I have an eight-year-old laptop that needs replacing and I’m paralyzed. What are the most reliable ones now? Do I need a desktop for CAD? Pros and cons of operating systems (and where do I find them?) Browsers ditto? Where do I find answers that aren’t just product marketing?

  • @Zachariah
    22•5 months ago

    Lots of good info on laptops here without all the marketing junk: https://www.rtings.com/laptop/reviews/best

    Get Windows 11 Pro (not Home), so you have more options for turning off annoying crap built-in to Windows.

    For CAD get at least 16GB of RAM, but I’d recommend 32 or 64.

    Mouse reviews: https://www.rtings.com/mouse

    CAD would benefit from a larger monitor than a laptop can have: https://www.rtings.com/monitor

    If you do consider Linux, check out https://system76.com/ — If you get one of their computers, Linux (Pop!_OS) comes pre installed, is supported by this company, and would be pretty similar to using Windows or MacOS.