Anthony Glick Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 Hi there, I am a mac user so I would like to lean more towards investing in a MacBook pro. However I am open to other suggestions and recommendations and would love to hear yours. Basically I am looking to invest in an epic laptop for photo editing. budget up to $3000 approx. Cheers, Anthony Glick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 I assume you're wedded to Macs, but just in case you're not, I highly recommend the Asus Republic of Gamers line of laptops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Glick Posted December 21, 2018 Author Share Posted December 21, 2018 Thanks mate. I will have a look at it. What are your thought on this one? https://www.jbhifi.com.au/computers-tablets/laptops/apple/apple-macbook-pro-15-inch-with-touch-bar-512gb-space-grey-new/452750/ Waste of money? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 Gee, it'd be better to get something a bit bigger than 512GB hard drive, I'd say. Also, I'll be interested to know what Brian thinks about 16GB of RAM. 16 has been good up til now, but I reckon when I buy my next computer I'll get 32 to be future-proof, you know? (When I buy computers I buy them with the intention of keeping them for a long time.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 A Mac Laptop for decent photo editing? Up your budget by $1000. Take the most expensive MBP, increase the HD and RAM at the time of purchase. I can not recommend a Mac Laptop in good conscience due to their high cost. I second the notion of a Asus ROG Laptop. Why? Laptops being manufactured today aren’t built like they once were. Your $500 laptops last 12-18 months, the $1000-ish Laptops last about 3 years or so, and the fancy MBP last about 4-5 years. So in essence, you are “renting” your laptop from Apple @ $1000 per year. Of course, your mileage may vary and it’s your money. Here are the specs that I would choose with a MBP: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 As far as memory capacity, 512GB HD is pushing it, I’d rather have a 1TB Main Drive at a minimum, for both laptops and desktop computers. RAM? 16GB is the minimum that you’d want going forward, 32GB is a better choice and what I prefer. Today’s 16GB/32GB is yesterday’s 4GB/8GB. Just like 16MB/32MB back in the late 1990’s. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Glick Posted December 22, 2018 Author Share Posted December 22, 2018 Thank you so much. That helps a lot, coming from someone who knows their stuff. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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