civil 3d is laptop compatible?

hi posters,

I was wondering if anyone has ever run civil 3d on a laptop?

If so, which machine is best? And which machine is capable?

please let me know..

thanks

:):):)

Welcome to CADTutor!

We recently purchased these laptops for our CAD users... The dual 20" monitors we currently have are being replaced with dual 24" shortly.

We run Land Desktop 2009, Civil 3D 2011, Civil 3D 2012, and Microstation V8i (unfortunately)... All without issue.

Only real diffrence between a pc and a laptop is that the laptop is easier to throw across the room when your #$%^& at it.

Both will run the software aim at I5 or I7 64 bit.

Where people tend to have problems with laptops is with the graphics (type) and the amount of physical RAM that can be installed. Many laptops come configured with an onboard graphics chip rather than a dedicated graphics card. This could manifest itself as a performance hit under some circumstances.

What is your budget?

I just got a Sager NP8170, $2300 total and runs C3D better than most people's desktops:

17.3" Full HD LED-Backlit Display with Super Glossy Surface (1920 x 1080)

Nvidia GeForce GTX 560M GPU with 1.5GB GDDR5 Video Memory

2nd Generation Intel® Core™ i7-2860QM Processor ( 8MB L3 Cache, 2.50GHz)

16GB Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM at 1600MHz - 4 X 4GB

120GB Intel 510 Series SATA3 Solid State Disk Drive

6X Blu-ray Reader/8X DVD±R/2.4X +DL Super-Multi Drive & Software

Genuine MS Windows® 7 Professional 32/64-Bit Edition ( 64-Bit Preloaded )

Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6230 - 802.11A/B/G/N Wireless LAN + Bluetooth Combo Module

Smart Li-ION Battery Pack

Fingerprint Reader

Sager 1 Year Limited Parts and Labor Warranty

Standard Carrying Bag

Gets a bit over three hours usage on battery power.

It may also be worth noting that Intel's new batch of chips is due out in a matter of weeks, which could dramatically change the picture again.

Only real diffrence between a pc and a laptop is that the laptop is easier to throw across the room when your #$%^& at it.

 

Both will run the software aim at I5 or I7 64 bit.

Precisely the reason I stopped using a laptop at work.