I would if I could, but the software I need has me locked to W10. 
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I use macOS and AFAIK macOS and Linux have the same core. What’s your issue though ?
MacOS and Linux both run on a Unix kernel, but that’s more or less where the similarities end.
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Yeah, my bad , forgot about that 
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I guess @rickvanmeijel is tired of waiting so here’s the promised keyboard post
This is CASIO CTK-591, a 2006 model. It’s a MIDI synth with the “studying” mode, has some in-built melodies and around 61 samples
It also had a microphone but it’s been like… 14 years, right ? So the micro is lost into the entropy…
For it’s release year and it’s actual size it is VERY light - weights nearly nothing
It also has some audio ports I’m not sure are midi … the plastic parts are made of a great plastic
The model is believed to be semi-professional. Maybe, I’m not sure. Anyways it belongs to my elder sister ( I was only 6, come on)
More about the buttons - it also has a percussion mode and some in-built percussion samples
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I became so tired of waiting I didn’t bother to check the forums this week. Kidding of course 
The Casio looks pretty nice, somewhat identical to my own Yamaha. Which is a beginner’s keyboard as well, with most of the same features as you mentioned here.
And now the moment of truth, can you play it?
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I used to a bit, but that was about two years ago. I’m pretty sure I’ve lost the skill 
You don’t lose it that easily, I’m sure you can still play a thing or two 
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Dunno)
Anyway, i’m pretty sure my parents’ room is inside of a faraday’s cage. Nearly no wifi signal from my room (door to door) gets into there. The solution is simple - a router bridged to original network and is sitting right next to the room entrance. Yes, the speed isn’t that great but is pretty enough to watch a FullHD movie
Look at this babe. I needed a keyboard to run win10 on my mac (i desperately need Adobe Illustrator and i’m NOT ready to pay like 33-35 bucks a month to get a ton of different softtware and cloud stuff i don’t need. So yeah - hooray, fellow pirates! Seems to be working though). The issue is that win10 doesn’t have a bluetooth driver on board. To install the BootCamp drivers you need to run the OS. To run the OS you need to fill in the required fields which automatically sends you back for a keyboard. So i’ve purchased a wired Logitech keyboard… I have a feeling that i’m once again 7 years old sitting art my sis’ computer when i press such buttons LOL. But it’s pretty great actually
Oh and more on topic - once i got win10 running i’ve faced that “one computer - one liscense” thing ( i do own a liscense for my laptop). So let’s go to the Command Prompt , type the needed stuff, un-connect the liscence from the laptop and get it running on a mac. Lol
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It does, or rather it should do. If your device has bluetooth then W10 auto installs a generic driver. It might be a bootcamp issue.
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Maybe it does but it never works properly with win10. On 7 all drivers were just fine
Right, so I am considering to replace my current laptop. My brother swears by MSI. I’ve just read some tips for Lenovo and Dell from @the_termin8r, thanks for that.
It’s not that I want to perse have a gaming laptop, but I do want it to be able to run multiple apps simultaneously. So I would like to be able to run WoW and Plug DJ just like I can with my current laptop.
I have considered upgrading parts of my Asus but I am scared I might actually kill it in the process. Might aswell buy a new laptop for that hassle.
So… Yup.
Honestly, I don’t know how demanding a game WOW is (and what other games you play), but these days most CPUs are quite capable, even mid-range i5s. GPU-wise a GTX1650 would be fine for playing most games on medium to high settings at 1080p and still get playable frame rates. My XPS isn’t a gaming machine by any means, has a slightly aging i5 7300HQ, an aging GTX1050 and still manages to play games like Shadow of the Tomb Raider at 1080p with a mix of medium and high settings. Yes, I only get about 25-30 FPS, but if my GPU can run a game designed to kill modern desktop GPUs, then a current laptop GPU will do just fine playing at decent settings at over 30 FPS.
