Aquinus
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- Concord, NH, USA
System Name | Apollo |
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Processor | Intel Core i9 9880H |
Motherboard | Some proprietary Apple thing. |
Memory | 64GB DDR4-2667 |
Video Card(s) | AMD Radeon Pro 5600M, 8GB HBM2 |
Storage | 1TB Apple NVMe, 4TB External |
Display(s) | Laptop @ 3072x1920 + 2x LG 5k Ultrafine TB3 displays |
Case | MacBook Pro (16", 2019) |
Audio Device(s) | AirPods Pro, Sennheiser HD 380s w/ FIIO Alpen 2, or Logitech 2.1 Speakers |
Power Supply | 96w Power Adapter |
Mouse | Logitech MX Master 3 |
Keyboard | Logitech G915, GL Clicky |
Software | MacOS 12.1 |
Being the season of buying gift, my wife requested a new laptop (knowing it was a tall order and not expecting it) I'm going to surprise her. She's using my old Dell Studio 1735 which has a Core 2 Penryn 2.1Ghz, a broken CPU cooler (which somehow still works), and a missing key on the keyboard. Needless to say, she tortured my poor Dell laptop (which I didn't need anymore since work provided me a mac laptop.) In an attempt to give her something that will last her many years to come, I saw this deal for a Dell laptop on NewEgg for 600 USD.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA3TX2B23832
A little about it:
It's a Dell Latitude 15" 3540.
It has a dual-core i5 4210U @ 1.7Ghz (2.7Ghz turbo) @ 15-watt TDP
4GB of memory (expandable to 16GB).
500GB Hybrid HDD
Radeon HD 8850M
and a 1080p display
Clearly it's a refurbished laptop, but it still comes with Dell's full 1 year warranty.
My wife mostly watches video, read e-books, and play browser-based video games so nothing she does is truly CPU intensive and for 600 USD, it felt like a great deal as the only real requirement my wife asked for was to hold on to the 1080p display (the studio 1735 I have has a 1920x1200 display).
I just felt that I should share this, if anyone who is looking for a laptop for high-def video on the cheap, this felt like a pretty good bet. I'll check-in after Christmas after my wife starts using the laptop to let everyone know how it is.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA3TX2B23832
A little about it:
It's a Dell Latitude 15" 3540.
It has a dual-core i5 4210U @ 1.7Ghz (2.7Ghz turbo) @ 15-watt TDP
4GB of memory (expandable to 16GB).
500GB Hybrid HDD
Radeon HD 8850M
and a 1080p display
Clearly it's a refurbished laptop, but it still comes with Dell's full 1 year warranty.
My wife mostly watches video, read e-books, and play browser-based video games so nothing she does is truly CPU intensive and for 600 USD, it felt like a great deal as the only real requirement my wife asked for was to hold on to the 1080p display (the studio 1735 I have has a 1920x1200 display).
I just felt that I should share this, if anyone who is looking for a laptop for high-def video on the cheap, this felt like a pretty good bet. I'll check-in after Christmas after my wife starts using the laptop to let everyone know how it is.