From: "Jim Tierney" Received: from s483.sureserver.com ([192.252.146.33] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.1.0) with ESMTPS id 6395705 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Mon, 29 Jan 2018 08:51:25 +0100 Received: (qmail 16200 invoked by uid 1003); 29 Jan 2018 07:54:18 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO DESKTOPFO5EGTS) (jim@69.181.242.204) by s483.sureserver.com with ESMTPA; 29 Jan 2018 07:54:18 -0000 To: "'After Effects Mail List'" References: In-Reply-To: Subject: RE: [AE] Jump to PCland Date: Sun, 28 Jan 2018 23:54:18 -0800 Message-ID: <048001d398d6$5e0f2330$1a2d6990$@digitalanarchy.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0481_01D39893.4FECA680" X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook 14.0 Thread-Index: AQKzHG3NiJrhLWsuu3ykrmJwznKi/qHLbhSQ Content-Language: en-us This is a multipart message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0481_01D39893.4FECA680 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable We=E2=80=99ve got an MSI and an Alienware, both are good, powerful = machines. The form factor is typical PC laptop, so bulkier than a = MacBook. Make sure you get a large SSD as the boot drive. I attempted to = move the OS to a larger SSD on the Alienware and it was a bit of a = disaster. I got it working but some things still aren=E2=80=99t quite = right. Drivers on PC laptops are particularly difficult to get = re-installed. =20 That said, for normal upgrades the Alienware is easier. The MSI requires = you to jump through a ton of hoops (not as bad as a MacBook, but = it=E2=80=99s not as easy as it could be). Before buying, find out what = it takes to add memory or an SSD. =20 I don=E2=80=99t know what=E2=80=99s up with the Lenovo=E2=80=99s, but I = see black screens occasionally on both the MSI and Alienware, where the = external monitor goes black for a moment or two and then comes back. = Usually indicates the driver crashed or the GPU got overloaded and = restarted. =20 =20 Cheers, Jim ------------------- Jim Tierney President Digital Anarchy =20 =20 =20 From: After Effects Mail List [mailto:AE-List@media-motion.tv]=20 Sent: Sunday, January 28, 2018 12:39 PM To: After Effects Mail List Subject: [AE] Jump to PCland =20 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 = advice 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.=20 =20 My teacher suggested a Lenovo Yoga 720, but the reviews elude to a black = bar screen issue that hasn't been solved in years.=20 =20 Any advice would be appreciated. Thank you! =20 =20 Cheers, =20 Marie V. Thresher Animator, Published Illustrator, & Interactive Designer www.marievthresher.com ------=_NextPart_000_0481_01D39893.4FECA680 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

We=E2=80=99ve got an MSI and an Alienware, both are good, powerful = machines. The form factor is typical PC laptop, so bulkier than a = MacBook. Make sure you get a large SSD as the boot drive. I attempted to = move the OS to a larger SSD on the Alienware and it was a bit of a = disaster. I got it working but some things still aren=E2=80=99t quite = right. Drivers on PC laptops are particularly difficult to get = re-installed.

 

That said, for normal upgrades the Alienware is easier. The MSI = requires you to jump through a ton of hoops (not as bad as a MacBook, = but it=E2=80=99s not as easy as it could be). Before buying, find out = what it takes to add memory or an SSD.

 

I don=E2=80=99t know what=E2=80=99s up with the Lenovo=E2=80=99s, but = I see black screens occasionally on both the MSI and Alienware, where = the external monitor goes black for a moment or two and then comes back. = Usually indicates the driver crashed or the GPU got overloaded and = restarted.

 

 

Cheers,

Jim

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Jim Tierney

President

Digital Anarchy

 

 

 

From:= = After Effects Mail List [mailto:AE-List@media-motion.tv] =
Sent: Sunday, January 28, 2018 12:39 PM
To: After = Effects Mail List
Subject: [AE] Jump to = PCland

 

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 advice 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

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