Laptop Recommendations - Moving from Mac to Windows

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  Pelicannn on 27/02/2021 - 19:21

  I don’t think you will like a gaming laptop if you’ve come from a MacBook. The weight, and bulk will Presley out you off.

  As for processor, never heard of that one. I’m any case, I would no way be looking at 7th gen if that’s what you meant. 11th gen Intel is pretty good for single core performance. M1 will smash it on multi core though.

  I would recommend a Dell XPS 15. Won’t have the port, but you can just buy a Thunderbolt adapter and have all the ports. I have an XPS 13 and the quality is on par with MacBooks I’ve had previously.

  For reference, I went from a MacBook to a Razer Blade 15 and wasn’t happy with the weight increase, or the fact the power brick was large.

  https://deals.dell.com/en-au/productdetail/7ndr

  Use code HONEY7 which stacks for an additional 7% off.

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    Platinumtelecom on 27/02/2021 - 19:23

    Thanks for the code!

    I already find the Macbook really heavy.
    The ports were important to me, but I guess it's a choice between performance and convenience…

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      Pelicannn on 27/02/2021 - 19:32

      Look if definitely stray from the G7.

      Put it this way, the power brick pales in comparison to a dongle. Dell have a pretty good round one with heaps of ports.

      https://www.dell.com/en-au/shop/dell-usb-c-mobile-adapter-da…

      Gosh I may as well work for dell at this rate…

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      Pelicannn on 27/02/2021 - 19:36

      The G7 and power brick is probably the better part of 3.5kg total so yeah…. not great if you found the MacBook heavy.

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        Platinumtelecom on 27/02/2021 - 19:38

        The specs of the XPS 15 look good…just gotta get over the fact that I need an adapter…
        I use USBs and ethernet every day when visiting clients…

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        Platinumtelecom on 27/02/2021 - 19:49

        I like the 17inch version from Dell
        https://deals.dell.com/en-au/productDetail/7ndt

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          dmbminaret on 27/02/2021 - 20:40

          @Platinumtelecom: I've had some good savings with ebay plus or dell direct with 20% plus cash rewards sometimes at 10%

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  plmko on 27/02/2021 - 19:41

  Get a Lenovo X1 Extreme Gen 3 with FHD screen (500nits), on sale <$3k

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    Platinumtelecom on 27/02/2021 - 19:44

    Screen quality looks good. However Lenovo makes me a little anxious, I have always found the built quality of the outer shell to be poor.

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      plmko on 27/02/2021 - 20:41

      I probably know what you're talking about, which in that case Dell would probably piss you off as well.

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  qvinto on 04/03/2021 - 22:20

  You could consider the HP envy 15 OLED from the HP student store. It has similar specs to macbook pro and similar styling. Would likely have better quality control than a Dell Xps.

  If you don't have access to the student store, You could also try your luck with the cheaper Dell refurb store. You can get a xps 9500 15 with top end specs for around 3k. They have a return policy in case you are not satisfied. I would go for the white model to avoid the finger print smudges the black ones are notorious for

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  zjz93 on 05/03/2021 - 12:16

  Razer blade 15 or razer book. I think 1 model has ethernet port.

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  punk000 on 06/03/2021 - 20:28

  Dell XPS 17" - its as close to a MacBook 16" as you can get ?
  https://www.dell.com/en-au/shop/dell-laptops/new-xps-17-lapt…