From: "Marie T" Received: from mail-wm0-f45.google.com ([74.125.82.45] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.1.0) with ESMTPS id 6395562 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Mon, 29 Jan 2018 00:10:06 +0100 Received: by mail-wm0-f45.google.com with SMTP id r78so30441857wme.0 for ; Sun, 28 Jan 2018 15:13:01 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date:message-id:subject:to; bh=NnHI6ZwHGMFrOjwCF0PIFoPk4Alh6kUUHWaivVXIswM=; b=ru3kCqhdamPVeMuIRTbm1oML3Ohd1nPe8NQceNlbV/fij7Pyvk5M9SfT7fF5kJiGcp Or50Y7aZzbdWDKSWcavORbnSOjFl9V52QIm871ifqdPLz0d6YMIAGSTAgcuqnUNUkJ8g wwRnfv6CZ1SNhx6Dv26Pm4bEPLmlJB3ANBkefB5rWwGG88Y9nvGUlk/9/uTxFXILhZ9y ROTMwPguG2xealP6AFd/Pis0TWy+OvPi4Eq5/gXPB1q9TrwSdQBqFmL55QsK9v+4bLBu ul9Vl2rU41y2zMAdPCi9UBF9Kr4M82uCJO1cgikXw6Bycyb3rbsgNnmDy5Pjz5giWq8z LbPw== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:to; bh=NnHI6ZwHGMFrOjwCF0PIFoPk4Alh6kUUHWaivVXIswM=; b=MWNcRmnzbQD7ZjYCk1pG50Piyf/+5tFPJ0274aGaM9yEwUJZwoltirLvVrxz3jgoA+ AfsAplicC6qGjE1tU1rPLAr4mKDk1da6xHUWHkSGyDKxKDt0Ihv8zqkDfBbJBGHDI3jh 652AqK3fOgVWX9sGV5jxpIq1wwl+4ZqSjCWn4+eDlp8WavfACZzitG4KINpjzTXPSAoM nkHMAHvlD66Ljnl4Bpebbt/IxSJCKyfg5uDPHBLQuSJgk/I6sl8zr2QMxFQpdpGm6yKc Ujk04WC6kUibNUNj25jPto50KtN/vPttHuzYzZnM2JsvBwpWYVNKwYgW9p91vp0/kmXu 9qdA== X-Gm-Message-State: AKwxyteM7K+3Ps/xHYS2q+F7Vl93k1czU2FUS678dVzDCsp+1R8LaFca WA07uRk0DWD5SZZmAlTs5CyEqRykOgrvQ4D8rO1qow== X-Google-Smtp-Source: AH8x226uRIz+D6C+QOpU14LJxMOMv8pO6JUzf5ePZxJg0h8ofS5M510+wVbU0IQ5DvuFbzUGPMBKjS3gmrFetw/seg4= X-Received: by 10.80.134.40 with SMTP id o37mr43139827edo.62.1517181180345; Sun, 28 Jan 2018 15:13:00 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: In-Reply-To: Date: Sun, 28 Jan 2018 23:12:49 +0000 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [AE] Jump to PCland To: After Effects Mail List Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="f403045c2d925081720563de4598" --f403045c2d925081720563de4598 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Thank you both so much! This helps a lot. I=E2=80=99ll look into the two MS= I laptops and anything comparable with the specs Steve mentioned. And Nick, =E2=80=9CDominator=E2=80=9D is a great name. Just sounds better e= quipped to handle the new Arnold Swartzeneggor renderer over one named after =E2=80=9C= Yoga,=E2=80=9D haha. Thank you again. Cheers, Marie V. Thresher *Animator, Published Illustrator, & Interactive Designer* www.marievthresher.com On Sun, Jan 28, 2018 at 4:14 PM Nick Fox-Gieg wrote: > Razer is usually the first brand mentioned as a PC replacement for a > MacBook--same slim profile and price range, and much better GPU specs. Bu= t > they also have the same max 16GB RAM limitation as the current generation > of MacBooks, and I find they're kind of loud too. > > I like MSI laptops personally--build quality isn't in Apple or Razer > territory but they're also significantly cheaper and can be serviced at a= ny > ordinary PC repair shop. The 15" Dominator (yeah, great name) and Stealth > are the two I would look at for work machines. Similar specs and options, > but the Dominator is heavier and has max 64GB RAM; Stealth is lighter, ma= x > 32GB RAM, costs a bit more. Both come with nice 1060 or 1070 GPUs. > > Nick > > On Sun, Jan 28, 2018 at 3:49 PM, Steve Oakley > wrote: > >> Have a lenvo Yoga here of some flavor. has black screen flashing >> problems. updated bios / firmware and it went away for a few months, cam= e >> back with lastest win10 update. I=E2=80=99d say stay away, plan to repla= ce it soon >> because the time spend messing with it isn=E2=80=99t worth it. >> >> basically you want an i7 with max cores, 16 or ideally 32gb of ram, >> recent model GPU with 4gb+ of vram. like anything else, you get what yo= u >> pay for in terms of build quality, screen, battery life. >> >> I=E2=80=99d expect you=E2=80=99d be into about $2k for an ideal machine. >> >> S >> >> >> On Jan 28, 2018, at 2:38 PM, Marie T wrote: >> >> Hello, >> >> I saw a few threads before on jumping from Mac to PCs, but if I recall >> correctly, it seemed like it was mostly for desktop. Can you offer advic= e >> on a good PC laptop? >> >> I'm currently enrolled in an evening class utilizing 3DS Max and After >> Effects, so I need portability with decent rendering power. >> >> My teacher suggested a Lenovo Yoga 720, but the reviews elude to a black >> bar screen issue that hasn't been solved in years. >> >> Any advice would be appreciated. Thank you! >> >> >> Cheers, >> >> Marie V. Thresher >> *Animator, Published Illustrator, & Interactive Designer* >> www.marievthresher.com >> >> >> > --f403045c2d925081720563de4598 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Thank you both so much! This helps a lot. I=E2=80=99ll lo= ok into the two MSI laptops and anything comparable with the specs Steve me= ntioned.=C2=A0

