Best laptop for 3D OpenGL graphics?

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knack <zok9NOSPAM@hotmail.com> wrote:
> I want to use a laptop for use with AutoCAD and Solidworks. What are
> the best choices in laptops for such applications?

An IBM Thinkpad T42p with the 15" UXGA-IPS display. Or, if your vision isn't
up to working with a UXGA display, one of the other T4X models with a 14.1"
SXGA+ display.

I'm running AutoCad 2000 on my PentiumM 1.5GHz Thinkpad T40 with a 14.1" XGA
display because that's about all my aged eyes can handle, but it works just
fine and is blazingly fast with a 7K60 HD and 1.5MB RAM.

I used AutoCad 13 for years on my venerable PIII 850MHz Thinkpad 600X with a
13.3" XGA display.

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Regards,

James

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Definitely not a system for doing 3D graphics.



dk


"Knack" <zok9NOSPAM@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:eWvgd.10937$KJ6.7240@newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net...
> I saw a Compaq Presario 3200 with 15" display, 512MB DDR memory, 802.11
b/g
> wireless LAN w/ 125HSM/SpeedBooster(TM), for only $1000 at Costco. Here's
> the details about its graphics chip:
>
> Intel(R) Extreme Graphics 2 offers realistic 3D and 2D graphics,
delivering
> real-life environment and character effects. Utilizing the Intel(R)
chipset,
> these graphics deliver intense and realistic graphics with sharp images
and
> enables balanced memory usage between graphics and system for optimal
system
> performance.
>
> Is this laptop fast enough for 3D OpenGL images that have simple smooth
> surfaces?
>
> "knack" <zok9NOSPAM@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:SGkgd.10449$KJ6.2748@newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net...
> > I want to use a laptop for use with AutoCAD and Solidworks. What are the
> > best choices in laptops for such applications?
> >
> >
>
>

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On Fri, 29 Oct 2004 05:37:54 +0000, knack wrote:

> I want to use a laptop for use with AutoCAD and Solidworks. What are the
> best choices in laptops for such applications?

I'd guess a laptop with an ATI FireGL T2 card would be a safe bet, those
are "certified for the leading OpenGL and DirectX applications" ...
http://www.ati.com/products/mobilityfglt2/
http://www.ati.com/products/fireglt2-128/

Found in the IBM Thinkpad T42, R50, and some HP's I think.

Regards,
Kristian