Hey guys I have a question for you and I’d appreciate your answers.
I’m getting paid soon (finally) and while the majority of it is going towards debt and bills, I’m putting aside a portion of it to treat myself.
Here’s the problem. There’s 3 big things I want to buy.
1. New Laptop (Productivity + Play)
I want to be able to render faster in Maya and After Effects as well as have processing speed and graphics compatible with newer games and such.
2. New Tablet (Productivity)
My current laptop is fine however when it comes to drawing which is my primary focus. I mean I use Maya and After Effects but not as often as I sketch. I would like to get a bigger intuos tablet or possibly a screen tablet if I can find a good one for less than 500 bucks.
3. PS4 (Play)
I can probably get a really good deal and update finally since I’ve no use for my 360. I could most likely get a ton of great games and since PS4 is the console I want with the most games I want on it, Wii U and Xbone don’t really compare (sorry) But at the same time if I could get a fast laptop for PC gaming AND productivity, I’d default to that.
My problem is that I don’t know which. I’d be willing to pay up to 800 bucks for a new laptop, tablet or console.
- If I got a good price for a great laptop I wouldn’t need to buy a console.
- If I got a good price for a tablet, I could go back to direct to screen drawing.
- If I got a new console I’d be able to keep up with all the rad games coming out that I definitely want.
I’m going to get all of these eventually but right now I can only afford one. Suggestions?
cheshiresdesires said: I usually value good stationary PC over Laptops. I’d say go for tablet if you feel like that one you have currently isn’t enough. Otherwise just pick a laptop.
furrusutoppu answered: Heard some decent things about the Monoprice tablet display, and that’s around a 700 dollar price point.
goattrain answered: Smartest thing to me would be to prioritize the tablet or the PS4, since you’re planning on getting all three eventually. That way you’ll sooner have one good productivity thing and one good play thing.
hahajb answered: You could pick up a Surface Pro 2/3, and that’d cover point 1 & 2, but it’d only be good for light gaming. I’ve read it had decent performance with maya & after effects
malicthegreat answered: I’d go with the tablet first, laptop second, and probably wouldn’t rank the PS4 until a price drop halfway through its life cycle
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