Hi! So I am getting a new laptop. and want to know what you have LOVED or saw fault with the different laptops running Touch. Sager built, MSI, AUSUS and plus???
Love/hate/experience. . welcome
also thoughts on getting an amazing laptop computer then reselling in two years vs buying an okay one and buying new in 2 years.
First, I’m not sure what PC resale it like, but I feel like you might have trouble selling an amazing laptop for much 2 years later. To give you an idea, one of the really powerful workstation laptops we bought just about 2 years ago is now both 3 generations old on GPU and CPU. Doesn’t mean its bad by any means, still a work horse, but not sure who’d buy it for even 1/3 what we bought it for.
The one in question is an Origin. Good company, not sure I’d go with them again, just because I’m in Canada, and they’re state side, so the one time we needed service, it got held up at customs a bit. Their support is good, and the machine is powerful, although pretty plastic and cheap feeling when compared to a Macbook or other high end ultrabook. It’s also far too heavy (at least for me) to carry around regularly, or at all, so we only move it around in a pelican 1510 case with wheels. The power supply alone is heavier than my retina macbook.
After we bought that workstation, we’ve generally steered towards spending our money on towers (since invariably thats what ends up driving projects, even if its a quick 1 night event) and then we all just run touch on whatever laptops we have on the road, like macbook airs and retina macbook pros, or the one Origin we have if we really need the processing power on the road. So my recommendation would be spend most of your money getting the best small tower built you can, like build yourself a Shuttle or similar, and then grab yourself a nice and light laptop that you won’t mind carrying around all day.
Otherwise, check out the Razer Blade, I know someone who has one and says its great. Looks sleek too. Lots of folks like the Asus laptops.
Thank you.
No problem, the new addition of being able to run TouchDesigner on Intel HD4000 and better integrated graphics really opens up doors on what you can use for just on the road laptop use when you’re away from your towers.
I spent 1800 on a clevo (sager) laptop which was pretty high spec’d at the time. This was over 2 years ago. I still use that laptop and it still runs extremely quickly. I can’t see myself replacing it for another year or two.
Thing with Sagers is keyboards can be a bit annoying. If mine runs out of battery and I leave it for a weekend then the keyboard does allsorts of weird stuff until it heats up again.
the Dell Precision series is pretty beastly… support is top notch… quality is extremely high end