| Laptop advice.... 13:12 - Sep 8 with 1775 views | BanksterDebtSlave |
Miss Slave age 14, studying art among other things, requires a laptop....suggestions please? |  |
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| Laptop advice.... on 13:15 - Sep 8 with 1770 views | Swansea_Blue |
Don’t paint with a laptop. That’s my suggestion  |  |
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| Laptop advice.... on 13:23 - Sep 8 with 1758 views | wkj |
A lot depends on the type of applications she will be using.
3D Moddling and CGI/CAD? Good graphics card, good memory
Pissing about online and watching videos? - Get a tablet
Using Office for report writing and note taking - MS Surface Pro, or equivalent
Programming and Cyber security - Have a word with her, get out before she gets in [Post edited 8 Sep 2019 13:27]
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| Laptop advice.... on 13:38 - Sep 8 with 1739 views | BanksterDebtSlave |
....follow up question .... if anybody thinks the answer is mac book then are they compatible with data transfers from android? | |
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| Laptop advice.... on 13:40 - Sep 8 with 1732 views | wkj |
| Laptop advice.... on 13:38 - Sep 8 by BanksterDebtSlave |
....follow up question .... if anybody thinks the answer is mac book then are they compatible with data transfers from android? |
I want to counter that with "Why mac book" but it would be seen as I am taking a Pro windows approach, I am not | |
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| Laptop advice.... on 13:43 - Sep 8 with 1718 views | DanTheMan |
What's the budget? |  |
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| Laptop advice.... on 13:45 - Sep 8 with 1709 views | BanksterDebtSlave |
| Laptop advice.... on 13:23 - Sep 8 by wkj |
A lot depends on the type of applications she will be using.
3D Moddling and CGI/CAD? Good graphics card, good memory
Pissing about online and watching videos? - Get a tablet
Using Office for report writing and note taking - MS Surface Pro, or equivalent
Programming and Cyber security - Have a word with her, get out before she gets in [Post edited 8 Sep 2019 13:27]
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Interesting that you go with a tablet for graphics etc...food for thought for Miss Slave. I didn't even know you could add a keyboard to a tablet. Is the MS Surface pro good for graphic stuff and report writing? | |
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| Laptop advice.... on 13:45 - Sep 8 with 1709 views | wkj |
| Laptop advice.... on 13:43 - Sep 8 by DanTheMan |
What's the budget? |
Silly question, this is the power of a daughter over a dad... budget... ARF | |
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| Laptop advice.... on 13:47 - Sep 8 with 1704 views | BanksterDebtSlave |
| Laptop advice.... on 13:40 - Sep 8 by wkj |
I want to counter that with "Why mac book" but it would be seen as I am taking a Pro windows approach, I am not |
That answers that then....so over rated and/or over priced? | |
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| Laptop advice.... on 13:48 - Sep 8 with 1701 views | BanksterDebtSlave |
| Laptop advice.... on 13:43 - Sep 8 by DanTheMan |
What's the budget? |
Father Christmas .... 3 figures....ish! | |
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| Laptop advice.... on 13:49 - Sep 8 with 1698 views | wkj |
| Laptop advice.... on 13:45 - Sep 8 by BanksterDebtSlave |
Interesting that you go with a tablet for graphics etc...food for thought for Miss Slave. I didn't even know you could add a keyboard to a tablet. Is the MS Surface pro good for graphic stuff and report writing? |
I am genuinely impressed with the Surface pro for a portable school solution, and many digital artists give it good reviews for art, but there is a big emphasis on "or equivalent" though. (16gb Lenovo Yoga is popular also)
I did mean tablet more for mindless browsing activities rather than art, although digital art pads are incredibly popular now a days. If graphics work is going to be done though, it is essential you aim for a good GPU and a barest of bare minimum of 8gb RAM inho. [Post edited 8 Sep 2019 13:57]
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| Laptop advice.... on 13:59 - Sep 8 with 1678 views | DanTheMan |
| Laptop advice.... on 13:47 - Sep 8 by BanksterDebtSlave |
That answers that then....so over rated and/or over priced? |
For anything a 14 year old wants to do, almost certainly. There are a few professional programs you can only get on MacOS but I doubt they would be relevant. | |
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| Laptop advice.... on 14:00 - Sep 8 with 1674 views | wkj |
| Laptop advice.... on 13:59 - Sep 8 by DanTheMan |
For anything a 14 year old wants to do, almost certainly. There are a few professional programs you can only get on MacOS but I doubt they would be relevant. |
Indeed, arguably Macs can have an edge for specialist use, but really for kids in school, they are little more than a fashion statement, and pretty over priced in many respects. | |
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| Laptop advice.... on 14:10 - Sep 8 with 1642 views | BanksterDebtSlave |
| Laptop advice.... on 13:59 - Sep 8 by DanTheMan |
For anything a 14 year old wants to do, almost certainly. There are a few professional programs you can only get on MacOS but I doubt they would be relevant. |
Thanks although if it sees her through to 18 that would be a bonus! | |
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| Laptop advice.... on 14:14 - Sep 8 with 1635 views | wkj |
| Laptop advice.... on 14:10 - Sep 8 by BanksterDebtSlave |
Thanks although if it sees her through to 18 that would be a bonus! |
Really, if it was me in that position, I would be looking at this, although it is expensive, it is revered. Does not include the stylus and kb though, so there is that too. That said, a lot really does boil down to what she's going to use it for, if digital art is not going to be part of it, then it changes the type of things you'd be looking for.
https://www.johnlewis.com/microsoft-surface-book-2-intel-core-i5-processor-8gb-r
I am genuinely not into 'conventional' laptops any more as they usually always fail due to heat related issues, where as tablets do not have moving parts as such, so, for me, 4 years+ life with acceptable performance degradation, it would be a big ask for a school bag conventional lap top. | |
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| Laptop advice.... on 14:25 - Sep 8 with 1612 views | BanksterDebtSlave |
| Laptop advice.... on 14:14 - Sep 8 by wkj |
Really, if it was me in that position, I would be looking at this, although it is expensive, it is revered. Does not include the stylus and kb though, so there is that too. That said, a lot really does boil down to what she's going to use it for, if digital art is not going to be part of it, then it changes the type of things you'd be looking for.
https://www.johnlewis.com/microsoft-surface-book-2-intel-core-i5-processor-8gb-r
I am genuinely not into 'conventional' laptops any more as they usually always fail due to heat related issues, where as tablets do not have moving parts as such, so, for me, 4 years+ life with acceptable performance degradation, it would be a big ask for a school bag conventional lap top. |
Stylus I understand but kb?
Edit...thanks for the input, let me know next time you need to clear any wood. [Post edited 8 Sep 2019 14:27]
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| Laptop advice.... on 14:27 - Sep 8 with 1604 views | wkj |
| Laptop advice.... on 14:25 - Sep 8 by BanksterDebtSlave |
Stylus I understand but kb?
Edit...thanks for the input, let me know next time you need to clear any wood. [Post edited 8 Sep 2019 14:27]
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Keyboard, on those type of computers they're option extras that double up as a cover | |
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| Laptop advice.... on 15:31 - Sep 8 with 1537 views | factual_blue |
| Laptop advice.... on 13:43 - Sep 8 by DanTheMan |
What's the budget? |
It's when the Chancellor announces his spending and taxation intentions for the coming year. |  |
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