I think its time to replace my old, outdated by the time I got it, HP Pavilion. Its served me well through school, but its time to get something a bit faster (HP is HDD).
I am a music student, so originally I was thinking about getting a 9th Gen iPad that I could use for typing notes, writing out notes on staff paper, and as an e reader for various sheet music so I don’t have to print things out so much and keep up with tons of music folders.
On the other end, I recently found a walmart near me with a heavily marked down Acer Nitro with a 3050ti. I already have a windows desktop (which ironically has a worst graphics card than this laptop) with a 500GB SSD and all the perks of windows. I can easily type notes on it, and I will be able to more easily deal with the things I have to print for my job. I would also be able to game some on the weekends without having to move my whole desktop setup home when I visit.
However, the downside of not being able to view sheet music is still there, and is frustrating, but since the two would be similar in cost once I got everything I needed for the ipad to be comparable.
What do y’all think? iPad or gaming laptop?
Are you familiar with linux at all? Even if you’re not, I’d suggest throwing something like linux mint with the cinnamon desktop (the interface is pretty close to windows) on your old laptop and keep it as a backup.
I found it to come in handy when windows “shits the bed” or if I have to do any partition work.
I am actually trying to do something very similar! I am attempting to start either a plex server or a jellyfin server on it, since it’s not too old to do that, but we’ll have to see how it plays out! Currently stressing over how to get it setup to where I can use it when I’m at college/how my grandfather can access some of the content at his house (his netflix is being screwed by their new rules)