Best availble notebook??
Best availble notebook??
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Just curious as to what others might think or have knowledge of to be the best laptop/ notebook computer readily available for running SW.
I have a $5000 budget to get a new machine and I would like to find the best bang for the buck. I have looked at Dell's M6400, HP's HDX 16T, and Sony's AW all loaded up and all come in under $5k with what seems to be fairly equal specs. Is there any recommendations from anyone about these 3 machines (good or bad) or is there something else out there that I missed that is better??
I have a $5000 budget to get a new machine and I would like to find the best bang for the buck. I have looked at Dell's M6400, HP's HDX 16T, and Sony's AW all loaded up and all come in under $5k with what seems to be fairly equal specs. Is there any recommendations from anyone about these 3 machines (good or bad) or is there something else out there that I missed that is better??






RE: Best availble notebook??
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I'm not a fan of Sony. For $5k, you can find a nice laptop, prices have dropped a lot.
Chris
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Chris
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AutoCAD 08; CATIA V5
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Xi computer is also a good choice.
For $5K you should be able to get a killer system.
Check out the SW website for laptops with approved graphics cards. Be sure to select the laptop OEM, not the make of video card, from the lists.
http://w
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Anna Wood
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RE: Best availble notebook??
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I use a Toshiba myself for my SW on the move which is fine but I would look the the XI based on the recommendations here. The thing is, you want certain parameters when drawing and aim in that direction. This is NOT a Best Buy decision.
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We use Dells. We're not ecstatic, but whenever something goes wrong it gets fixed promptly. The first couple of gens of high powered CAD cards in the smaller laptops had heat problems (M70/M65), but my M4200 hasn't been too bad.
-b
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We worked with Dells in our company a number of years ago. I didn't like the fact that I basically had the whole computer repaired in several cases, a mobo here, a screen there because while the business tech support is much better than the home version, you should expect your system to not require so many call outs. That's down time you won't have with a more reliable system.