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Just wondering what setups others are using in terms of workstations and storage solutions?
Is mac still king?
Is mac still king?
In the 90's Macs had a big benefit of a more refined user interface than DOS and Windows. Even after Windows 95 came out. For serious graphics work though, at that time the Sun, Silicon Graphics and other workstations were taking over from mainframes.Macs were held to be the thing for graphics work back in the 90's
Windows - as a retired electronics/computer engineer I know many reasons to avoid anything made by Apple.
Just wondering what setups others are using in terms of workstations and storage solutions?
Is mac still king?
I've just bought a Huawei Matebook X Pro and am very impressed. OK, it's a 13.9" screen, but the bezel is so diminutive it looks bigger. Stunning screen, 10-hour battery life, 8th Gen i7, 16gb, etc, etc....I have a MacBook Pro. But it’s not handling the amount of stuff I’m throwing at it atm very well. I quite often editing in LR and PS whilst having Divinci resolve open editing video at the same time.
Considering moving over to windows but want decent battery life in a slim laptop with a 15 inch screen is difficult to find with decent spec.
5YO Dell XPS 15 and 24" monitor.
I still own a unibody MacBook, but it was slow for editing even using contemporary software, and at 10 years old is tedious to use. The Dell is a much better machine at 5 yo than the MacBook was at the same point - upgrading would be nice, rather than essential.
Nowadays both Mac and pc are based on the same hardware indeed the insides of a mac and pc based laptop can be almost identical with only two things separating them the operating system and a significant price difference.
Yes your right the screens on the macs can be overly glossy, the other aspects you mention are of course subjective.And the appearance, and better trackpad, and screen quality...
The things I’m trying to find now whilst looking for a windows laptop.
Yes with caveats. The trackpad on a Mac is better, ditto battery life. Case is equivalent quality although I prefer the carbon fibre lower shell of the Dell because it gets less hot when working hard and isn't cold like Ali at first touch. Internals are well laid out and upgrading is easy.Interesting. I want rid of my MBP 13 inch and a 15 inch XPS is high on the list. Seems much cheaper than the equivalent MBP. You recommend them?
Is it a 3:2 ratio screen with the ability to replace the battery model?I've just bought a Huawei Matebook X Pro and am very impressed. OK, it's a 13.9" screen, but the bezel is so diminutive it looks bigger. Stunning screen, 10-hour battery life, 8th Gen i7, 16gb, etc, etc....
It may be a MacBook Pro rip off, but more bang for considerably less buck.
Sorry, not getting notifications! Yeah, 3:2 screen but no battery replacement, or at least not by yourself..... glued together I believe, so has to go on a heating pad to split it.Is it a 3:2 ratio screen with the ability to replace the battery model?
Thanks. it is getting really difficult get a proper laptop for photography now.Sorry, not getting notifications! Yeah, 3:2 screen but no battery replacement, or at least not by yourself..... glued together I believe, so has to go on a heating pad to split it.