Hi, I'm starting a creative agency soon and I'm on the lookout for a new work laptop.
- What's your Budget? (e.g. >30K, not more than 50K etc.) - Ideally around 70k, but I'm willing to spend up to 90k (maybe a bit beyond that if highly necessary).
- What will be your primary usage for the notebook be? (e.g. web surfing/office apps/Casual Gaming) - Work, work, work. The primary use is for typing. I'm mainly a copywriter. So, it also needs to handle heavy web browsing for my research. I'll also be using it for image editing (Photoshop and Illustrator).
- What size and weight considerations do you have? (e.g. Do you want a 17" desktop replacement or you want an ultraportable 12" or something in between) - Anything between 13 and 15 inches.
- Any brand that you prefer, or any brand that you detest? (e.g some would prefer to stay away from Acer or Dell) - Looking at Dell Latitude and Lenovo Thinkpad E or T series. They seem to have the best keyboards amongst all the laptops I've come across. The build quality seems great too.
- Any other considerations? (e.g Battery life; Widescreen/non-widescreen; Glossy/Matte screen etc.) - 6th generation i5/i7. 8GB RAM. FullHD screen with IPS panel preferred. 6+ hours battery life (8+ is awesome). A dedicated graphics will be icing on the cake, but I think I'll be OK with the new integrated Intel graphics too.