Hey guys! I am in the market for a new laptop and am having a really, really hard time finding what I need. I'll try to keep this quick and tell you exactly what I'm looking for
-17"+ screen (I'm a designer)
-Windows , I guess 10 (if 7 is an option, I might go with that because then I'll know for sure all my current softwares will work with it)
-4 USB Ports (critical I have 4, most seem to come with only 3)
-CD Drive (I find it annoying that a lot of them seem to not come with these now)
-Quad Core processor
-Budget upto $2500
Right now I have a Dell XPS with quad core processor. It gets the job done but it's about 5 years old, and I would like to upgrade this year to start the process of getting things transferred over. The new XPS's don't come with 17" screens and nothing else they offer seem to come with both that screen size, and 4 usb's with a cd drive.
I am not familiar with other brands, what's good and not good. I appreciate any advice/experience with other brands and any help to get me in the right direction. Thanks in advance!!!
-17"+ screen (I'm a designer)
-Windows , I guess 10 (if 7 is an option, I might go with that because then I'll know for sure all my current softwares will work with it)
-4 USB Ports (critical I have 4, most seem to come with only 3)
-CD Drive (I find it annoying that a lot of them seem to not come with these now)
-Quad Core processor
-Budget upto $2500
Right now I have a Dell XPS with quad core processor. It gets the job done but it's about 5 years old, and I would like to upgrade this year to start the process of getting things transferred over. The new XPS's don't come with 17" screens and nothing else they offer seem to come with both that screen size, and 4 usb's with a cd drive.
I am not familiar with other brands, what's good and not good. I appreciate any advice/experience with other brands and any help to get me in the right direction. Thanks in advance!!!