Recommendations for a Home Use Laptop + Minor Adobe Use

Lteddies on 23/03/2020 - 14:29

Hi team. Long time, first time!
After inheriting a MBP time has come to get a new laptop. It served me well for 5 years but it's slowing down. I'm not at all tech savvy and I'm sure it could be fixed by someone else.
I'm using this opportunity to looking to get a Windows laptop with it's primary use to be home use and some occasional Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator work.
I did a filtered search on officeworks and JB hifi on Adobe's requirements (i7, 16gb ram) and immediately exceeded my budget.
I then [did a search on centre com] (https://www.centrecom.com.au/laptops?specs=3,5,573,572,25,46…) which sort of narrowed down the possibilities.
Ideally, I would like to spend between 900-1400.

Is my price range realistic? Any thoughts or recommendations?
Thanks

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Comments

  • 87percent on 23/03/2020 - 14:45
    +1

    why not do a wipe of the laptop and see if that fixes the problem?

    • teddies on 23/03/2020 - 14:56

      I've got about 200gb remaining from 500gb and freed up as much as I could. Photoshop files are the main content of the used space. I was told that perhaps the hard drive was on its way out?

      • Typical16-bitEnjoyer on 23/03/2020 - 16:25
        +1

        supasaiyan is referring to wiping and reinstalling the OS. "Free space" isn't the issue.

  • scrimshaw on 23/03/2020 - 15:02
    +1

    Try taking a look on microsoft's 20% off sale, https://www.ebay.com.au/e/coupon-offers/20-off-microsoft-sal…?

    as well as Dell's 20% off sale
    http://www.ebaystores.com.au/Official-Dell-Australia-Store/_…

    RAM upgrades can be done yourself easily, many laptops have RAM slots just on the underside of the chassis which you'll need to take off with a screwdriver.

    • teddies on 23/03/2020 - 15:41

      Thanks, for the links. Right now, they're still a little over my budget.
      I could give the RAM upgrade a crack if I become desperate. Right now, I guess I'm using this opportunity to get a new device that isn't 7 years old! :D

      • scrimshaw on 23/03/2020 - 16:25
        +1

        Here's some recommendations. Sorted by price descending..

        Dell Vostro 15 $1,099.20 with PMID20 coupon code

        Windows 10 Pro
        15 inch 1080p non-touch display
        Core i7-10510U
        8GB RAM (upgradable)
        256GB SSD (also upgradable)
        AMD Radeon™ 610 2GB video chipset
        42 WHr, 3-Cell, Integrated battery

        Dell vostro 14 $1,049.60 after PMID20 coupon

        Win10 pro
        14.0-inch FHD non touch display
        Core i5-10210U
        Intel integrated graphics
        same type of memory and drive space as the above laptop

        Dell vostro 15 $899.20 after coupon

        Intel Core i5-10210U
        Same amount of RAM and solid state memory
        AMD Radeon™ 610 Series 2GB discrete graphics

        Dell Inspiron 14 5000 Two-in-one $719.20

        14 inch FHD Touch display
        Intel Core i3-10110U
        8 GB memory/128 GB SSD

        • teddies on 23/03/2020 - 16:36

          Oh amazing! sorry, I misunderstood your initial comment. I thought you meant that I should upgrade the memory on the MBP, and that those prices were after the coupon.
          Thanks for spelling it out for me. These look great!

          The i7 probably would be the one im leaning towards.

        • AussieDeals on 23/03/2020 - 18:20

          Not criticizing the laptops as a whole, but wtf is the point of the Radeon 610 as a GPU?

          It seems to be a shitty discrete GPU from 2014 that has been renamed multiple times and just wastes power if activated while performing at the same level (or even worse) than Intel integrated UHD graphics (which themselves haven't really been upgraded since Skylake in 2016)

  • jasong on 23/03/2020 - 19:10

    Does your current macbook meet the requirements of the software you want to use? If so, I second what others have said about wiping and reinstalling the OS.

    Anecdotally, I have a late-2013 model still going strong as my daily laptop.

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