, 14.0" FHD (1920 x 1080) Display, NVIDIA GeForce GT 730M 1G, 4GB PC3-12800 DDR3L SDRAM 1600MHz SODIMM, 500GB Hard Disk Drive, 7200rpm
~$1276
+
optical bay frame & 250 GB SSD ~$170
MSI GS Series GS60 Ghost-007
Intel Core i7 4700HQ (2.40GHz) 12GB Memory 750GB HDD 128GB SSD NVIDIA GeForce GTX 860M 2GB 15.6" Windows 8.1
~ $1550
I haven't completely ruled out building my own custom desktop PC, but the mobility of a laptop is very tempting.
I'm doing some photo and video editing and my current laptop (Sony VAIO T13 (SVT13112FXS), i5, 4 GB RAM) is not suited for HD videos or even large pictures.
So, I guess I need a new system.
1. What is your budget?
I set my limit to about $1500, but spending less money would obviously be preferred if I can still get what I need for a lower price.
2. What is the size of the notebook that you are considering?
14 or 15 inch
3. What screen resolution do you want?
min full HD 1920x1080
4. Do you need a portable or desktop replacement laptop?
not too big, at most 1.1 inch thick,
but no super light and thin notebook, it will be 80% on my desk
7. What other tasks do you want to do with your laptop?
Photo/Video editing
8. How much storage (Hard Drive capacity) do you need?
500 GB to 1 TB HHD
128 to 256 GB SSD for OS
It's good enough if I can upgrade the laptop with a M.2 SSD or use the optical bay for second HD
10. How long do you want to keep your laptop?
2+ years
12. Please tell us about the brands that you prefer to buy from them and the brands that you don't like and explain the reasons.
I like Lenovo, but I'm not limited to that, I just like the quality of the previous laptops I had from them for work
13. What country do you live in?
USA
14. Please tell us any additional information if needed.
8 - 16 GB of RAM, at least the possibility to upgrade
I looked at the following Laptops:
Lenovo Thinkpad W540
i7-4700MQ Processor (6MB Cache, up to 3.40GHz),Windows 8.1 64, 15.6" FHD (1920 x 1080) LED Backlit Anti-Glare Display, W540 NVIDIA Quadro K1100M 2G, 8GB PC3-12800 DDR3L (2 DIMM), 500GB Hard Disk Drive, 7200rpm
~$1243 (after 11% off on Lenovo website, till Monday)
+
MyDigitalSSD 42mm SATA III 6G M.2 (128GB) ~$80
or
optical bay frame & 250 GB SSD ~$170
Lenovo Thinkpad T440p
Intel Core i7-4700MQ Processor (6MB Cache, up to 3.40GHz),Windows 8.1 64, 14.0" FHD (1920 x 1080) Display, NVIDIA GeForce GT 730M 1G, 4GB PC3-12800 DDR3L SDRAM 1600MHz SODIMM, 500GB Hard Disk Drive, 7200rpm
~$1276
+
optical bay frame & 250 GB SSD ~$170
MSI GS Series GS60 Ghost-007
Intel Core i7 4700HQ (2.40GHz) 12GB Memory 750GB HDD 128GB SSD NVIDIA GeForce GTX 860M 2GB 15.6" Windows 8.1
~ $1550
I haven't completely ruled out building my own custom desktop PC, but the mobility of a laptop is very tempting.