Ailsa

Thanks again so much; looking for a "buy Brian a beer" link that's working....would love it if you'd send me one.

Okay brilliant, thanks for your feedback, I feel more comfortable knowing tech choices are sound. I will add in the hard drives and the 4 bay Nas. Last questions: 1) Would you include a cloud based storage system as well? If so which one...? 2) Screen: Would you have recommendations? I've been investigating the options between single or dual screens; or even an ultrawide if I could see the benefits (and is the dell ultrasharp good across the board or are there particular models that are better than others?). Thanks so much for the feedback, ordering parts today and will definitely be contributing to your beer fund ??

PS obviously some part I had him double up on (i.e. 2-bay vs 4-bay NAS system, as I'm not sure which would be more beneficial without going ott).

Hi Brian; Would you be willing to help me commit to a parts list? I'd love to finally take your advice and ditch my laptop in favour of a robust desktop. I have a gear list attached, and am ready to order; happy to spend some money to future-proof, but don't want to over-engineer for the sake of it (and I am not sure how to tell the difference). Budget tops out at 4-5k aud, but would be happy to save a dollar to put to a new lens. Hoping to get your feedback on this list, as pc parts guy isn't a photographer (and I'm no computer parts expert). I'm mainly shooting families and weddings, currently shooting stills on D750's but toying with the idea of a mirrorless upgrade and possibly including video with stills in the mid-future. He's added an ips monitor, but not sure what the latest Dell ultrasharp choice would be...(and recommended monitor size for working at regular desk (800mm deep) and sharing with clients in the office??) Thank you for all the knowledge you continue to share within this community.