Laptop for Autodesk Verticals and ESRI?

[therock005]

I need to buy a laptop for work, in which i'll be using Autodesk vertical application and ESRI products and i need recommendations as to whcih will be the best choice.

 

Most people say go for Dell, but Dells compouters are very expensive for some reason.

 

Is it possible to spend close to a 1000 Euros and get a decent laptop for the job or is there a specific reason i need to trust Dell?

 

I want to hear what you guys to say.

[tzframpton]

go with an HP Workstation. This will give you the needed graphics card to run the 3D portion of the vertical AutoCAD products efficiently as well as dual core processors, adequate RAM, etc. Check here, on the bottom left click "View Recommendations":

 

 

http://h30216.www3.hp.com/ASA/Controller;jsessionid=F4FE8494E47F5B7F9402FC66B12D6CFC?tagid=F4FE8494E47F5B7F9402FC66B12D6CFC$0$84$10717$en_GB&state=1S1&_AD_195R22=170&r=218878992

[therock005]

Your Link doesnt work, although i was already thinking of HP, and possibly Toshiba.

 

Here's one model i am considering.

 

http://www.e-shop.gr/show_per.phtml?id=PER.900447

[tzframpton]

That has a gaming card, and not a workstation. You'll be better off with a workstation graphics accelerator in your laptop.

[therock005]

you mean like quadrofx or ati FireGL? What's the benefit, and where do i get these laptops?

[chulse]

This is what I have. Runs ESRI and Civil3D just fine

 

http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/us/en/en/WF06a/321957-321957-64295-321838-3329741-3355679.html

[tzframpton]

you mean like quadrofx or ati FireGL? What's the benefit, and where do i get these laptops?

Exactly. Those are meant for CAD apps like the ones you're running, don't go with a gaming card - those are for games.

[Tankman]

Try a Thinkpad™! Perhaps with a built in second monitor?

 

Great with AutoCAD but, never tried any of the verticals.

I had Dell's, HP's, more. I stayin' with the Thinkpad™ line forever.

 

Excellent pricing on eBay for used IBM and Lenovo laptops.

I have four, my latest is a T60 Duo Core, 60 GB HDD, 2 Gigs of memory.