SwChilly Posted June 16, 2010 Posted June 16, 2010 OK so I'm pretty new at this: I'm looking into getting a laptop when I go back to school in the fall and I want to be able to have AutoCAD on it (as that is my major thing I'm going to be using in school). I heard from others that Lenovos are pretty good so I went brozin on their site and found this: ThinkPad T410s Processor: Intel Core i5-520M (2.4 GHz 3MBL3 1066MHz) Operating System: Genuine Windows 7 Professional 32 Operating system Language: Genuine Windows 7 Profession 32 - English Display Type: 14.1 WXGA+TFT, w/LED Backlight System Graphics: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator HD Total Memory: 2GB PC3 - 8500 DDR3 (1DIMM) HardDrive: 250GB Hard Disk Drive, 5400rpm, 1.8" Low Halogen If anyone can make sense out of that they are a genius lol. Basically is there any comments or changes or anything that would be beneficial? And other recommendations or for other options? I'm all ears! Thanks Quote
ReMark Posted June 16, 2010 Posted June 16, 2010 I'd see about getting a 64-bit system if you can. I'm not a big fan of onboard graphic chips. Dedicated graphics cards are preferred when it comes to AutoCAD. I'd also see about getting 4GB of RAM not 2GB. Ram is like money. You can never have too much when it comes to 64-bit systems. Quote
vladzie Posted June 22, 2010 Posted June 22, 2010 When you say to '64 bit' what part are you actually referring to? Apologies I'm not hugely tech minded but I'm also having to get a laptop to upgrade my desktop. I'm on a budget (made redundant will be freelancing for a while) of max £300 (about $445) and am looking at 2nd hand laptops or building my own if need be. I was looking at a HP Pavilion dv9206eu, the only spec i could find on it is: HP Pavilion Media Center dv9206eu Entertainment AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-50 RAM 2 GB HDD 160 GB DVD±RW (+R double layer) / DVD-RAM GF Go 7600 (I'm assuming this is Nvdia Geforce?) WLAN Bluetooth 802.11a/b/g Vista Home Premium 17" Wide-screen TFT 1440 x 900 (WXGA+) Camera I've researched the Turion and it works out to be only 1.6GHz, but dual core. Will this Laptop perform worse than my PC (my profile has my PC spec)? I need to run the usual (photoshop, Indesign & yes microstation XM V8 as well as AutoCAD 2005- will be upgraded hopefully soon) and my PC at the moment is sluggish when using CAD and forget rendering its nigh on impossible.... I've heard nvidia cards can also be integrated in laptops is this a bad idea for CAD? What about ATI Radeon graphic cards, they are also supposed to be pretty good for CAD as a cheaper alternative? Or am I really looking at upgrading whatever laptop I get to nvidia quadro? Is this even possible with a laptop? All your thoughts and comments will be very much appreciated... Many thanks in advance Quote
ReMark Posted June 22, 2010 Posted June 22, 2010 You mention upgrading from AutoCAD 2005 but to what? 2010? $445 will buy you a used laptop (32-bit) that you can run 2005 on but 2010 would probably be a push. A 64-bit system is faster than a 32-bit system. AutoDesk recommended specs for running AutoCAD 2010: http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/pc/index?siteID=123112&id=13784795 Quote
Tankman Posted June 22, 2010 Posted June 22, 2010 OK so I'm pretty new at this: I'm looking into getting a laptop when I go back to school in the fall and I want to be able to have AutoCAD on it (as that is my major thing I'm going to be using in school). I heard from others that Lenovos are pretty good so I went browsing on their site and found this: ThinkPad T410s I've owned four Thinkpad™ laptops, and many more. The Lenovo laptops are excellent. The 14" screen is excellent for carrying around campus. Service is fast, responsive, correct. I doubt you would ever be disappointed with a Thinkpad™ laptop. I run both AutoCAD '05 and '07 on my T60. Quote
dtaylor Posted July 1, 2010 Posted July 1, 2010 I have the ThinkPad T410 Processor: Intel Core i5-540M (2.53 GHz) Operating System: Genuine Windows 7 Professional 64 Operating system Display Type: 14.1 WXGA+TFT, w/LED Backlight System Graphics: NVIDIA NVS 3100M with 256MB DDR3 Total Memory: 4GB DDR3 RAM HardDrive: 500GB 7200rpm I have a ton of software installed, all legal either through the university or my employer. No problems running AutoCAD 2011, Microstation V8i, Photoshop CS5, Illustrator CS5 I also love the t series line of think pads. the form factor is perfect, not too big not too small. they are tough. i got my first, a t43 in 2005. its lasted through various house and dorm parties. ive spilt things on it but they have a drain through keyboard. i literally ran it directly over on accident with my pickup truck in 2007. all it did was ruin the screen. i replaced the screen with a used lcd and the computer lasted until march 2010 when it started having some issues with the motherboard. thats when i decided to buy a new laptop and had to go with another thinkpad. Quote
Tankman Posted July 2, 2010 Posted July 2, 2010 dtaylor nice ThinkPad! I'll never go back to any of the other big name laptops. I still have a T42p and this T60. I gave a son a T43, my daughter a T41. They love 'em! Have you seen the dual screen laptops from Lenovo? They look great but, I hear not that great. Too big to lug around anyway. I only had one problem, and recently. My CMOS or backup battery went kaput. $10 and I installed myself, easy enough, up 'n runnin' like the wind. Quote
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