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    • ashscottA Offline
      ashscott
      last edited by

      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!

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        • sketch3d.deS Offline
          sketch3d.de
          last edited by

          @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
            last edited by

            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
              last edited by

              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
                  ashscott
                  last edited by

                  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
                    last edited by

                    @juju said:

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

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                    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
                      sketch3d.de
                      last edited by

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

                      • Homepage
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                      Aorus is a Gigabyte brand similar to Alienware for Dell.

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                      • F Offline
                        fairy
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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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