Laptop Recommendation
Laptop Recommendation
(OP)
Can anyone recommend an ideal laptop for running Solidworks 2007 / PDM Works 2007? This will be used 75% in the office and 25% mobile.
Thanks in advance pointing me in the right direction.
-sd
Thanks in advance pointing me in the right direction.
-sd






RE: Laptop Recommendation
Rob Rodriguez CSWP
President: Northern
Vermont SolidWorks User Group
www.robrodriguez.com (updated 8/12/06)
SW 2006 SP 4.0 / SW 2007 SP 0.0
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RE: Laptop Recommendation
Chris
SolidWorks 06 4.1/PDMWorks 06
AutoCAD 06
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RE: Laptop Recommendation
Jeff Mowry
www.industrialdesignhaus.com
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RE: Laptop Recommendation
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RE: Laptop Recommendation
Jeff Mirisola, CSWP
CAD Administrator
SW '07 SP1.0, Dell M90, Intel 2 Duo Core, 2GB RAM, nVidia 2500M
http://designsmarter.typepad.com/jeffs_blog
RE: Laptop Recommendation
A custom build will typically cost $200-300 more than a comparable Dell M90 config, but some one of the "Special Buys" (RB551UT) configs is a great value at $2349. (2.0 GHz Core2 Duo, 1GB RAM, FX1500M, 80GB 7200rpm SATA)
Be sure to add a second 1GB DIMM for $149. (Configuring the system with only 1 DIMM will slow performance.)
RE: Laptop Recommendation
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RE: Laptop Recommendation
Jeff Mirisola, CSWP
CAD Administrator
SW '07 SP2.0, Dell M90, Intel 2 Duo Core, 2GB RAM, nVidia 2500M
http://designsmarter.typepad.com/jeffs_blog
RE: Laptop Recommendation
I have found the M-60 to actually be faster than the desktop unit even thought the desktop specs are better. I do all my animations and PhotoWorks renderings on the M-60 without issue. Our assembly's are typically small (less than 100 parts) but we do have some assemblies in the 1200 part range. The parts are not all unique and there is patterning happening which increases the number of overall parts. I'm very happy with the laptop and really see no reason to ever have a desktop machine again for my usage. I should say if you're going to use a laptop for everyday work invest in a docking station and good LCD monitor.
The new core dou laptops (M-90 and M-65) are very fast from what I've read and for most SW usage I think would live up to the task. Of course the quad core systems are due out in quarter 1 of 2007 and then whatever you buy today will be old news.
Rob Rodriguez CSWP
President: Northern Vermont
SolidWorks User Group
www.robrodriguez.com
http://designsmarter.typepad.com/rob_rodriguez/
SW 2007 SP 2.0
RE: Laptop Recommendation
"Art without engineering is dreaming; Engineering without art is calculating."
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