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Is there a computer comparison website where you can plug in various computers for a side by side comparison? Also - recommendations?

A site you can plug specific models into to compare them. It's so damn hard to go manufacturer website to manufacturer website because the presentations are practically apples to oranges.

As for a recommendation, I am NOT looking for a cheap laptop - I know I'm easily going to be in the $3,000 range. I need a great processor, would like 64GB ram, minimum of 1TB SSD drive, UHD display (3840 x 2160), Thunderbolt 3 port. And lightweight! That's the monkey wrench. I'm looking at MacBook Pro 16 and Dell XPS 15

Update:

A.J. - Thanks for the extensive answer! I'm using the laptop for very advanced presentations (I would like to be able to output 3840 x 1080) using PowerPoint on a PC. If I went Mac, I'd do some Keynote and also set up Bootcamp (or whatever) to run PC PowerPoint. I'm a heavy high-resolution Photoshop user and have begun to dive into AfterEffects and Premiere. Zero gaming.

Update 2:

Almost definite on the Dell XPS 15. I guess the big question I have left is whether it's worth $450 to go from 32Gb to 64Gb ram. If I stick to a 1Tb hard drive, it looks like they are running $2650 or $3100 (though there is a discount I want to get in on so need to decide ASAP).

I feel like I should go with an i9 processor. Especially since I plan on using the thing for a long time (my current XPS is 6 years old)!

Update 3:

Guess it won't be happening anytime soon - computers are now taking over a month to get. Guessing it's a combo of non-available parts and a big run on laptop computers for work-at-home during coronavirus. The project I was wanting the new computer for will probably be canceled anyhow.

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  • Anonymous
    1 year ago
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    One you show is Apple, and they hide as much as possible.

    There will be no sites comparing details of any significance. You have to know what you are looking at. Comparisons of what? What are you trying to use this laptop to do? Macbook is awful at gaming. Are you looking for simple internet use? Video edit> What software? The Macbook typically runs OSx and Dell typically Windows.

    There should not be a Dell XPS in the $3000 range.

    UHD is not great for gaming, and neither is MacBook in any form.

    The software in an Apple is provided.

    The details of a MacBook Pro 16 are here

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacBook_Pro

    16 is

    16" 3072 × 1920 (16:10), 226 ppi with Wide colour (P3) gamut, 500-nits

    3840 x 2160 pixels would be 4K in 16:9 standard aspect

    1920x1080 is called FHD

    2560x1440 is called QHD

    It's far less than 4K, but more than QHD

    500 nit is high brightness

    It is a low refresh rate, up to 60Hz

    CPUs are  i7-9750H (score 13554), i9-9980HK(score 17427),  i9-9880H (score 16318)

    https://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu_list.php

    For 99% of uses, these CPUs will not be noticeably different.

    Ram is not upgradable after purchase

    Maybe 64GB helps a little in video editing over 32GB which is a little better than 16GB. It doesn't affect the graphics card function at all, which uses its own memory.

    They use AMD graphics processors.

    AMD Radeon Pro 5300M with 4GB of GDDR6 (Score 5696) , AMD Radeon Pro 5500M with 4GB of GDDR6(Score 6547), AMD Radeon Pro 5500M with 8GB of GDDR6 memory

    https://www.videocardbenchmark.net/gpu_list.php

    https://www.notebookcheck.net/Computer-Games-on-La...

    Graphics order

    NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop)NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile                       NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Laptop)   AMD Radeon RX 5500M   AMD Radeon Pro 5500M   AMD Radeon RX 580X (Laptop)                       AMD Radeon RX 580 (Laptop)                       AMD Radeon Pro 5300M                       NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 Desktop)                       NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile   NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 (Desktop)

    100 Watt hour Battery

    4.3 lb (2.0 kg)

    14.09 in (35.79 cm) wide x 9.68 in (24.59 cm) deep x 0.64 in (1.62 cm) high (16")

    So, for 95% of users, all the Apple Macbook Pro 16 inch are about the same, varying in amount of storage.

    $200 for 512GB to 1TB

    There are various other expensive laptops, but if you can't state what you are using it for, there isn't much point comparing them.

    https://www.techradar.com/news/mobile-computing/la...

    $1950@Dell.com shows

    i7-9750H, Windows 10 Home, 64-bit, English, NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650 4GB GDDR5 (about the same as Apple), 32GB DDR4-2666MHz, 2x16G, 1TB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD, 15.6-inch 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) Anti-Reflective InfinityEdge Touch IPS 100% Adobe RGB 500-Nits Display6-Cell, 97 WHr, Integrated batteryApple at $3000 is Dell at $1950. Dell has higher resolution display. touch screen, far less included software. Add in a Squaretrade warranty and buy software.

    Dell is slightly smaller and lighter weight.

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