Getting Lap Top for my work

Latetzki · 30 Jun 2008, 16:45

So...I'm planning to buy Lap Top for my work and it ofcourse it will have to run Sketchup well enough. And this is what I might get:

**HP Pavilion dv9751**
* Processor: AMD Athlon 64x2 TK-57
* Graphic Card: Nvidia GF7150 (integrated)
* Memory: 2GB 667MHz DDR (2 x 1GB)
* Operating system: Windows Vista Home Premium

or

Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T8100

Memory: 4GB 667MHz DDR (2x2Gb)

Graphic Card: nVidia GeForce Go 8600M (512 MB)

Could anyone tell me, will it run well enough?
And please answer soon as possible, thanks!

solo · 30 Jun 2008, 16:49

Only one peice of advice:

Do not get an integrated video card ... trust me!

They do not work well with medium to large models, I recently got a sony vaio with dedicated 8800 card and I do not look back, best buy under $1200.

Latetzki · 30 Jun 2008, 16:50

@solo said:

Only one peice of advice:

Do not get an integrated video card ... trust me!

Umm...why not? Aren't all Lap Top Graphic Cards integrated?

solo · 30 Jun 2008, 16:53

SU works better with a good GPU, and nvidia 8000 series is proving a great match, integrated graphics just does not have the 'balls' for seamless workflow in SU.

solo · 30 Jun 2008, 16:57

@unknownuser said:

Aren't all Lap Top Graphic Cards integrated?

Nope, the higher end stuff for CAD and CG use, as well as gaming all have dedicated cards these days, making lappy's a serious mobile tool.

Latetzki · 30 Jun 2008, 16:59

Those Sony VAIO's are pretty expensive and I don't know any lap top with un-integrated GPU.

ScottPara · 30 Jun 2008, 17:01

If you do not know any laptop that is not integrated you are not looking hard enough. Most any laptop worth its weight to do 3D will have a dedicated video card. Some will even have 2 in SLI.

Scott