Laptop for Solid Works, will this do?
Laptop for Solid Works, will this do?
(OP)
I'm looking to buy a laptop to use for some "not so advanced" CAD modeling in Solid Works. I will be modeling parts for helmets so there will be some surface modeling and small assemblies.
I'm looking for the cheapest laptop with a ~17" screen that does the job.
Which would you recommend?
I've been looking on these, would they work? Can I go for something cheaper even?
dv7-4050ea htt p://review s.cnet.co. uk/laptops /hp-pavili on-dv7-405 0ea-review -50000298/
Acer Aspire 7745G http://r eviews.cne t.co.uk/la ptops/acer -aspire-77 45g-review -50000524/
I'm looking for the cheapest laptop with a ~17" screen that does the job.
Which would you recommend?
I've been looking on these, would they work? Can I go for something cheaper even?
dv7-4050ea htt
Acer Aspire 7745G http://r






RE: Laptop for Solid Works, will this do?
My laptop is a bit older (HP dv7-1025nr), with a 512MB Nvidia GeForce 9600M GT card. It performs well enough on prismatic models, drawings, and assemblies (~50 parts), but I don't work with surfacing so I couldn't say how it would handle them. There are glitches I expect and have to live with, luckily it's only during times when I have to burn the candle at both ends at home.
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I use HP Pavilion dv6, Win7 x64.
graphic card - ATI Mobility Radeon HD4530 (512MB)
RAM - 4 GB
Hard Drive - 320 GB (7200 rpm)
Run SW09x64 and now SW10x64 quite good. (max assemnbly about 100 part, exploaded view drawing was pain in the neck, but smaller assembly works fine)
Look only 3 thing... Graphic card 512+, RAM at least 3GB and Hard Drive must be 7200RPM (most of laptop has hard drive 5600RPM, and thats way, they are so slow)
good luck to find the right one :)
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RE: Laptop for Solid Works, will this do?
Don't know what is comparable today.
Chris
SolidWorks 10 SP4.0
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SolidWorks Legion
RE: Laptop for Solid Works, will this do?
RE: Laptop for Solid Works, will this do?
Dell Precision M6300 that has a 512mb Quadro FX1600M graphics card
or a Packard Bell EasyNote LX86-JO-755NC which has a 2gb
Mobility Radeon HD 5850 graphics card?
both at ~the same price..
RE: Laptop for Solid Works, will this do?
The Quadro in the Dell is on the list. The Radeon is not. You do not have to assign a very high value to your time to make it worth your while to stick to the approved CAD cards even though they are more expensive than equivalent speed / memory gamer cards.
Eric
RE: Laptop for Solid Works, will this do?
Almost all of the cards in the lisst of approved graphics cards are over our company's budget.
RE: Laptop for Solid Works, will this do?
You may be one of the lucky ones who have no (or very few) problems using a Radeon ... or you may not even be able to start SW. I once had a home computer with a Radeon and, apart from being slow, I only suffered occasional graphic anomalies (black holes, multi-coloured lines, ghosting, etc)
Are you feeling lucky?
RE: Laptop for Solid Works, will this do?
If you go with the Radeon you will lose:
- board architecture and drivers designed and tested for SW.
- technical support from SW and your VAR. (One of the first questions is "What graphics adapter are you using?")
- features like real view.
In return you will get:- video RAM which SW may not use.
- a faster video processor which you may not use if you have to resort to software OpenGL.
EricRE: Laptop for Solid Works, will this do?
Does any of you have experience with this?
RE: Laptop for Solid Works, will this do?
It is a temporary platform.
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Hardie "Crashj" Johnson
SW 2010 SP 2.1
HP Pavillion Elite HPE