I’m in the market for a new laptop. Preferably under $2000 and have good specs. 16 GB ram minimum and 500 GB SSD minimum. What recommendations does Lemmy have? If more details are needed please specify what and I’ll answer

EDIT: thank you everyone for the answers 🙂 I do not need anymore suggestions

  • joneskind@beehaw.org
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    9 months ago

    There’s no way to answer that question without knowing what you want to do with your laptop.

    If you want anything but gaming, go for a Mac, especially if you are a musician (every Mac comes with GarageBand, is silent and has crazy battery life). You’ll also find the iWork suite installed for office work. No hidden cost.

    For photo editing, built-in Photos app gives a good alternative to Lightroom.

    For more advanced stuff you can also buy Affinity Photos or Pixelmator Pro, which are great alternatives to Photoshop, without the cost and the weight on the system

    Little built-in apps like Reminders and Notes can be life-changer if you’re in GTD stuff.

    The feature that impressed me the most back in the day was preview. Select any file and press the space bar. You’ll get instant preview (whatever the file is) without launching an app.

    If you want to game, it depends on the games you play.