To wrap this up, we actually ended up ordering the following: http://www.dell.com/uk/p/xps-15-9560-laptop/pd?oc=cnx95603%26amp;model_id=xps-15-9560-laptop XPS 15 9560 Processor - 7th Generation Intel Core i7-7700HQ Quad Core Processor (6M cache, up to 3.8 GHz) Operating Systems - Windows 10 Home 64bit English, Dutch, French, German, Italian Memory1 - 16GB DDR4-2400MHz; up to 32GB (additional memory sold separately) Hard Drive - 512GB PCIe Solid State Drive Video Card - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 with 4GB GDDR5 Display - 15.6" FHD (1920 x 1080) InfinityEdge display Decided the Alienware, although it had a great spec, was not right as it came with Win 10 Home and really wasn't comfortable with the design for use as a work laptop (customer facing etc).. The Dell has a better processor and overall the package is reviewed very well.. I look forward to testing it out when we get it! Thank you all for your invaluable help with this..

Firefox at the mo, IE is pretty much dead and Edge can go and play in the fast lane of the M1 northbound. I did try chrome but the constant nagging to sign in got to me. Firefox is far from perfect but I would go batty trying out all of the browsers out there.

Was be used for validate this mathematical physic problem about Super Nova (sorry in French) but you can put subtitles! (CC button) (Support voice's speed *1.5, *2) Gear button! and you have many videos in English of this crazzy guy! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slvVbamP9yg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBzaCUFiF_s

Beautiful. thanks! The Exploratorium is right here in San Francisco.

As a follow up I can say that I finally managed to install MysticThumbs by downloading and installing Ghostscript first and then MysticThumbs. I'm still a bit annoyed that they haven't bothered to answer any of my support requests.

Yes indeed, the EON17-SLX series is a serious piece of kit. My problem is that I want Apple to produce a 'serious designers laptop' apart from their 'skinny for all lappies'. It looks like it will be up to others to create add-ons to get the job done and this appears to be happening currently with the likes of OWC's DEC and the HyperDrive Thunderbolt 3 USB-C Hub for 2016 MacBook Pro http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=72%26amp;t=6369%26amp;start=270

Impressive tech but if you put makeup on a pig you still have a pig.

I find them VERY useful for being ONE SU feature, which I don't want, that is only for Windows.

I don't have any direct experience with the new gen MacBook Pros, but from a reply I gave to a similar query on the other forum: I have a late 2014 13" MacBook Pro with the following specs: 2.6 GHz Core i5 (4th Gen / Haswell) 16 GB 1600 MHz DDR3 RAM Intel Iris 5100 integrated graphics It runs SketchUp well and drives a Dell U3415W external monitor without any problems or latency. Given that the Touchbar model is two generations newer for both CPU and GPU, (with associated increases in speed/power) it should work well. The 13" model can drive a 5K monitor with a single TB3 cable, the 15" can drive two. I wouldn't worry about Intel integrated graphics compatibility — there have been associated issues reported with Windows PC's but never heard any from recent MacBooks. Maybe because they use the higher spec'd Iris graphics (vs the lower-end HD graphics often found on PC ultrabooks)— plus you don't have wonky driver issues on the Mac, which support the latest OpenGL spec. Sorry for the cut & paste, but hope the info is marginally useful.

@pbacot said: My wife has been working in GIS for years, with ESRI. She recommends qGIS and thinks someone like me (with CAD background) might pick it up OK. Thanks I will try this with qGIS.

Lumion 7 looks amazing, keeps getting better and better.

@rich o brien said: Does it come with a electricity generator? good luck with the new biz I was thinking about the possible increase in my electricity bill today - I must keep an eye on it. Gulp! Cheers, hopefully Beastie and I will do great things together!

Top of the range Surface Studio has a GTX980 (GTX965 in the others) in it? Seems like someone didn't keep up relations with nVidia seeing that the GTX1080 was released a good few months ago...

You're welcome Jim. I pledged / signed up for the beta version so will advise on this thread about my experience. Mike

Can also make some funny things! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zf6R3ByLAiY

Have a subscription for 2 years for pix4d. Strong mature and reliable tool. Neber the less switching to Bently's ContextCapture for their LOD algorythm and crisp models. Another contender is RealityCapture, faster and as crisp. However, not a mature software yet.

@pixero said: I think they need some design help. That was one ugly beast. It would be a killer look if this were still the 80's.

it's a reproach or a compliment ? (if reproach all is detailled on scrolling down!

That's the old Titan card. But thanks anyway. It's actually the enclosure I'm looking for at the moment. BizonBox2 has one but its so short they have to open up one side for it to fit a Titan card. Doesn't look like a stable solution to take with you...

Earlier I was testing different software for controlling my desktop computer with the help of laptop in my living room. I found the best one to be Anydesk when considering performance and quality. I actually use Sketchup and Unity3D with help of this remote software. Anyway, I have not really tested Anydask over the internet. http://anydesk.com/