clicker Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 I'm currently looking for a laptop which will be able to handle sketchup with the Vray plugin. Does anyone have any recommendations. Please let me know if there are any features which would make my life easier, such as graphics cards, extra RAM, etc... Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f700es Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 Well make sure it has a dedicated graphics card and most importantly not an Intel HD video solution. SU is an OpenGL based program and needs a good video card. What is your budget is the real question and what OS do you want, Windows7 or OSX? I see AutoCAD 2008 so I will assume that you will go the Windows route, correct? Do you want a small screen or a larger one? Here is a good Asus for $730 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834230236 Intel Core i5 2450 6GB ram 750GB hdd 1GB nvidia GF GT610M graphics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clicker Posted April 28, 2012 Author Share Posted April 28, 2012 thanks, for the info. the one you sent me fits my budget. I'm going shopping tomorrow, and I'll take your advice to heart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wakozi Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 that is one nice laptop there. at home i only use an msi cr400. (got it a couple of years ago) it gets the job done. i also use sketchup and vray. my only problem is that during rendering, the fan would go crazy! and i even clean it at least once a week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 wakozi: Your laptop has 2GB of RAM installed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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