Mac User Switching to Windows
I need some advice on which laptop to buy after having used Mac for almost 3 years. Mac is very limiting with datarooms and some external softwares and excel is no fun either. I need a good work laptop that is great for modeling, presentations and word. I will sometimes indulge in videos, small games but need something primarily for work. My deal breaker is laptop weight. I travel and Mac Pro weighs good 4.2 pounds. I need something less than 3-3.35 pounds.
I had Lenovo earlier and would like to stick to Lenovo.I have been researching Carbon X1 and Lenovo Yoga ThinkPad 14 inch. Carbon X1 seems great but with additional processing speed, higher SSD and touch screen the costs go through the roof. I was wondering if anyone has thoughts on the laptop and whether i5-5200U processor and 256GB SSD are good for my needs.
My company will buy this and they'd like to stay under $1300. Thanks!
My company supplied me with an X1 Carbon earlier this year and it's more than enough for my (PE associate) needs. It's very light, has good battery life and is quite speedy (running i7-4600U, 8GB RAM). Never really use the touch screen as it's docked to a Lenovo docking station with two screens, but I guess it's a nice-to-have. That SSD should be fine -- if it's for work, I assume much of what you'll be saving is data-light Word/Excel/PPT/PDF docs and many will be on a shared drive.
I've used both the Carbon and Yoga, and they're both amazing. SSD is a must as it will allow programs to render much more quickly, more than halve boot time, and are much more stable. Touch screen is unnecessary; it's really only useful for internet browsing (using it like an iPad). i5/i7 depends entirely on what you're running on the computer.
What about running bootcamp on your mac?
I am leaning towards X1 too but with this configuration the price is shooting up to ~$2000 (on Lenovo website). Trying to stay in the upper limit of $1300. Even without touchscreen price is close to $1700.
Currently I run Parallel to access windows to run many softwares that are pretty miserable when run on mac OS. But it is not super efficient. I use excel on mac because I know shortcuts and they are not the same on Parallel.
If you got Carbon X1, do you remember what your company paid for that config?
I wasn't informed of the price but it's going for $1,160 on an eBay sale currently (Touchscreen, Core i7, 8GB Ram, 256GB SSD):
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lenovo-X1-Carbon-14-QHD-Touchscreen-Ultrabook-C…
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