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    • sketch3d.deS Offline
      sketch3d.de
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      the new Dell Alienware 15 with nVidia GTX 980m avail and being 20% slimmer as well as a little bit lighter...

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      • ashscottA Offline
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        Its nice, but still a bit bulky regarding the original requirements of this post. The latest XPS 13 appears to fit the bill well.

        Just some stuff I do with Sketchup.

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        • Rich O BrienR Offline
          Rich O Brien Moderator
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          Dell XPS 13 Looks like a fantastic laptop!

          Download the free D'oh Book for SketchUp 📖

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          • sketch3d.deS Offline
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            @ashscott said:

            The latest XPS 13...

            ... is sexy but shared intel Graphics HD 5500 only... i.e. switching of the SU hardware acceleration (= OpenGL) might be required.... which may work with a fast CPU and low-poly count models.

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            • Phillip HP Offline
              Phillip H
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              You may wish to bookmark http://www.notebookcheck.net as it allows extensive comparisons and benchmarks. Here is the info on the 'debacle' graphics chipset: http://www.notebookcheck.net/AMD-FirePro-M4100.104958.0.html

              Good Luck

              HP EliteBook 8440p Intel® Dual Core™ i7 M620@ 2.67 4GB RAM
              NVIDIA NVS 3100, 512 MB
              Windows® 8.1 64 bit
              SketchUp Pro 2015 version 15.3.331 64-bit

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              • K Offline
                kaas
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                Also interesting is the gfx card list - it gives an idea how the card performs in comparison to other cards. The AMD FirePro M4100 there is currently at place 145 (1 is the best), which is worse than the gt740M so maybe that's why heavy models didn't work for you.

                See http://www.notebookcheck.net/Mobile-Graphics-Cards-Benchmark-List.844.0.html

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                • sketch3d.deS Offline
                  sketch3d.de
                  last edited by

                  and the PassMark benches here: http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/

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                  • ashscottA Offline
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                    Sketchucation should do a deal with Dell for some cheap ones 😉

                    Just some stuff I do with Sketchup.

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                    • jujuJ Offline
                      juju
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                      @juju said:

                      I'm currently on the Asus TaiChi 21 with the i7 CPU.

                      officialsite

                      asus official site

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                      (www.asus.com)

                      For smaller things it seems to work just fine.

                      I've just replaced the Asus TaiChi with a Lenovo Y5070 (i7 CPU, Maxwell GPU version). Apart from the size and quality differences, I'm generally speaking, happy - I just need to calibrate the monitor (and external monitor).

                      Save the Earth, it's the only planet with chocolate.

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                      • sketch3d.deS Offline
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                        another interesting one could be the Aorus X3 (13,3" QHD / i7 / GTX870m / 8gb / SSD):

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                        Aorus is a Gigabyte brand similar to Alienware for Dell.

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                          I just wondered is it cheaper to Buy Smartphone online shop, laptops - computers in Bulgaria compared to the UK.

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