As I see some musicians yesterday at a conference, the percentage of Apple laptops was above 90% so I think you should look at the Apple offerings.
Hi there im looking for a new laptop and need a bit of help off of you guys to recommend me one with these characteristics:
i will be using for usual browsing and music production:
8gb ram
15" screen
i7 processor
decent soundcard and speakers
preferable 500+ drive space ssd and hdd or ssd alone (not hdd alone)
Sleek and good looking with excellent build quality
Running windows

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