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We’ve 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’t 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’s not as easy as it could be). Before buying, find out what it takes to add memory or an SSD. I don’t know what’s up with the Lenovo’s, 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 ------------------- Jim Tierney President Digital Anarchy From: After Effects Mail List [mailto:AE-List@media-motion.tv] 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 |
