Specs for new laptop
I am ordering a new laptop soon. What are reasonable specs I should use for a new laptop?
Chuck
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Opps, I forgot: This will be a Windows 10 machine.
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These are the minimum specifications. https://support.logos.com/hc/en-us/articles/360007506971
Here is what is recommended. https://support.logos.com/hc/en-us/articles/360007554992-Recommended-Hardware-and-Software
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Thank you Lynden!
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An SSD is a must have!
Dave
===Windows 11 & Android 13
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Buy this now.
https://slickdeals.net/f/14684504-hp-pavilion-15z-15-6-laptop-1080p-ips-ryzen-7-4700u-8gb-ram-128gb-ssd-450
ask me anything
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and buy this nvme ... it's still the black friday's price.
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Time to revisit the new Laptop Advice Column
I want Laptop PC for travel that will not move around a lot. Sort of a Desktop replacement. I want it to last for several years to come. I am willing to spend a little for a good one.
Suggestions? 15" 16" 17"
Dell? Asus ROG? Proart?
Should I focus more on Video card (3080) or processor (i9 12950) or RAM (16MB - 64 MB)?
I am hoping for a max of $25000 -
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True, but I will be traveling some and prefer not to lug a desktop...but I may rethink that.
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I have had good experiences with the ASUS ROG line
Orthodox Bishop Alfeyev: "To be a theologian means to have experience of a personal encounter with God through prayer and worship."; Orthodox proverb: "We know where the Church is, we do not know where it is not."
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True, but I will be traveling some and prefer not to lug a desktop...but I may rethink that.
I know you are talking windows, but for comparison:
$2500 will buy you:
- A Mac mini with 16GB Ram, 1 TB SSD <AND>
- A MacBook Air with 8GB Ram, 256 GB SSD.
(True, you'd still need to get a keyboard, monitor, mouse... but still).
A different solution to this equation: Buy a moderately supped up laptop, but not exactly top of the line:
- A MacBook Air with 16GB Ram, 512 GB SSD = $1700. That would easily last you "several" years and provide you with a down payment ($800) on a new machine in three years
Spending $2500 on a laptop to largely stay at home probably isn't the best option.
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Spending $2500 on a laptop to largely stay at home probably isn't the best option.
I can spend half that on a laptop for home use because it meets all my requirements that used to require a desktop.
Orthodox Bishop Alfeyev: "To be a theologian means to have experience of a personal encounter with God through prayer and worship."; Orthodox proverb: "We know where the Church is, we do not know where it is not."
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I also work with Photoshop, LIghtroom, moderate video editing and some light Programming in Visual Studio C# / VB.
I don't need super high-end performance, I am totally not a gamer. I do want to be future proof or at least resistant.0 -
I recently bought this one.
ASUS TUF Gaming F17
11th Gen Intel 6-Core i5-11260H
32GB DDR4 2TB SSD
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09MNH7CDC/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1
The school bought me a new laptop and printer and paper and ink.
The screens on the MAC are smaller for even the most expensive models. I need the 17 inch because I am so blind. The battery life is awful on this. I cannot get through a 3.5 hour class. This laptop plus the cord are HEAVY.
I would have preferred a business laptop to a gaming laptop, because I have had bad luck with overheating of the graphics cards that I don't need. But the business laptop were so much more for the same specs.
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I very happy with my Lenovo Yoga windows 11 laptop.... It does all I can and need to do.... cost was $840 incl tax..
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for those on fence for the newer MacBook pros, they are still $400 off at Amazon (and probably BestBuy I would guess, store will match) at the moment.
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Next time when I'll buy a laptop, I'll try to get a 1000 GB SSD.
Large screen with high resolution might be good when using mostly on the home desk.
I have a touch screen in my laptop but currently it is not terribly useful in Logos.
Gold package, and original language material and ancient text material, SIL and UBS books, discourse Hebrew OT and Greek NT. PC with Windows 11
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for those on fence for the newer MacBook pros, they are still $400 off at Amazon (and probably BestBuy I would guess, store will match) at the moment.
Not germaine to GaoLu's question, but in choosing a future laptop, I think, more and more, the decision is 'laptop and tablet/phone' (both). I now shop apps so I can use the same app across all my devices (MBP, iPhone, IPad and strangely enough iPod).
The other issue is expansiveness in Logos itself. I probably push its edge, but my in-use memory is moving along toward 16g's (probably not by necessity, but efficiency).
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Spending $2500 on a laptop to largely stay at home probably isn't the best option.
I can spend half that on a laptop for home use because it meets all my requirements that used to require a desktop.
Even 1/3 will get you a Windows laptop that will run Logos/Verbum quite well for some years.
“The trouble is that everyone talks about reforming others and no one thinks about reforming himself.” St. Peter of Alcántara
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Thanks to all for the helpful input.
I also edit video, and do some programming in C# / VB / SQL. All on one semi-portable computer.
So that is also something.0
