UK, £2100 - game dev/3d student
**LAPTOP QUESTIONNAIRE**
* **Total budget (in local currency) and country of purchase. Please do not use USD unless purchasing in the US:
UK, £2100
* **Are you open to refurbs/used?**
yes
* **How would you prioritize form factor (ultrabook, 2-in-1, etc.), build quality, performance, and battery life?**
mobility is my highest priority so good battery life is a must
* **How important is weight and thinness to you?**
very important, I'm a student and spend up to 9 hours on campus a day also carrying an ipad pro
* **Do you have a preferred screen size? If indifferent, put N/A.**
14" but im flexible on going bigger as long as it’s still easy to carry.
* **Are you doing any CAD/video editing/photo editing/gaming? List which programs/games you desire to run.**
I'm studying 3d animation & vfx for games so I need to be able to run unreal engine. i use maya, zbrush and substance painter for assets but I have a desktop at home/lab access for rendering so i really only need maya to run well in the viewport.
* **If you're gaming, do you have certain games you want to play? At what settings and FPS do you want?**
not gaming for leisure but as mentioned I need engines to run well for testing, im leaning toward the technical artist route so i will spend a signifcant amount of time in the engine working alongside the programmers at my school.
* **Any specific requirements such as good keyboard, reliable build quality, touch-screen, finger-print reader, optical drive or good input devices (keyboard/touchpad)?**
a good touchpad would be heavily preferred since finding effective spaces to use a mouse on campus isn’t always easy.
* **Leave any finishing thoughts here that you may feel are necessary and beneficial to the discussion.**
if I didn't need to use unreal extensively I'd probably be getting a 14" MBP as I use apple's ecosystem heavily with my iPad in my concept art process so that's the kind of size and weight im looking for.
I need this to last until I graduate in 2028!
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