Advice for new laptop for Interior design use
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Hello,
I need to purchase a laptop within days since my T61p retired few days ago. I work in an interior design industry, therefore Autocad, Sketchup, 3d Max, Photoshop are MUST have items. I have a budget of $1500; 15 inch screen; i7 processor; a great graphic card which can do a great job. I hope it will last for 3 years or longer.
Thx
I need to purchase a laptop within days since my T61p retired few days ago. I work in an interior design industry, therefore Autocad, Sketchup, 3d Max, Photoshop are MUST have items. I have a budget of $1500; 15 inch screen; i7 processor; a great graphic card which can do a great job. I hope it will last for 3 years or longer.
Thx
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- Intel® Core™ i7 2760QM 2.4GHz (3.5GHz w/Turbo Boost, 6MB Cache)
- Operating System: Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64bit, English
- Wireless: Intel® Wireless-N WiFi Link 1000 a/g/n 1x2
- Memory: 16GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1600MHz
- Video Card: 3.0GB DDR3 NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 555M using NVIDIA Optimus™ technology
- Hard Drive: 750GB 7200RPM SATA 3Gb/s
- Display Panel: 14.0" High Def (720p/1366x768) with WLED backlight
-Optical Drive: 8x SuperMulti DVD±R/RW Slot Load Optical Drive
-Audio: Internal High-Definition 5.1 Surround Sound Audio
The list above is a setup I did @ alienware. The price is around $ 1800. Will that do a decent job in autocad, 3d max, sketchup and Photoshop?
- Operating System: Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64bit, English
- Wireless: Intel® Wireless-N WiFi Link 1000 a/g/n 1x2
- Memory: 16GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1600MHz
- Video Card: 3.0GB DDR3 NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 555M using NVIDIA Optimus™ technology
- Hard Drive: 750GB 7200RPM SATA 3Gb/s
- Display Panel: 14.0" High Def (720p/1366x768) with WLED backlight
-Optical Drive: 8x SuperMulti DVD±R/RW Slot Load Optical Drive
-Audio: Internal High-Definition 5.1 Surround Sound Audio
The list above is a setup I did @ alienware. The price is around $ 1800. Will that do a decent job in autocad, 3d max, sketchup and Photoshop?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168... <--- $1,200
Then add in:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168... <---- $200
and two of these: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168... <--- $104
Total: $1,500
The laptop I linked has a better GPU in it, a 1920 x 1080 resolution, 15.6", but no Blu-Ray optical drive. Still, it will be $300 cheaper.
Then add in:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168... <---- $200
and two of these: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168... <--- $104
Total: $1,500
The laptop I linked has a better GPU in it, a 1920 x 1080 resolution, 15.6", but no Blu-Ray optical drive. Still, it will be $300 cheaper.
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