Laptop alternative to Surface Pro

LKangachick on 26/05/2017 - 19:24

So my screen was busted on the Surface Pro 3. I don't want to refurb it, but the newer models equivalent to mine are prohibitively priced between 2-3K !!!!

Looking at HP laptops instead. Need to run Adobe software. So good grunt required.

recommendations/experience?

Computing

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  • airal3rt on 26/05/2017 - 19:55

    I thought the whole idea of the Surface Pro was that it can transition between laptop and tablet

  • scrimshaw on 26/05/2017 - 20:06

    Do you draw stuff in Adobe with a stylus? There aren't many laptops that do stylus support.

  • shiznit on 26/05/2017 - 22:02

    The updated Spectre X2 will be released soon. It's pretty similar to the Surface Pro. No idea what the pricing will be like here though.

  • werdnanostaw on 27/05/2017 - 09:43

    One of the Lifehacker reporters, Anthony Caruana, has been writing a series of articles on his search for a PC with the following specs that you may find interesting:

    8GB RAM
    256GB storage
    Pen input (preferred)
    Detachable (preferred) 12 to 13 inch touchscreen display
    Under $1500
    Cellular comms (strongly preferred)

    https://www.lifehacker.com.au/author/anthony-caruana

    I have the Lenovo Miix 510.

    https://www.lifehacker.com.au/2017/04/782397/

    Good PC except for:

    • Poor battery life <4 hours despite Lenovo claiming +7 hours
    • Keyboard "misses" keys if used in suggested rear-raised mode. The keyboard is very flexible and unless it is flat on the desk some key presses aren't registered. I would check for this problem on any light-weight keyboard PC you are considering.
    • I had to reduce keyboard repeat rate as it kept generating multiple keystrokes.
  • Time on 29/05/2017 - 13:55

    You need to specify what you need to use the laptop for
    If you use it for school i would recommend a Macbook air 13 inch for the light weight and great build quality speaking from experience it can run most adobe programs such as photoshop and illustrator.
    But if you want some more power for programs like Adobe premier pro i would go with the Dell xps 15 with it speced out with a 1050. It is a excellently built laptop like the Macbook but is much more powerful and can handle video and image editing without a problem.
    You also need to specify what price range

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