Recent content by mpantano

Your post is too vague to really give an answer. Lightweight and thin with a GTX 1070 or above is a hard sell. Ones that have it either suffer from heat issues (not sure your feelings there) or short battery life (which kills your portability requirement). However, if you plan to always be...

Depends on what you mean by lightweight programming. If you are building anything in a compiled language that runs for over 10 minutes, I'd say you could like benefit from the extra RAM (either now or in the next couple years, once the laptop is dated). If your programming is simple data...

I am wondering what features people consider important for a future-proof laptop. Obviously, an SSD would be preferred. I think a Thunderbolt 3 port is a requirement. What do think about the value of WiGig? I don't really get the appeal of WWAN. Couldn't you just use your cell phone as a...

My sister is beginning grad school this fall and is looking to get a new laptop for it. This will be her only machine, but she isn't too much of a power user (medical field). She wants something bigger than 13" and, she expected to be using equal time as a tablet (writing notes) and laptop...

I'm looking a do-everything (outside of gaming) laptop. I want a more future-proof machine and consider a USB-C with Thunderbolt 3 are important criterion. More details are given in the questionnaire. 1. What is your budget? Budget isn't too much of a concern here. Would like to keep it under...