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Thanks for your helpful response @Brian and @Damien Symonds gives a nice vote of confidence that you have an Asus TUF Damien. Sorry I didn't reply sooner, have been offline the past couple of days. I was instore today to buy the Asus TUF, when a friend who works in tech, who I'd messaged to ask to help me clone across to the new laptop phoned me and said to stay away from the AMD processor, as they are prone to problems / not as reliable as intel. I know they have been around for less time. I've searched on-line and did find quite a few threads complaining of problems with AMD processors, including working with windows, and one with some photoshop issues Photoshop "export as" problems with Ryzen CPUs? - AMD Community But I also found some reviews of the AMD Ryzen 7 4800H processor vs Intel where the AMD seemed to out perform Intel. So, I was hoping to get your input on the AMD vs Intel issue as well, so I can make a more informed choice, and get this done, so I can make my way through Damien's classes this year I have searched further and found the following two laptop options with Intel chips, that also seem to have specs that might be suitable, if it is safest / best to stay with Intel https://www.lenovo.com/au/en/laptops/legion-laptops/lenovo-legion-y-series/Lenovo-Legion-Y540-15/p/88GMY501214 - I believe that I can add another SSD and upgrade the HD after purchase on this. Inspiron 14 7400 Laptop (dell.com) - not sure if the video card in this is good enough? I think the processor might actually be better? and also the screen? Sorry for all the questions, but your advice is really helpful.

Hi Brian Sorry for yet another, is this laptop ok question. I'm looking through the laptops available in Australia so far this year, that seem to meet the specs that you have suggested in other posts. I've narrowed down to a few options that I think seem ok, but would like to get your opinion as to if I'm correct that each of these would be a satisfactory option, and which of those options you'd choose? (if that was what you were choosing from) PREDATOR HELIOS 300 | Gaming Laptop | Acer Australia - I believe that I can upgrade the HD to 32 and the memory to 2tb on this after purchase ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 14" VR Ready 120Hz FHD Gaming Laptop, 8Core AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS(Beat i7-10750H), 16GB RAM, 1TB PCIe SSD, Backlight, Wi-Fi 6, USB C, NVIDIA GeForce RTX2060 Max-Q, Win10 (Moonlight White): Laptops: Amazon.com.au Buy Asus TUF 15.6-inch R7-4800H/32GB/1TB SSD/GTX1660Ti Gaming Laptop | Harvey Norman AU I believe with both the ASUS that memory and HD could be upgraded if needed, and that the battery is replaceable. Not sure if the battery is replaceable in the Predator. I was also looking at this monitor to connect the laptop to - https://www.umart.com.au/Dell-27in-QHD-IPS-USB-3-0-Monitor-U2719D_49245G.html?gclid=CjwKCAiAu8SABhAxEiwAsodSZPNS9XwqHWpawerEuk13ftfQimM2XN4Kp1vjsq_5n329906s6NRPcBoCO0IQAvD_BwE I appreciate any thoughts you may have on these options

Thanks very much Brian, I appreciate you taking the time to post the link to the ASUS. It is a little tricky trying to guess how things are going to play out over the next 6-12 months with COViD19 and supply of lots of things. I will look out for the model you suggested to come out here in the next few weeks, it reads like a good unit. Do you know if there is a version coming out that has a larger memory capacity? This model says maximum capacity of 24mb I know your guide says 16mb as a minimum, so I'm happy to start with that, but something that either comes with or can be upgraded to 32 to 64gb would be good. I have read your post where you talk about the increased processing load from your new camera which outputs 100mb image files, so I should try to future proof to some extent, because while I'm still happy shooting on my 5d mark iii in the next couple of years I might get tempted by some of the new technology coming through in cameras as well.

Thanks so much for the response Brian, glad I checked with you. I'm wanting to update to a new laptop to then work my way through Damien's classes, and thought I'd look for an end of financial year sale discount. Based on what you've said about new models coming out in about 4 weeks, I'll probably hold off to see what's around then. There might be start of financial year or new release specials around then I guess and most retail seems to be constantly on sale these days.

Sorry to bother you with yet another is this a good laptop ? Brian. I have read through many post on this subject and your guide, which has been very helpful in identifying what I should be looking for, and I have come up with some options, but not sure I have it right, or what the best option is. I have looked at Dell XPS, but their specs on the new XPS 15 don't say that the screens are IPS. So I'm looking at Lenovo who seem to have lots of IPS screens on their laptop configurations, and options at a better price. https://www.lenovo.com/au/en/workstations/finance-industry/ThinkPad-P52s/p/20LBA02EAU - I would replace the SSD with a larger 1-2 TB after purchase Does the 45% gamut on the display affect this option Graphics card only 2gb https://www.lenovo.com/au/en/laptops/yoga/yoga-c-series/Lenovo-Yoga-C740-15/p/81TD0045AU Does the integrated graphics rule this out? The display looked like it would be better than the option above, and comes with a larger SSD https://www.lenovo.com/au/en/laptops/legion-laptops/legion-5-series-laptops/Legion-5i-15/p/81Y6006LAU - I think this might be the best option? I believe I could even upgrade / increase the memory in this Not sure whether the split hard drive has any negative implications? Hope I'm on the right track, and appreciate any feedback or suggestions you could offer. Thanks