Advice for new laptop

Alfani

Thanks for the advice solo. I have heard this suggestion from some friends too. However, personally I am more used to work on a laptop which takes less space and gives me always the flexibility to work from any location. I think also that desktop pc's are not so much cheaper although I understand they offer more flexibility to upgrade.
Anyway, if you had to go for a laptop, what would be the best way to approach it and compare the different machines?

solo

To get a decent 3D machine on that budget may be difficult, firstly you will need a machine with a dedicated GPU, a GTX 1070 or better, 16GB ram an SSD drive and possibly either a 2nd SSD or an external HDD. What about screen size? are 15 inches enough?

Alfani

yes 15" is enough. I will check your suggestions. Actually with my budget, I can only get 256GB SSD and in limited machines, an extra HDD disk with 1 or 2 TB

Alfani

Just checked prices for GTX 1070 and they cost around half of my budget, so I need to look for cheaper alternatives

solo

@alfani said:

Just checked prices for GTX 1070 and they cost around half of my budget, so I need to look for cheaper alternatives

What rendering software will you be using? is it GPU based?

Alfani

@solo said:

@alfani said:

Just checked prices for GTX 1070 and they cost around half of my budget, so I need to look for cheaper alternatives

What rendering software will you be using? is it GPU based?

Vray for Sketchup and also Archicad and Revit.

Alfani

Someone on another forum suggested me this:
"Basically get the highest processor speed you can afford and a dedicated GPU (Geforce 1060 for example)."

solo

https://www.amazon.com/Acer-Predator-Overclockable-Aeroblade-PH315-51-78NP/dp/B07CTHLX8C?psc=1&SubscriptionId=AKIAJV4KMHBMUG36SMIQ&tag=pcm_rounduptable-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=B07CTHLX8C&ascsubtag=e176ba62-afd3-4bd8-983f-5364dd2a95da

Alfani

@solo said:

https://www.amazon.com/Acer-Predator-Overclockable-Aeroblade-PH315-51-78NP/dp/B07CTHLX8C?psc=1&SubscriptionId=AKIAJV4KMHBMUG36SMIQ&tag=pcm_rounduptable-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=B07CTHLX8C&ascsubtag=e176ba62-afd3-4bd8-983f-5364dd2a95da

Woow solo this is great! Only issue is that I can't find it in Greece. Thank you

solo

Try this:

https://www.pcmag.com/roundup/363278/the-best-cheap-gaming-laptops

Alfani

@solo said:

Try this:

https://www.pcmag.com/roundup/363278/the-best-cheap-gaming-laptops

This article is exactly what I need! Thanks for all your help

Alfani

By looking again at my options in Greek market, I found an Asus laptop with AMD R7-2700U processor, 12 GB - DDR4 RAM and AMD Radeon Vega 10 Graphics.
Do you see any problems with AMD?

solo

@alfani said:

By looking again at my options in Greek market, I found an Asus laptop with AMD R7-2700U processor, 12 GB - DDR4 RAM and AMD Radeon Vega 10 Graphics.
Do you see any problems with AMD?

I like AMD CPU's not so much their GPU's, I would avoid the Radeon as most render apps will require Cuda which may be a problem with AMD.

Pixero

Have you considered a eGPU?
I have a laptop with egpu and its great to use for gpu rendering.
This is the one I have.
https://www.aorus.com/product-detail.php?p=265

numerobis

https://www.notebookcheck.net/

kaas

@pixero said:

Have you considered a eGPU?
I have a laptop with egpu and its great to use for gpu rendering.

+1 I also use an eGpu so there is gpu power when I need it and when mobile it runs the embedded chip.

Using a gtx1080 in a Sonnet Breakaway box. Plus side is: you can upgrade the gpu so maybe buy a less powerful gpu now and upgrade later when you have won the lottery.

Make sure you get the Sonnet that has enough power to fit your needs.
https://www.sonnettech.com/product/egfx-breakaway-box.html