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My daughter is an artist and in an MFA program where she will need a computer to interface with various FabLab kind of tools. There is a departmental computer nearby but it doesn’t have Adobe Suite on it so last year she was taking her old MBP 2012 to the studio so she could manipulate files but it’s heavy and has virtually no battery. So this year she was thinking of getting a new machine to take into school.
One thought was a big iPad Pro But she doesn’t know if it will run Adobe. There are obvious downsides of having an expensive iPad In a school workshop environment so she was thinking of getting some sort of windows machine instead. Problem is neither of us know anything about the dark side so I said I would ask this group.
As an aside her 30th birthday is in July and her father and I are willing to purchase a new computer for her.
Thanks in advance for your thoughts and suggestions.
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My wife just bought a Lenovo because she's really getting into sewing, and some of the programs that she needs to interface with her machine only run on Windows. She went to Best Buy (I know, I know), and talked to a guy there who told her that the Lenovos were much better than the HPs and Dells. I told her I hope she doesn't have any problems because I flat out refuse to deal with any PC-related issues she might have.
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Why are you considering windows?
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She doesn’t like the feel of newer keyboards on the Airs but I don’t think she has tested any of the newer Macs. From the time she was able to sit up in a chair, she’s been using Macs so this would be a departure. She says she would keep her mbp tethered to her desk at home. I guess it’s a money thing too — a cheap pc that would last the next 2 yrs would be ok.
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Firstly, congrats to you for putting a daughter into an MFA program, and to her for getting there with your help.Not my field, so I'm not a great resource, but I would suggest that she ask around her department for their suggestions and experiences. Never know what she might learn!
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Hackintoshable laptop. Look at tonymac to find a suitable cheap model.
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Assuming by "adobe" you mean photoshop? (cause adobe makes 20 different applications...)
iPads only run a "baby" version of PShop, if thats the case -- so might depend on her usage.
Is there a budget? Kinda important. A good dell XPS is as much as a MBA or MBP.
And as a FWIW, any Mac will run Windows. Just need to buy a copy and install.
But I can understand getting a cheap something if their is concern about it getting stolen or broken.
My kids have 2012 MBPs, but they look nearly the same as new MBPs. I tell them they are a target for theives... dont leave them hanging out.
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My Windows 10 experience with MS apps:
If you have a file open, and for whatever reason want to open another file (located anywhere) with the same name, the app will refuse.
File Explorer windows (i.e. OS folders/directories) can and will randomly close if "too many" (like maybe 3) are open at once and kept open "too long."
Every file you open in an app launches a new instance of the app ... splash screen and all.
Minimize a document down to the task bar (i.e. Dock) and the next doc you open in that app will un-minimize the other doc.
The basic stupidity of how many things behave is a daily joy.
