On 2004-01-18, Mark <bored@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> I ran a business on quite a **** laptop for the first 2 years which I
used
> for all my invoices and letters and stuff also running AutoCAD r14 and I
> didn't go through that much slowdown even on the 3d stuff (average
drawing
> size was about 3Mb), the only area which was let down was the rendering
but
> almost any laptop out now even the cheap ones are fast enough to render
in a
> moderatly acceptable time frame, if you want to play games you will need
a
> good one, try and get one with the newish ati 9600 mobility radeon
graphics
> card, I think its available in both 64 and 128Mb, it is the best mobile
> graphics card out now. If games aren't going to be played on it then
really
> any laptop out there will be sufficiant, it depends on your cash flow
and
No, no and no! You need a decent sup****t for OpenGL for SolidWorks, ATI
has not that, get a Guadro and you can be sure that it works. Or get a
cheaper GeForce and hack it with SoftQuadro.
> what features you would like to have: dvd-rw, cd-rw, big screen, storage
> devices like all in one card readers (which are great, those SD Cards
are
> spectacular especially the 256 and 512Mb ones) etc...... I personally
> wouldn't go for a Dell like the previouse poster suggested, they are
> overpriced and the after sales service from Dell is nothing to write
home
> about. Computer magazine websites are always a good source for ideas and
are
> usually pretty well priced if you live in the UK check out these 2
> www.novatech.co.uk and www.inmac.co.uk .
>
> Just to show you how **** my first ever laptop was heres the spec:
>
> P2 333Mhz
> 6 GB Hard drive
> 96Mb
> 13.3" TFT screen
> and only a 2Mb integrated graphics card
> no built in writers or modem and network cards
>
> You'll find even the cheapest laptop around has much better specs than
that.
>
> Mark
>
>
> "Tim" <tim-kirkland@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
"nospam"worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
> news:pUlOb.27594$VS4.862160@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> dell M60
>>
>> "JNJ Eaton, Sr." <jnjeaton@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
>> news:4009af84$1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> > Looking for suggestions on what laptop would be good for CAD and
other
>> > graphic programs again moderately priced.
>> > Any suggestions?
>> > ~JNJ~
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
>
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regards
Markku
www.markkulehtola.net
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