Hey guys,
I realise there are many threads out there discussing various options and paths to go down in terms of laptops for DJing or producing. I have read many of them but still havent managed to come to a conclusion as to what is best for me.
I totally understand (and don't want to start) the age old Mac-PC debate and understand each have their pros and cons and pretty much comes down to preference and/or budget.
I am using Rekordbox Pro on my pretty mid range Dell Inspiron which I have had for quite a while and is pretty slow and bogged down with other software anyway. I am also curious to go into some (fairly light) music production.
My budget is at very most about £1300, so the options I have picked out are a Macbook Pro (2017 w/o the touchbar) specced with an i5, 8GB RAM and 256GB SSD, a Macbook Air (2018 new design) at the same spec but obviously just a less powerful processor (1.6GHz with turboboost to 3.6). I also have looked at the Dell XPS range which would give me similar spec but with a quad core i5 processor with up to 3.9GHz.
I also would Ideally like to have other programs like photoshop and illustrator installed so its not solely for music.
The last option I was thinking of is a slightly higher spec preowned/refurbished Macbook pro which initially made me a bit uneasy as tech only has a finite lifespan. If its only 2/3 years old do you think it would be a good shout?
I appreciate all advice and input!
Cheers
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