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I need a laptop by September for school. This will be my second year. Don't tell me to get a CuckBook Pro, because I simply don't have the option to wait for the 2016 refresh. Currently looking at a dell XPS 13 or 15, no less than a core i5.
Is kthere any real benefit to having a discrete gpu besides an accelerated interface in AI/PS and maybe some motion graphics stuff? If I can get away with integrated graphics and use the giant iMacs in the computer lab for other stuff, that would be great. Also, do I need a 15 inch screen? How important is a true SSD?
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I have the latest XPS 13 and illustrator runs great on it
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>>279190
This. Enterprise laptops only, for fuck's sake.
Get a real desktop replacement like the P50.
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>>279154
>Don't tell me to get a CuckBook Pro, because I simply don't have the option to wait for the 2016 refresh.
Buy a cheap used PC to use temporary until the Macbook comes out.
When the 2016 Macbook refresh comes out sell the PC and buy the Mac.
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I use the XPS 13 i7 3200x1800. Inkscape runs great. Screen size is small for most programs - menus get cramped. My exact specs on the XPS15 are a couple hundred bucks cheaper. I might trade up for the extra screen real estate, but the 13's size is great for working in bed.
Tl;dr: XPS 13 is great, XPS 15 is bigger
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>>279154
>Also, do I need a 15 inch screen
15 is the minimum
get an external monitor
i use my 13inch macbook (which is way too small, I never do any artwork on the native display anymore) with a Dell U2515h ultrasharp, and it's fantastic. it swivels and rotates, which is great for coding.
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Depends on what you need it for. If it's just Ps, then pretty much any laptop will be fine.
I got a pretty beefy laptop with 8 cores, two 500gb SSD and one 150gb HDD and a higher mid tier graphics card. This is because I'm usually simultaneously running Ps, Ai, Ae, and a browser on multiple monitors, and occasionally I like to dabble in Blender. Assess how much you really need to do with it, and let that be the determining factor when you're looking at specs.
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>because I simply don't have the option to wait for the 2016 refresh
I forgot every model prior to the unreleased one is incapable of even web browsing
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>>279154
SSD isn't necessary but it definitely helps a lot when you load software on it.
Obviously don't get a Macbook.
Nvidia supposedly has software / hardware drivers that run more smoothly with Adobe software.
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>>279154
Have a msi with a 970m and an i7 and it's pretty much flawless. Only thing I can think of is if you added an ssd. Other than that, spending some extra money for extra strength and destruct ability would be good
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