New computer reccomendations for both laptop and desktop needed. I will pay for the best that is out there and my local guy I am sure will do the install for the desktop.

What are you planning to use the computers for?

JP

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Originally posted by ZSMICHAEL:
New computer reccomendations for both laptop and desktop needed. I will pay for the best that is out there and my local guy I am sure will do the install for the desktop.

Did you use the Find function? This question has come up several times.

I've had excellent luck with Dell refurbished. They have both desktop and OCs.

• What operating system(s) do you intend to run?
  
• Do you have a use profile that might require more storage (e.g. a media server, NAS, or local backup of other devices), RAM+cores (e.g. running multiple VMs), or display (e.g. for gaming)?
  
• Do you have a requirement for 24x7x365 uptime?
  
• How long do you intend to run these systems before the next upgrade?

These days, a "desktop" can easily become a "server" with just a few changes to the OS, but only if provisioned sufficiently. If you intend to use this system for resource-hungry gaming, you will want to upgrade at least the RAM, CPU, and display to painful price points (especially the GPU, with the top cards going for five figures these days, and certain games demanding no less).

If I were starting a desktop build today, I'd start with a SuperMicro server mainboard with 2 x CPU sockets, 2 x TOP-end XEON CPUS, 192GB of DDR5 RAM, 4x4TB M.2 NVMe modules, 2 x Nvidia GeForce 4090, 4 x ASUS 38" monitors, and suitable case/chassis, power supply, cooling, etc. or maybe just spring for a similarly-provisioned Mac Pro. I am starting to think that ARM may have blown by Intel and AMD for the processor component but I'd have to do more research to be sure. I would expect to pay $12K-15K for such a system.

For a laptop, probably a 15" MacBook Air (with RAM and disk maxed out). If forced into a traditional "PC" laptop, then HP Business Fury all the way with the exact model chosen by battery runtime.

I would not ruin any of these magnificent systems with any OS from Microsoft. Maybe, just maybe, if I stumbled over required software that only ran on Windows, I might run a copy or four in VMs on the desktop machine.

I'll admit I set my expectations pretty high these days, and I am not planning on spending this kind of money any time soon, but a guy can dream....

I know another thread is there. I am in healthcare which you should know and am of the boomer generation. My oldest daughter is 40 and I am trying to get her setup for her practice. She is a social worker. They really make money. haha. I have a small computer place in town and they are working to try and fix my headphone Jabra elite H. They were 250 apiece but worked flawlessly until last week. i have an iphone 8 that wont pair with them. My choice is between repair or replace. I have some hearing issues like V tail does and they do the trick. So I need suggestions on over the head sets. A forum member from Illinois hooked me up last time with the Jabra. any thoughts welcome. Phone upgrade from Jabra or the head. Not like the truckers use. The member from Illinois is an accountant and he talks to India all day with these no problem.

I’ve been a diehard ThinkPad laptop user all the way back to when IBM was making them. Lenovo is still producing ThinkPads and the X1 Carbon is at the top of their lineup. I’m considering one at the end of the year or sometime next year. I’m still getting reliable performance from the ThinkPad T470s that is close to 7 years old now.

I’d go with 24 to 32 GB or RAM and a 1 or 2 TB SSD. Spend as much on the processor as you’d like to afford. I generally spend about $2K on laptops that I use predominantly for work but for 6+ years of performance I think it’s worth it.