What do you need the VGA port to connect to? HDMI to HDMI should be fine these days.
I can't think of a single thing VGA is better than HDMI for. Unless you simply just don't want to spend money on a new display, HDMI is better.
I need it for my external monitors, which does have HDMI ports that I don't use.
Theoretically, you guys are right. But I've tried this with several monitors, HDMI always looks dimmer and not as sharp as a VGA output.
Also, doesn't HDMI force the audio to come out of the monitor as well? I mean unless you plug in external speakers or headphones. I need the audio to only come out of the laptop's built-in speakers, that's just the right amount of sound containment I need for working at night with a bunch of people sleeping near by, while still needing to keep my ears free. So that's an issue, but definitely not a big one, the big one remains the display quality.
I'm discussing all this while I know you guys probably know better, for how long I've been out of the game.
Would a surface laptop work? They fall in your price range. They look good for video editing.
Around 20 years ago; a computer genius told me to never buy hardware from a company that mainly makes software. Sounded like good advice at the time, is it not the case anymore? I mean, it's the main reason I haven't considered these.
Currently looking at
this one more closely, what do you think?