- Jun 4, 2018
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Hi all, My 2019 surface pro has finally reached retirement time, and I wanted to get a new laptop.
I work as an electrical research engineer/ PhD student in the future. I would like to use this as a work from home device if I am sick, or at conferences etc. So a battery life that is longer than 6 hours is great. I had an ideal budget of about 600 euros, but could be up to 800.
Key apps I use:
Kicad/altium, Python, C programming, Segger embedded, Solidworks, CST antennas, Matlab, VPN for remote desktopping
Apps I would like to have the option to use in the future for my hobbies:
Video editing apps, photoshop, music editing apps
I purchased a Snapdragon core Asus for 800 euros two days ago based on a recommendation from an employee, but as soon as I collected it from the store I got told by another employee that the snapdragon has compatibility issues with adobe apps, and possibly VPNS.
https://www.fnac.com/PC-portable-As...-Plus-16-Go-RAM-512-Go-SSD-Noir/a20560932/w-4
I found another ASUS that is actually even cheaper at 640 euros, and I was wondering if this would be good enough for the apps i mentioned above?
https://www.fnac.com/VivoBook-S1504...tel-Graphics-Technologie-Numpad/a20738366/w-4
What is your opinion on these two laptops? Why is the snapdragon so much more expensive? I do not use adobe apps for the moment but I imagine I would like to use it in a year or two. Which laptop would be better for python programming, basic AI machine learning, and pcb creation.
Thank you
I work as an electrical research engineer/ PhD student in the future. I would like to use this as a work from home device if I am sick, or at conferences etc. So a battery life that is longer than 6 hours is great. I had an ideal budget of about 600 euros, but could be up to 800.
Key apps I use:
Kicad/altium, Python, C programming, Segger embedded, Solidworks, CST antennas, Matlab, VPN for remote desktopping
Apps I would like to have the option to use in the future for my hobbies:
Video editing apps, photoshop, music editing apps
I purchased a Snapdragon core Asus for 800 euros two days ago based on a recommendation from an employee, but as soon as I collected it from the store I got told by another employee that the snapdragon has compatibility issues with adobe apps, and possibly VPNS.
https://www.fnac.com/PC-portable-As...-Plus-16-Go-RAM-512-Go-SSD-Noir/a20560932/w-4
I found another ASUS that is actually even cheaper at 640 euros, and I was wondering if this would be good enough for the apps i mentioned above?
https://www.fnac.com/VivoBook-S1504...tel-Graphics-Technologie-Numpad/a20738366/w-4
What is your opinion on these two laptops? Why is the snapdragon so much more expensive? I do not use adobe apps for the moment but I imagine I would like to use it in a year or two. Which laptop would be better for python programming, basic AI machine learning, and pcb creation.
Thank you
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