The sales associate was stunned, he just called it a Blade. I had to tell a gentleman who was buying a Razer Blade at one Best Buy that the brand was Razer. LOL! Too true about most Best Buy staff*. B & H Photo is out because they do not allow returns and they’re super nasty to talk to. I am frustrated because I seem to know more about PCs than any of the staff at the Best Buy’s and the Microsoft store I can visit. I’ll seek out the Asus model you mentioned, and make a list of the specs I need for software I am running now or will add.

I’ll need at least two USB-A ports because I want to use a wired mouse.Īnyway, many thanks for the detailed thoughts. I’ll go to other Best Buy branches with a list of what I want, which is something be comfortable to type on and look at, with a GTX card that will run Final Draft, Word, video conversion software, Affinity Photo & Publisher, drive a Wacom tablet & art software (probably Painter and ClipStudio Pro), and allow me to multitask without throttling. I love their screens and keyboards though. There is a new 15” Spectre coming in the first week of June, but it has an MX card and is tariff priced. Microsoft had an Asus 17” that had a huge bezel but it boasted a glossy IPS screen.īesides the little Spectre MS had, I liked one of the Razers and that behemoth Asus (I did not remember it’s name). I’d love a 17” with a glossy screen (some matte screens are tough for me to get used to). Also, I am skittish about doing surgery on these given my unfamiliarity with working on PCs.įor me, Asus names for their laptops are super confusing. I do not need a RTX card machine (and jumping in with a StudioBook seems ridiculous in my case). I will definitely look into laptop models with GTX cards.

The funny thing is I am not sure if the Zephyrus’ tilt will work for me as far as typing. I’ve been gently nudging myself into letting go over the last few days. I learned this morning, yes, I do have to make the switch away from Apple.

Getting final draft 8 to run on mac