Attention Tech Geeks - Laptop Recs

[Guac]

I’m going into my first year of college, majoring in business administration. In my spare time, I game and model, which means I need some juice in whatever machine I get. My priority is battery life and s p e e d. 
 

I have a budget which caps at around 3k. Let me know what y’all think. 

[Madara]

a good one

[Arizona]

I mean I would suggest a MacBook Pro but gaming is pretty weak on that sadly but I love my MacBook and if you’re doing modeling and just work in general it’s a beast of a workhorse. Also battery life is crazy.

Edited April 29, 2023 by Arizona

[Guac]

7 hours ago, Arizona said:

I mean I would suggest a MacBook Pro but gaming is pretty weak on that sadly but I love my MacBook and if you’re doing modeling and just work in general it’s a beast of a workhorse. Also battery life is crazy.

quite a few things point me towards a macbook pro. Hoping however I can find something that fits the broader bill with a higher budget

[Rohan]

@Guac How portable/max size do you want it to be? Most higher end ones might be quite large and/or heavy. But is there any preferences with that?

[Guac]

carrying around campus, so "relatively" lightweight. Willing to compensate depending on specs

 

 

[Mystic]

10 hours ago, Guac said:

I’m going into my first year of college, majoring in business administration. In my spare time, I game and model, which means I need some juice in whatever machine I get. My priority is battery life and s p e e d. 
 

I have a budget which caps at around 3k. Let me know what y’all think. 

modeling tends to be GPU and CPU intensive correct? 

So therefore a laptop with either a new gen or last gen CPU/GPU combo and 32 gigs of RAM sounds ideal

Do you prefer Intel or AMD?
Nvidia or AMD?

Edited April 30, 2023 by Mystic

[Guac]

14 hours ago, Mystic said:

modeling tends to be GPU and CPU intensive correct? 

So therefore a laptop with either a new gen or last gen CPU/GPU combo and 32 gigs of RAM sounds ideal

Do you prefer Intel or AMD?
Nvidia or AMD?

intel, nvidia

[Mystic]

1 hour ago, Guac said:

intel, nvidia

Take a look at what i sent you in Discord DMs. It has pretty great reviews and is somewhat customizable. but the combo of an I9 13 series and a 40 series Nvidia GPU seems to be the cheapest and best combo

(i know you've already seen it, if its something a little too much or not enough ill keep digging. It also weighs approx 9 pounds according to the specs)

Edited April 30, 2023 by Mystic