In terms of what to look for in mobile GPUs (for Nvidia), anything that’s a 1070 or higher will be fine, the entire 16xx line is fine and all the 20xx are ok. A 1060 would be fine, though it’s getting a little old and all the new high end laptops are moving away from the 10xx series.
For CPUs, if you want to go Intel, look for anything newer than 8th gen and ideally look for an H-class processor. You can tell the generation and class by the numbers on the model. For instance an i7 9750H is a 9th gen H-class i7. Stay away from U class processors (e.g. i7 10710U) and G-class processors (e.g. i7 1065G7), they’re weaker. Also, go for a minimum of an i5.
If you want to go AMD, their new 4000 series chips are eating Intel alive right now, but I don’t know which and how many laptops use them yet. AMD are defintely worth considering, unless you absolutely need an Intel-exclusive feature like Thunderbolt 3 for instance.
As well as the above, keep this in mind (in your case you do need a dGPU):
Upgrading is typically straightforward, but in your case, the bottleneck in performance comes from the CPU and GPU which can’t be upgraded.
I say this to everyone: Do your research, if you find something that looks good, research the hell out of it and then run it past this thread as well.
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Wow man, thanks for the input. I am not in a hurry to buy something new but do want something good that will last me at least 5 to 10 years of gameplay.
So I guess I have some comparing for now
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That’s a tall order these days, especially the upper end of that range. Considering how games evolve (especially the big ones) a good laptop today will struggle to run top end games from 2025.
Thus far running WoW hasn’t been a problem, but upgrades are coming in a few months and I want to be ready for that.
World of Warcraft Recommended Requirements
- CPU: Intel Core i7-4770 or AMD FX-8310 or later
- CPU SPEED: Info
- RAM: 8 GB
- OS: Windows 10 64 bit
- VIDEO CARD: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 or AMD Radeon R9 280 or later
- PIXEL SHADER: 5.1
- VERTEX SHADER: 5.1
- FREE DISK SPACE: 70 GB
- DEDICATED VIDEO RAM: 4 GB
So I checked Dell out… How bout this one?
This is a machine I’ve been getting hyped about for a while and intend to get one when I finish uni. However, it is currently plagued with issues, so wouldn’t recommend until they get sorted out. Also, no idea what Dell have been smoking, but their prices for the XPS 17 are stupidly high. If you want one (really can’t blame you if you do), I say wait firstly for them to sort out the issues, then wait for a sale. I want one really badly, but I’m waiting for the i9 version to come out as well.
I currently own an XPS 15 9560 (from a few years ago) and I’m really happy with it. One thing people always misunderstand about the XPS is that it is not meant for gaming, despite the crazy specs. Thin laptops like that can’t game for a long time without thermal throttling. The 17 has a vapour chamber cooling system which is better than traditional heat pipes, but it can’t rival anything fatter with the same specs.
Unless you absolutely need the raw power of an XPS 17, it’d say look for something else. As an XPS owner, I love the laptop to bits, but can’t reasonably recommend it to anyone as a casual laptop. You have to really need the power to justify one (and the WOW requirements specify a 'roided out potato). Though there’s nothing out there quite like an XPS, it’s a jack of all trades.
If an XPS is within your budget though, give the Lenovo Thinkpads a look. I think they’re due to release a new wave of models at some point this year.
EDIT:
@anna834 what’s your Inspiron like now that you’ve had it for a while? I’m interested in what you think about it.
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Oh, I’m three weeks into work now.
So I don’t do much.
Tethering with the phone works well.
The friends DVDs my old one discarded playing work well.
I think, the picture is actually not that good as my old one showed it. But I can live with that.
I really enjoy how fast it is 
Job well done!
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The colour can be calibrated, I don’t know how to do it, so you’ll have to look it up. If you don’t want to eyeball the calibration, you could probably rent a screen calibration device and use that (no point in paying loads to buy one for a single use). Of course you’ll never get top end performance as it’s a budget laptop (I think that was one of my warnings initially). There’s also a chance that your old laptop wasn’t great and you just got used to that.
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