Seeking a laptop with certain features...

[nOOky]

I'm looking for a laptop with a couple of key wants. One is having two nvme SSD slots for extra storage. Another is an SD card reader, and ideally USB-C for transferring files from memory cards. I also want the usual goodies such as a backlit keyboard, somewhat light weight, and the ability to output to a 4k monitor at 120hz, although that is not a firm requirement. There will be no gaming on it, just web browsing and some photo editing etc.

The reason I'm looking for one is we are taking a 3 week vacation and I want to load each days images to the laptop, then copy them to the second SSD for backup. After that I will copy everything over to a USB-C portable drive just in case. After the trip the wife will use it as her main PC because her current desktop is old and Windows 10 and we want to "upgrade" to Windows 11.

I am spending time today researching around, looking for early Black Friday deals.

 

[nOOky]

Ended up spending a titch more than I expected, but it ticks all of the boxes. I will likely replace the C: drive with a 2TB Sabrent Nano, and add a 2 or 4TB 990 Pro as the second drive. I also have a 1TB USB drive for additional backup when on vacation.

It has a beautiful display, although it has a glossy finish instead of matte, that shouldn't be a deal-breaker. I looked at and put my hands on a similar one at best Buy to judge weight and overall size and I think it will be okay to carry around in my carry on backpack. It's $500 off until tomorrow.

Link: https://www.bestbuy.com/product/len...bHa9AGHq6b6wHWfyV6vKJZZmWKgVxR10aAi7DEALw_wcB