

Or more likely underspending, and ending up with a system that just can't keep up, because you haven't judged the trade-offs of different components properly. On the other, it means you run the risk of overspending for a model you don't really need. On one hand, the wealth of options means there's something for every type of work, suitable for any creative tool and at a multitude of prices. That can get really frustrating when you're trying to wade through a mountain of choices. Are you baffled by the multitude of laptop, desktop and tablet options being hurled at you as a generic "creative" or "creator"? Marketing materials rarely distinguish among the widely varying needs for different pursuits marketers basically consider anything with a discrete GPU (a graphics processor that's not integrated into the CPU), no matter how low power, suitable for all sorts of creative endeavors.
