My grandpa is in the market for a desktop replacing laptop. He has 2 old machines with Q6600s I built him in early 07.
He lives in two locations both of which have an identical desktop set up now but he wants to unify it all onto one machine and stop having to deal with synchronizing the separate machines. Simplification is the name of the game here. I'm not super up to date on laptop releases.
Budget is flexible, he would spend more for convenience and speed. He is a amateur photographer as well. One location has good internet, the other has barely faster than 56k crap internet. Each set up has a printer, speakers, one 1080p monitor, mouse, keyboard, occasional extra USB devices (1-3, external HDD, usb thumb drive, digital camera plugged in, etc.). Mostly used for internet, youtube, email, viewing and sending photos.
Requirements:
* Skylake or Broadwell processor. Skylake greatly preferred
* Dockable with absolute minimum hassle. Direct docks and easy to use Thunderbolt/USB 3.1 docks acceptable
* Windows 10
* Overall package must be easy to understand and low maintenance. I can't reach him to help figure stuff out 6 months of the year.
Preferences:
* Both SSD and HDD, or at least large SSD
* IPS Screen or other screen with good color reproduction for photography purposes
I don't see anything on the horizon right now but I'm not plugged into the market. Thanks for your suggestions.
He lives in two locations both of which have an identical desktop set up now but he wants to unify it all onto one machine and stop having to deal with synchronizing the separate machines. Simplification is the name of the game here. I'm not super up to date on laptop releases.
Budget is flexible, he would spend more for convenience and speed. He is a amateur photographer as well. One location has good internet, the other has barely faster than 56k crap internet. Each set up has a printer, speakers, one 1080p monitor, mouse, keyboard, occasional extra USB devices (1-3, external HDD, usb thumb drive, digital camera plugged in, etc.). Mostly used for internet, youtube, email, viewing and sending photos.
Requirements:
* Skylake or Broadwell processor. Skylake greatly preferred
* Dockable with absolute minimum hassle. Direct docks and easy to use Thunderbolt/USB 3.1 docks acceptable
* Windows 10
* Overall package must be easy to understand and low maintenance. I can't reach him to help figure stuff out 6 months of the year.
Preferences:
* Both SSD and HDD, or at least large SSD
* IPS Screen or other screen with good color reproduction for photography purposes
I don't see anything on the horizon right now but I'm not plugged into the market. Thanks for your suggestions.
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