I am 3rd year architecture student and considering to purchase a laptop.
can anyone suggest which laptop shall i buy.
also can alienware or dell precision be an option?
ivorykeyboard
Nov 24, 15 5:08 pm
generally, gaming GPUs from ATI don't fare well compared to the nvidia quadro, so I would avoid alienwares.
my work computer is a lenovo thinkpad - i highly recommend it, although it's probably pricey. stats below
intel i7-4910mq cpu @ 2.9 ghz (quad core multithreaded, so essentially 8 cores all together)
32 gb ram
nvidia quadro k2100m
I had a g74sx ASUS in college as well as a desktop. the asus was embarrassingly huge (8.1 pounds)
anonitect
Nov 24, 15 5:14 pm
My Dell Precision is great. Rhino + Vray, revit, 3dsmax = no problem.
sameolddoctor
Nov 24, 15 6:03 pm
I will repeat again, Quadro graphic cards make NO difference for the softwares we use. I know Autodesk etc will say otherwise, but I work on heavy duty Rhino, Revit etc and never paid the extra cash for Quadros. So yes, an alienware should be fine...
Good_Knight
Nov 24, 15 6:07 pm
I went to buy a laptop the other day and Revit requirements on Autodesk's website said windows 8 was required. All the laptops that were available only had windows 10. Will the latest Revit run on windows 10 just fine or what?
curtkram
Nov 24, 15 6:26 pm
good_knight, you need linux.
ivorykeyboard
Nov 24, 15 7:45 pm
Same old, your gpu is heavily taxed only when using real time rendering like vray RT or maxwell. Of course it doesn't make a different on cpu and ram heavy processes like modeling in rhino. It really depends on what you're doing.
Anonymoose
Nov 24, 15 11:02 pm
OP, Alienware is like the Macbook of Windows laptops - overpriced garbage. Look for a good processor with hyperthreading (i7-4XXX) as rendering is CPU intensive. Nvidia Quadro is not really required. Any decent GeForce 700/900 series GPU would do fine.
archiwutm8
Nov 25, 15 2:38 am
No one asks the right question yet, what is it going to be for?
gruen
Nov 28, 15 10:53 am
I bought a mailbal laptop-gaming laptop. It's great, looks understated, not a flashy Alienware thingy.
null pointer
Nov 28, 15 3:26 pm
I can vouch for MSI Apache gaming laptop. Mine runs revit / rhino / visual studio / CS with no issues whatsoever.
greatescape
Nov 28, 15 3:27 pm
Gaming Laptop, Any Gaming Laptop.
Daniel Salvador
Jul 30, 16 11:22 am
Good Day everyone, i am looking for a Laptop for my Masters in Architecture and Professional work, a laptop that i will use for the next 5 years if i can.
please feel free to provide any feedback or information that could be helpful.
my main concern is for the laptop to not lag or to take longer time to process things than a desktop.
400-AFGV1512GB 2.5 inch SATA Class 20 Solid State Drive
some problem dell had with Windows and their software not being compatible with the hardware.but as i received the laptop, the mouse-pad kept freezing and lagging, this was a concern i had and had to troubleshoot the laptop and eventually send it back, the problem is that the laptop software was not install properly and the hardware was faulty.
is there another laptop that is similar or better than this one
thank you for your time everyone.
Best
Daniel
Non Sequitur
Jul 31, 16 6:18 am
Daniel is 4 seperate posts necesairy?
You're going to have a hard time in school if you can't do reaserch or make your own decisions.
I am 3rd year architecture student and considering to purchase a laptop.
can anyone suggest which laptop shall i buy.
also can alienware or dell precision be an option?
generally, gaming GPUs from ATI don't fare well compared to the nvidia quadro, so I would avoid alienwares.
my work computer is a lenovo thinkpad - i highly recommend it, although it's probably pricey. stats below
intel i7-4910mq cpu @ 2.9 ghz (quad core multithreaded, so essentially 8 cores all together)
32 gb ram
nvidia quadro k2100m
I had a g74sx ASUS in college as well as a desktop. the asus was embarrassingly huge (8.1 pounds)
My Dell Precision is great. Rhino + Vray, revit, 3dsmax = no problem.
I will repeat again, Quadro graphic cards make NO difference for the softwares we use. I know Autodesk etc will say otherwise, but I work on heavy duty Rhino, Revit etc and never paid the extra cash for Quadros. So yes, an alienware should be fine...
I went to buy a laptop the other day and Revit requirements on Autodesk's website said windows 8 was required. All the laptops that were available only had windows 10. Will the latest Revit run on windows 10 just fine or what?
good_knight, you need linux.
Same old, your gpu is heavily taxed only when using real time rendering like vray RT or maxwell. Of course it doesn't make a different on cpu and ram heavy processes like modeling in rhino. It really depends on what you're doing.
OP, Alienware is like the Macbook of Windows laptops - overpriced garbage. Look for a good processor with hyperthreading (i7-4XXX) as rendering is CPU intensive. Nvidia Quadro is not really required. Any decent GeForce 700/900 series GPU would do fine.
No one asks the right question yet, what is it going to be for?
I bought a mailbal laptop-gaming laptop. It's great, looks understated, not a flashy Alienware thingy.
I can vouch for MSI Apache gaming laptop. Mine runs revit / rhino / visual studio / CS with no issues whatsoever.
Gaming Laptop, Any Gaming Laptop.
Good Day everyone, i am looking for a Laptop for my Masters in Architecture and Professional work, a laptop that i will use for the next 5 years if i can.
please feel free to provide any feedback or information that could be helpful.
my main concern is for the laptop to not lag or to take longer time to process things than a desktop.
Programs expecting to be used:
Rhino + grasshopper - modeling (algorithmic calculations)
Autodesk - CAD, Revit, Maya, MAX - rendering
Adobe Suite - Photoshop, Illustrator, ect.
Lumion - animations
i recently purchased a Mobile Precision 7510 XCTO BASE, with following specs
Intel® Core™ i7-6920HQ (Quad Core 2.90GHz, 3.80GHz Turbo, 8MB 45W, w/Intel HD Graphics 530)
346-BBRH1Smartcard Reader
490-BCPK1Nvidia® Quadro® M2000M w/4GB GDDR5
391-BCFI115.6" UltraSharp™ FHD IPS Touch (1920x1080) Wide View LED-backlit, camera and microphone
370-ACSV132GB, DDR4-2133MHz SDRAM, 2 DIMMS, Non-ECC
400-AFGV1512GB 2.5 inch SATA Class 20 Solid State Drive
some problem dell had with Windows and their software not being compatible with the hardware.but as i received the laptop, the mouse-pad kept freezing and lagging, this was a concern i had and had to troubleshoot the laptop and eventually send it back, the problem is that the laptop software was not install properly and the hardware was faulty.
is there another laptop that is similar or better than this one
thank you for your time everyone.
Best
Daniel
Daniel is 4 seperate posts necesairy?
You're going to have a hard time in school if you can't do reaserch or make your own decisions.