Hi! I’ve been thinking to get a 13” rMBP, since it seems like it’s the computer that best fits my needs, although I’d like to know about some Windows options that are similar in everything but price!
Thanks for your help!
1. What is your budget?
Less than $1,500 since I’m looking for a cheaper alternative to a 13” rMBP.
2. What is the size of the notebook that you are considering?
14” would be lovely, although 13” is good enough
3. What screen resolution do you want?
At least 1440x900, I’m using it for photo and video editing so I’d rather push for color trueness rather than a super high resolution, especially with Windows bad management of QHD
4. Do you need a portable or desktop replacement laptop?
It’s gonna be my main computer so, a light and small desktop replacement would be good
5. How much battery life do you need?
At least 6 hrs
6. Do you want to play games with your laptop? If so then please list the games that you want to with the settings that you want for these games. (Low,Medium or High)?
I’d do light game playing, not really looking for a game machine
7. What other tasks do you want to do with your laptop? (Photo/Video editing, Etc.)
I’m studying visual communications, I do extensive photo editing (I work on that 4 or 5 days a week) and some light video editing (HD, no more than 15 minutes length), I’d love to be able to do both while also playing music on iTunes and having Chrome and Skype open and not having lag on what I’m doing. Also, I’d rather have a graphics card for multimedia rather than games, if any at all. Other than that, I’d do extensive word processing, web browsing and watch movies or tv series from Netflix.
8. How much storage (Hard Drive capacity) do you need?
250 is good, as long as is speedy enough while rendering
9. If you are considering specific sites to buy from, please post their links.
Not really
10. How long do you want to keep your laptop?
4 or 5 years would be ideal
11. What kind of Optical drive do you need? DVD ROM/Writer,Bluray ROM/Writer,Etc ?
None
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.
No biases on this side.
13. What country do you live in?
Mexico, would be able to buy an US computer if it’s a popular model.
14. Please tell us any additional information if needed.
Two of the laptops I’ve considered are HP ENVY TouchSmart 14-k111nr (or a version of it with a QHD screen and a 750GB HDD for 1,299) and Lenovo y450p (with an intel 4700MQ, NVidia GT755M, 8gb of ram, 1tb HDD and an 1366 x 768 screen, for the same price). I’ve also kept in mind the 13” MBA, although I’m not sure if processor and graphics would be enough for video editing.
Thanks for your help!
1. What is your budget?
Less than $1,500 since I’m looking for a cheaper alternative to a 13” rMBP.
2. What is the size of the notebook that you are considering?
14” would be lovely, although 13” is good enough
3. What screen resolution do you want?
At least 1440x900, I’m using it for photo and video editing so I’d rather push for color trueness rather than a super high resolution, especially with Windows bad management of QHD
4. Do you need a portable or desktop replacement laptop?
It’s gonna be my main computer so, a light and small desktop replacement would be good
5. How much battery life do you need?
At least 6 hrs
6. Do you want to play games with your laptop? If so then please list the games that you want to with the settings that you want for these games. (Low,Medium or High)?
I’d do light game playing, not really looking for a game machine
7. What other tasks do you want to do with your laptop? (Photo/Video editing, Etc.)
I’m studying visual communications, I do extensive photo editing (I work on that 4 or 5 days a week) and some light video editing (HD, no more than 15 minutes length), I’d love to be able to do both while also playing music on iTunes and having Chrome and Skype open and not having lag on what I’m doing. Also, I’d rather have a graphics card for multimedia rather than games, if any at all. Other than that, I’d do extensive word processing, web browsing and watch movies or tv series from Netflix.
8. How much storage (Hard Drive capacity) do you need?
250 is good, as long as is speedy enough while rendering
9. If you are considering specific sites to buy from, please post their links.
Not really
10. How long do you want to keep your laptop?
4 or 5 years would be ideal
11. What kind of Optical drive do you need? DVD ROM/Writer,Bluray ROM/Writer,Etc ?
None
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.
No biases on this side.
13. What country do you live in?
Mexico, would be able to buy an US computer if it’s a popular model.
14. Please tell us any additional information if needed.
Two of the laptops I’ve considered are HP ENVY TouchSmart 14-k111nr (or a version of it with a QHD screen and a 750GB HDD for 1,299) and Lenovo y450p (with an intel 4700MQ, NVidia GT755M, 8gb of ram, 1tb HDD and an 1366 x 768 screen, for the same price). I’ve also kept in mind the 13” MBA, although I’m not sure if processor and graphics would be enough for video editing.
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