AmbientMike wrote:
That is an excellent point. I was making more the are you sure you want this point, but Asus has been around for years, and it's probably excellent for photo editing and has plenty of speed
Customer satisfaction-wise they always went the extra mile for me. The Build quality is excellent. They don't skimp on capacitors or other things that might cause issues down the road. And their drivers just install themselves now - just amazing. A++ If I were to buy a notebook running Windows 11 they would be on the top of my list to look into.
Now for my Windows 11 desktop I've been running SuperMicro dual Xeon workstation motherboards for years - no issues either. But I recently fell into the ASUS ProArt X870E-Creator Wifi with PCIe 5.0, a AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D 16-Core Processor, 128 GB of RAM and two PCIe SSDs from Samsung, an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 OC and Eizo CG2700X and I'm really loving it. A single processor does everything I need! I also have a Mac Studio Ultra M3 28-core, 60-core GPU with 96GB of RAM. Either one does the job for desktop work. How much better can this hardware get at this point? Both are great!
Travel really depends on your needs. Keep it simple.
Methodical wrote:
Did you do the upgrade from 24gb to 48gb? I know when I tried to upgrade my daughter HDs years ago on Macbook, it was not as easy as it was for PC. Also, what gpu is in this machine?
I bought the MBP with 24GB from Apple and swapped it for the 48GB within the replacement window. MBP has the 20 core GPU.
FWIW, as a (very) longtime Apple user (I had their very first laptops) who had happily settled on Macbook Air models for travel…
… a while back I finally moved on to using an iPad Pro on the road instead. (I still have a desktop system with multiple 27” monitors of the serious editing.)
Pluses:
- The thing is tiny.
- With Apple’s keyboard (which also functions as a case) it is about the size of the Air. It faints into a slot in a small PacSafe shoulder bag that I travel with.
- For reading and similar stuff, you can detach it from the keyboard/case and use as a tablet.
- Tablet versions of Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom run on it, and are included in your desktop license at no extra charge.
Minuses
- You aren’t likely to have as much internal storage capacity.
- The screen is small (unless you get the 12” model, which sort of defeats the purpose), so it will not be like working on the home machine.
- The versions of LR and PS don’t have the same interface as desktop versions, which can make editing a little awkward.
Methodical wrote:
I should've included this information in the original post:
My main workstation has the Ryzen 9 7900X, 4090 gpu, Gen 4 NVME, 128gb ram. What laptop (PC or Mac) would be comparable to my desktop setup?
Looks like Lenovo think pad P16 is available having 128gb and a fast cpu. One site had 2nd gen listed 6.5 lbs which is significantly heavier than 300/2.8 I've carried on.
Thanks everyone. I have a lot to take in and look at. Gdanmitchel, I was considering my iPad for Safari travel because all I was thinking of was backing up my images via a Sandisk external drive.
Methodical wrote:
Thanks everyone. I have a lot to take in and look at. Gdanmitchel, I was considering my iPad for Safari travel because all I was thinking of was backing up my images via a Sandisk external drive.
I've done that as well and it works, but make sure you know the process and practice a few transfers before you leave on your trip:
