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    • leedeeteeL Offline
      leedeetee
      last edited by

      Thanks everyone, will check them out.

      So, in basic terms, am I looking for a good amount of RAM and a good dedicated graphics card?

      Thanks again.

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      • GaieusG Offline
        Gaieus
        last edited by

        And a good processor. πŸ˜„

        Well, basically what you need to take extra care is to have a good, dedicated card. Many ("cheaper") laptops come with integrated chipsets nowadays. But the tendency is that they only put these dedicated cards into the "more serious" models so if there is one, it is likely that the other specs are also sufficient.

        Gai...

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        • leedeeteeL Offline
          leedeetee
          last edited by

          Thanks Gai, much appreciated.

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          • Rich O BrienR Online
            Rich O Brien Moderator
            last edited by

            I'd save up a bit more and get something that'll stand you good for more than a year or so. HP Elite Notebooks are absolute monsters and competitively priced. They are heavy but they are basically portable Desktops with some grunt.

            Download the free D'oh Book for SketchUp πŸ“–

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            • leedeeteeL Offline
              leedeetee
              last edited by

              Unless anyone can violently persuade me otherwise, I'm going to buy this:

              302 Found

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              (www.dell.com)

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              • Rich O BrienR Online
                Rich O Brien Moderator
                last edited by

                Looks powerful for such a low price.

                I'd like to know how it handles

                Download the free D'oh Book for SketchUp πŸ“–

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                • leedeeteeL Offline
                  leedeetee
                  last edited by

                  Well my new toy arrived today! Can't tell you how excited I am! Very impressed so far. Done a few test renders with twilight and it's performing well.

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                  • Rich O BrienR Online
                    Rich O Brien Moderator
                    last edited by

                    @unknownuser said:

                    Can't tell you how excited I am!

                    When you manage to calm down you might let us know. πŸ‘

                    Download the free D'oh Book for SketchUp πŸ“–

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                    • GaieusG Offline
                      Gaieus
                      last edited by

                      @leedeetee said:

                      Unless anyone can violently persuade me otherwise, I'm going to buy this:

                      302 Found

                      favicon

                      (www.dell.com)

                      Wait, I was just going to try to violently persuade you!

                      http://users.atw.hu/swb/smile/bunko.gif

                      Gai...

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                      • Alan FraserA Offline
                        Alan Fraser
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                        I got a new puppy recently...and he's not good with stairs...and he likes company during the day, so my upstairs office is kind of off-limits right now. I invested in a Lenovo Ideapad Z570 so I could work downstairs for a while...my Netbook clearly wasn't up to the job.

                        I was a bit hesitant as it had Intel HD graphics when I was really looking for an Nvidia system; but I have to say it handles all aspects of SU like a breeze...including rendering in Twilight. It's actually faster than my currently abandoned desktop system....and the sound quality is great, if you need to make presentations.
                        Review here.

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                          Working 8hrs on a laptop is not fun for any human wrist and hand. I had a 90 day return policy on an Acer i7 with Nvidia graphics
                          I returned it after test driving it for 60 days. .....My 2 cents

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