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Topic: Laptop for I.D.
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posted 10-28-2003 01:46 PM
I'm looking into buying a laptop for running alias studiotools 10/11 and Pro E wildfire. I'm looking at - dell laptops
- toshiba laptops
- hp laptops I've been told the Dell precision M50 & M60 with the quadro cards are the best (and too expensive for me at $3k). It has been recommended to me to get a system with a powerful P4 processor, a quadro card and lots of RAM. Does anybody have experience using a laptop that runs these software packages successfully ?
What type of laptop is it and how much did it cost ?
What are your recommendations for a cheaper alternative to the dell precision m50/m60 mobile workstation that offers reasnobly similar performance ? IP: Logged |
Parel
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posted 10-30-2003 06:01 PM
I have a Dell Inspiron 8200. The RAM is maxed out but the bottleneck is the video card. I just found out yesterdat that you can swap out the GEforce card to Quadro- but that would mess up the warrantyIP: Logged |
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posted 10-30-2003 10:53 PM
If $3000 is "too expensive," how can you afford Studio Tools and ProE?IP: Logged |
momknowsbest
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posted 10-31-2003 08:29 AM
why don't you buy a low end laptop for e-mail and a desktop for alias. you will get fustrated on a laptop screen anyhow, so why pay for a 15-16LCD. you need a 19 LCD in my opinion to feel roomy. that will feel like a 20 inch CRT which is the minimum I would do on a CRT. 19 CRT feels terrible.IP: Logged |
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posted 10-31-2003 12:38 PM
Work pays for studio tools and proe, I pay for the laptop (i telecommute occassionally). I have heard of some much cheaper toshiba laptops (than dell mm50/m60)being capable of running these packages. I want to know if anybody has experience using any laptop configuration to run these packages successfully.
I might hold out for a large screen laptop..until then, I will use my monster monitor and tablet setup that takes up half my bedroom.IP: Logged |
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posted 10-31-2003 01:42 PM
I use the Compaq evo 800w(the "W" is important) for pro-e. Beside little graphic card difficulties it is quit well and i enjoy it (it cost me 2000$).
Good luck.
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the one and only
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posted 11-16-2003 05:57 AM
if you are serious about business and serious about 3D there's nothing like the Dell M60. I swearIP: Logged |
Timf
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posted 11-16-2003 09:47 AM
In Jabuary/February I am buying a Tablet PC. I want to be able to draw  Will I take a perfomance hit? Yes, but having the ability to draw on screen will make up for that. Plus, how much of a computer do you really need to run Rhino and CorelDraw? Probably less than the over bloated Microsoft Office will require IP: Logged |
LuxoJr
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posted 11-21-2003 06:16 PM
post from highend3d.com :the laptop i suggest you to buy are the ones coming with a full OpenGL compliant graphic card. For full OpenGL i mean one supporting via hardware OpenGL Overlay planes, which are required to achieve good performance with StudioTools. For this reason the laptop list i suggest you are: 1) Dell Precision M50 (or the coming M60) (Quadro4GoGL 700)
2) HP Compaq Evo N800w (Mobility FireGL 9000)
3) Fujitsu-Siemens Celsius Mobile H (Quadro4GoGL)
4) Thinkpad T40p (Mobility FireGL 9000) Do NOT buy any laptop coming with Radeon 9000, GeForce4Go or GeForceFXGo, neither Mobility FireGL 7800 (Thinkpad A31p) That's all buddy, have a nice day
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