And Nick,= =E2=80=9CDominator=E2=80=9D is a great name. Just sounds better equipped t= o handle the new Arnold Swartzeneggor renderer over one named after =E2=80= =9CYoga,=E2=80=9D haha.=C2=A0

Thank you again.=C2=A0

Cheers,

Marie= V. Thresher
Animator, Published Illustr= ator, & Interactive Designer


On Sun, Jan 28, 2018 at 4:14 PM Nick= Fox-Gieg <AE-List@media-moti= on.tv> wrote:
Razer is = usually the first brand mentioned as a PC replacement for a MacBook--same s= lim profile and price range, and much better GPU specs. But they also have = the same max 16GB RAM limitation as the current generation of MacBooks, and= I find they're kind of loud too.

I like MSI laptops= personally--build quality isn't in Apple or Razer territory but they&#= 39;re also significantly cheaper and can be serviced at any ordinary PC rep= air shop. The 15" Dominator (yeah, great name) and Stealth are the two= I would look at for work machines. Similar specs and options, but the Domi= nator is heavier and has max 64GB RAM; Stealth is lighter, max 32GB RAM, co= sts a bit more. Both come with nice 1060 or 1070 GPUs.

Nick

<= div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Sun, Jan 28, 2018 at 3:49 PM, Steve Oakley <AE-List= @media-motion.tv> wrote:
Have a lenvo= Yoga here of some flavor. has black screen flashing problems. updated bios= / firmware and it went away for a few months, came back with lastest win10= update. I=E2=80=99d say stay away, plan to replace it soon because the tim= e spend messing with it isn=E2=80=99t worth it.

basicall= y you want an i7 with max cores, 16 or ideally 32gb of ram, =C2=A0recent mo= del GPU with 4gb+ of vram. like anything else, you get what you pay for in = terms of build quality, screen, battery life.

I=E2= =80=99d expect you=E2=80=99d be into about $2k for an ideal machine.
<= div>
S

On Jan 28, 2018, at 2:38 PM, Marie T <<= a href=3D"mailto:AE-List@media-motion.tv" target=3D"_blank">AE-List@media-m= otion.tv> wrote:

Hello,
I saw a few threads before on jumping from Mac to PCs, but if I reca= ll correctly, it seemed like it was mostly for desktop. Can you offer advic= e on a good PC laptop?

I'm currently enrolled in an evenin= g class utilizing 3DS Max and After Effects, so I need portability with dec= ent rendering power.

My teacher suggested a = Lenovo Yoga 720, but the reviews elude to a black bar screen issue that has= n't been solved in years.=C2=A0

Any advice wou= ld be appreciated. Thank you!


Cheer= s,

Marie V. Thresher
Animator, Published Illustrator, & Interactive Designer

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