I recently started working with a lot of clients that use the adobe suite, mostly illustrator. And wanted to get a laptop to work and move around with.

I’m trying to stay away from apple, seeing those prices for the storage they have I’m looking for another option.

I’m looking into ThinkPads but there are so many options I don’t know what would be a good choice, must have a good bright screen and a good keyboard.

  • StarDreamer@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    11·
    1 year ago

    Do not get a Thinkpad if you’re using it for graphic design. The screen color calibration is terrible (even when compared to low end devices)

    Last I checked I think some of the Dell laptops have a decent screen (XPS, latitude lines). But they tend to be more on the pricer side.

    • TheSlyFox@lemmy.zipOPEnglish
      21·
      1 year ago

      oh i see! , ill check the XPS, my budget is around $1,000ish USD, see what i can find

      • netburnr@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        I had nothing but bad experiences with my xps. Two fan failures and now a battery failure in the last few years.

        • crystenn@lemmy.ml
          3·
          1 year ago

          i second this. I’ve owned 2 so far, the 2017 model and the refreshed 2020 model. Both have had their share of overheating issues, awful audio drivers (baked in wavemaxx sound “enhancement” that cannot be removed), hardware issues, etc. Would not recommend. The only thing they have going for them is they look so damn good

    • 1993_toyota_camry@beehaw.org
      1·
      1 year ago

      That’s not universally true. My thinkpad has the most colour accurate screen in my house. Much better then my apple laptops or pretty decent dell screens.

      The issue is Lenovo will also sell absolute garbage screens, so you need to pay attention when ordering. Iirc mine was a $500 upgrade or something equally shocking.

      • lud@lemm.ee
        1·
        1 year ago

        Yeah, my school provided X280 that I later bought out for cheap had a TERRIBLE screen

    • TheSlyFox@lemmy.zipOPEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      I didn’t know about n.2nvme USB!, I’ll look into that, I have an m1 air, memory and ram is the problem. Probably go up to a pro? Or an air with more ram then?

  • mrmule@lemmy.world
    31·
    1 year ago

    I got a Dell xps 9310 last year and I love it, it’s small and powerful, everything I need for Adobe suite and DaVinci resolve.

  • BorgDrone@lemmy.one
    1619·
    1 year ago

    Just get a MacBook Pro.

    I don’t get the stubbornness that makes you choose an inferior tool. It’s a piece of equipment you need to do your job, just get the best equipment you can. Why would you sabotage yourself by using shitty tools?

    If you’re a professional developer you really only need one main piece of equipment to do your job and it’s not even a lot of money to begin with. Compare this to many other trades. For example: a nephew of mine installs A/V equipment, basically a glorified electrician. He drives a €25k van with about €15k worth of tools and supplies in the back. I bet his hourly rate is less than yours.

    Drop €4-5k on a nice loaded MacBook Pro. That’s, what ? One week of billable hours?

      • BorgDrone@lemmy.one
        614·
        1 year ago

        Which is a bullshit reason. Even if he needed to max it out, that’s a couple of thousand extra at the most. It’s a business expense and a small one at that. The time wasted looking for an alternative is probably costing him more than he’s saving.