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[u/kickinurcataloverthe]

So school is a month away where you bring your own laptop

So I have a macbook pro that i was gonna bring but now I am debating and want your opinion because of one of my subjects

So I have Creative Arts (Video Editing) I use video editing software (Mainly Sony vegas or premiere pro) so I was going to get a desktop but now I'm debating on

Should I get a PC with a 4080 and a ryzen 9900 because what I will be doing on it is just video editing and playing gta, fortnite and other games like red dead 2

Now I am thinking I should get a Surface pro as I like the tablet functionality, the oled panel, the pen etc. I don't mind that it is windows on arm it runs my apps and for games I would just buy a ps5 down the track after my xbox gives up because it is on the verge to and having the surface pro would give me the functionality to do everything on one device and I would plug it into my home monitor (samsung smart monitor m70d) etc.

What should I do get the desktop or get the laptop and a ps5?

To be fair if I get the laptop I would pair it with my s24+ and screen share whilst in class and watch tiktok when I'm in range which will be 12 lessons a week i think

Thanks, Kenny

[u/throwatmethebiggay]

What generation of mac pro do you have? It sounds like a waste to buy another laptop if you already have one decent enough to carry for uni

[u/kickinurcataloverthe → u/throwatmethebiggay]

2022 m2 normal but it only has 8gb ram and does have some apps required by the school so I would need to get parallels for that and premiere pro crashes constantly to the point I could be a part way through and it will just shut off