u/DiscoMonkeyz

I know this is a candle sub, but I've seen some posts about room sprays so I thought I'd ask.

There are some really nice aesop room sprays, as well as some room and linen sprays I've seen from other smaller brands near me. But I'm wondering how long they actually last?

I managed to find one reviewer say the aesop room spray only lingered about 30 minutes?

I guess buying a room and linen spray, and spraying it on fabrics will make it linger longer?

I've always been a PC guy, but my last job gave me a macbook (first an M1 pro, then an M4 air), and I feel like it's the way to go. But I need some help choosing one.

I'm self employed now and have a shop, so the air appeals to me as it's lightweight and I can easily take it from home, to the shop, or wherever else I am (coffee shop etc). There are thin PCs, but the build quality on the macs make me feel like it's just going to survive commuting more.

We want to do more social media for our shop this year, which means video editing. Nothing crazy, but I want to make sure I get something that will handle decent video editing.

I want to get an M5, but do I really need the 24GB and 1TB? Can I get away with 16GB and 256GB?

I live in Asia and so we don't get a lot of the same laptop models as the West, which means a lot of online recommendations and YouTube videos simply aren't that useful to me.

Total budget (in local currency) and country of purchase. Please do not use USD unless purchasing in the US: 8000 CNY roughly. China.

Are you open to refurbs/used? No

How would you prioritize form factor (ultrabook, 2-in-1, etc.), build quality, performance, and battery life? I need something light with a good battery life when running simple tasks. I might be working in a coffee shop for example.

How important is weight and thinness to you? Important as this will be carried to and from work every day.

Do you have a preferred screen size? If indifferent, put N/A. NA, but portability is relatively important so probably 14?

Are you doing any CAD/video editing/photo editing/gaming? List which programs/games you desire to run. I would like to play some older games like Skyrim and the Witcher 3. I'd also need to do some photoshop and light video editing.

If you're gaming, do you have certain games you want to play? At what settings and FPS do you want? Older games, I don't need to run any modern AAA games.

Any specific requirements such as good keyboard, reliable build quality, touch-screen, finger-print reader, optical drive or good input devices (keyboard/touchpad)? NA

Leave any finishing thoughts here that you may feel are necessary and beneficial to the discussion.

Where I am, these Asus and Lenovo laptops are pretty cheap. I'm just not sure how good they are:

Asus Pro16 (not Pro Art)
AMD R9-8945H
AMD Radeon 780M
16GHB
1TB

Lenovo Pro 14 GT 2026
AMD AI 9 H 465
AMD Radeon 880M
32GB
1TB

They are both around 6000+ CNY, so I can pay more and find something better if these are too weak. Thanks everyone.

I live in Asia and so we don't get a lot of the same laptop models as the West, which means a lot of online recommendations and YouTube videos simply aren't that useful to me.

I currently have an old MSI. It can run modern games, but it's starting to struggle. And it's heavy. I want something light-weight, that can run Photoshop (if I need it to, but doubt I will use it much), and potentially play some older games (Skyrim again, Witcher 3 maybe, not modern AAAs).

Where I am, these Asus and Lenovo laptops are pretty cheap. I'm just not sure how good they are:

Asus Pro16 (not Pro Art)
AMD R9-8945H
AMD Radeon 780M
16GHB
1TB

Lenovo Pro 14 GT 2026
AMD AI 9 H 465
AMD Radeon 880M
32GB
1TB

Like I say these are quite cheap. I can go more expensive if these are too weak.