I travel a ton. I do video editing, photoshop touch up work, and I play games. FF14 and it's likely I'll pick up legacy of the void.
My current laptop is a 15in Asus G53s with a 560m 2gb 1TB (8lbs without the powerbrick!)
http://www.notebookcheck.net/Asus-G53-Series.38877.0.html
Due to video and photoshop work I need a lot of space. I have 1TB completely filled right now. Because I travel a lot, I need a rugged computer that can handle me falling off my bike, and because I travel a lot, I really want to get a light laptop this time.
Anything I get will upgrade me to windows 10. As such, I want it to be touch screen.
SDcard reader and usb slots are important to me as people give me cards all the time for different projects. I use a gaming mouse.
Given these constraints, what would you recommend? Other than size and weight I've really enjoyed my ASUS. I don't feel like I need more power, and I am under the impression that I could get away without a dedicated graphics card. Do you think I'm fooling myself?
If I wait till Dec. I could probably up my budget. But the ASUS is old, and it's time for it to go. I am also open to the idea of getting a cheap laptop and constraining my video editing work to home. But over the last couple years, I've enjoyed the freedom of working on any project I wanted while on vacation or out and about.
My current laptop is a 15in Asus G53s with a 560m 2gb 1TB (8lbs without the powerbrick!)
http://www.notebookcheck.net/Asus-G53-Series.38877.0.html
Due to video and photoshop work I need a lot of space. I have 1TB completely filled right now. Because I travel a lot, I need a rugged computer that can handle me falling off my bike, and because I travel a lot, I really want to get a light laptop this time.
Anything I get will upgrade me to windows 10. As such, I want it to be touch screen.
SDcard reader and usb slots are important to me as people give me cards all the time for different projects. I use a gaming mouse.
Given these constraints, what would you recommend? Other than size and weight I've really enjoyed my ASUS. I don't feel like I need more power, and I am under the impression that I could get away without a dedicated graphics card. Do you think I'm fooling myself?
If I wait till Dec. I could probably up my budget. But the ASUS is old, and it's time for it to go. I am also open to the idea of getting a cheap laptop and constraining my video editing work to home. But over the last couple years, I've enjoyed the freedom of working on any project I wanted while on vacation or out and about.