New computer - Mac or PC?

[NotAllThere]

None taken! I'm glad to hear that Windows is finally usable

For the past 10 years.

My daughter got herself a surface pro for her college works. Seems to be very good.

[d000hg]

Personally I go for something like this. Peanuts for real IT contractors.

ASUS ZenBook Pro Duo UX581GV-H2001T Laptop with ScreenPad Plus, Intel Core i9, 32GB RAM, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060, 1TB SSD, 15.6” OLED 4K Touchscreen, Celestial Blue at John Lewis & Partners

I think if I wanted to spend silly money, I'd be tempted by one of the MS Surface laptops. Earlier iterations we're a way ahead of the competition I think, is that no longer the case?

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[DimPrawn]

Personally I go for something like this. Peanuts for real IT contractors.

ASUS ZenBook Pro Duo UX581GV-H2001T Laptop with ScreenPad Plus, Intel Core i9, 32GB RAM, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060, 1TB SSD, 15.6” OLED 4K Touchscreen, Celestial Blue at John Lewis & Partners

[sal]

Intel NUCs use U series Core CPUs which is the same that goes in Laptops, where U stands for Ultra low voltage. So no real difference in performance.

There might be other mini PC platforms out there that use desktop grade CPUs, but I hardly doubt they can fit the PSU and cooling required in a NUC form factor.

There is still plenty of applications for NUCs like home-brew firewalls and media centres, or anything that require more physical ports. But for a general desktop replacement I would always pick a Laptop even if there is small premium to pay for the portability.

[d000hg]

When I was looking at them, they seemed quite pricey, only slightly cheaper than comparable Laptop. Unless you are on a tight budget it didn't make sense to me to lose the versatility and portability of the laptop.

You're paying a premium for the cute packaging I suppose. I don't know how comparable the specs are - you might see both are i7 but wouldn't the laptop be some special low-power i7 not quite as powerful? Or is that out of date?

You do make a good point about getting a laptop "for free". Even if you never use it as one it's quite a compact 'box' especially if you can configure it to run without having to open the lid.

[sal]

If you’ve already got a monitor you like get an Intel NUC to the spec you want. Easy.

When I was looking at them, they seemed quite pricey, only slightly cheaper than comparable Laptop. Unless you are on a tight budget it didn't make sense to me to lose the versatility and portability of the laptop.

[d000hg]

If you’ve already got a monitor you like get an Intel NUC to the spec you want. Easy.

They are pretty sweet...

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[BackupBoy]

If you’ve already got a monitor you like get an Intel NUC to the spec you want. Easy.

[Platypus]

I do wonder if this kind of advice is a bit outdated now, no offence

None taken! I'm glad to hear that Windows is finally usable

[Hobosapien]

My only niggle is that the Fn and Ctrl keys are swapped over compared to the Lenovo so I spend time both at home and at ClientCo pressing the wrong key until I figure out which keyboard I'm using.

Not tried it myself but Lenovo BIOS often has a feature to swap the Fn and Ctrl keys.

You'll probably have to stick some new labels on the keys if they aren't the same size and can be prised off and swapped around or you'll inevitably wonder why the keys aren't working on occasion.