Hi,
I need a new laptop, but I find it very difficult to choose or even figure out what exactly I need, so I was hoping that there would be some knowledgeable people around here who might have some good suggestions. I'll just explain very briefly what I need my laptop for.
About 80% of what I do on my laptop is just writing, text editing, and related work in office-type software. It's the other 20% that's the issue, I guess. This other 20% includes digital image work. This is mostly 2D, but sometimes involves 15 or more layers in Photoshop where each layer is 5000x5000 pixels or more; occasionally also 3D (mostly Blender); and occasionally also 3D animation. It also includes audio/sound/music-related work (which tends to be less taxing on the computer's memory etc.), and even more occasionally some gaming and similar stuff (games in Unity appear to be by far the most problematic for my current, old laptop).
Portability is not a major issue, although the laptop should not be too big to fit in my bag (i.e. not much bigger than 24x30 cm approximately). Battery life is not really an issue at all. I don't think I have ever used my laptop just on the battery for more than 2 hours. A final issue that matters to me is that glossy screens give me a headache. (I'm not sure what that is called, but some laptops have matte screens and I strongly prefer that.)
So, what would be the best laptop(s) for me? I'd be very grateful for any help or suggestions.
