What is a good and stylish laptop for an architecture student?

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Hi I am an architecture student on my fourth year in university, and my Alienware m9700 that my cousin recently gave me just crashed on me! Well I've had it for about 4 months but he had it previously for 4 years. I think it would be better to just get a new laptop instead of replacing its hard drive, so what would be good?

I use programs such as Google Sketchup 8 with renderer plug-ins like Podium and IDx,as well as AutoCAD 2011 and Revit 2012. My main concern is that my laptop would crash when rendering so hopefully my new one won't crash anymore.

On the stylish part, I want to spend at most $1700 for a name brand such as Sony, Dell or Asus. ANy other brands would be great but I'll definitely take a look at them before buying. Thanks!
I currently own a 15 inch Macbook Pro with 500GB memory, but I find that on parallels my AutoCAD is so slow so I need a separate PC laptop. Thanks

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I really like this one from Dell.
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2390913,00.asp

Or a MacBook Air

MAC VS. PC?? BEST LAPTOP FOR INTERIOR DESIGN STUDENT?? Help?

Lauren

I'm transfering to CSUS (sac state) in the fall for interior design and need to buy a new laptop, below are my specifics on what I need...

Based off this- what woul u recommend MAC OR PC??
BELOW ARE THE MIN REQ. FOR SOFTWARE THAT I'LL NEED TO HAVE

Software Minimum Requirements:

§ AutoCAD 2012 OR AutoCAD Architecture 2012 (Autodesk provides a free 1-year license to students)
§ Revit Architecture 2012 (Autodesk provides a free 1-year license to students)
§ Adobe Photoshop (any version)
§ Adobe Acrobat X Pro (or other PDF Creator) § Google SketchUp Pro (current version
available)
§ Podium (current version available)
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BELOW ARE THE PC REQ

PC Hardware Minimum Requirements:

§ Windows Vista OR Windows 7 Intel® CoreTM2 Duo 2.4 GHz or equivalent processor
§ 4 GB RAM (on-board memory)
§ 80GB Hard Drive
§ 256MB Nvidia Quadro NVS 110M Turbo
cache or better
§ Wireless 802.11g
§ 3 yr limited warranty + 3 year NBD on-site
service

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BELOW ARE THE APPLE REQ

Apple Hardware Minimum Requirements:

§ Apple MacBook Pro 2.4 Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo (bootable in Windows) or MacAir
§ 4 GB RAM (on-board memory) § 80GB Hard Drive
§ 3yr Applecare warranty

WHICH BRAND IS BETTER? I'VE NEVER HAD AN APPLE LAPTOP, HOW DO THEY COMPARE TO A PC?

THANK YOU FOR UR HELP:)

Asked by Lauren

Answer
macintosh

they are great for art students but terrible for everything else.

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Laptop for Auto Cad 2012 3d?

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SJ

i need to buy a really good laptop urgently. I'am an architecture student and I'am working on my final year project. We are designing a huge building and my laptop keeps crashing. What is required to run autocad 3d efficiently, and i will also be installing 3dsmax and Photoshop. Need something that will last at least 4 years. Not worried to much about price.

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You need a powerful and reliable computer. I recommend either Lenovo or HP. I have listed a link that you can go to, to find the system requirements for both AutoCAD and 3dsmax:

http://usa.autodesk.com/support/system-requirements/

If you have any other questions, feel free to contact me.

Edit: You don't need a super powerful computer for AutoCAD, but if your going to be using 3dsmax you need a computer that can handle the rendering in a timely manner, or without crashing.

John Koop
Software Engineer
TEDCF Publishing
www.trainingtutorial.com

What is a good and stylish laptop for an architecture student?

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Hi I am an architecture student on my fourth year in university, and my Alienware m9700 that my cousin recently gave me just crashed on me! Well I've had it for about 4 months but he had it previously for 4 years. I think it would be better to just get a new laptop instead of replacing its hard drive, so what would be good?

I use programs such as Google Sketchup 8 with renderer plug-ins like Podium and IDx,as well as AutoCAD 2011 and Revit 2012. My main concern is that my laptop would crash when rendering so hopefully my new one won't crash anymore.

On the stylish part, I want to spend at most $1700 for a name brand such as Sony, Dell or Asus. ANy other brands would be great but I'll definitely take a look at them before buying. Thanks!
I currently own a 15 inch Macbook Pro with 500GB memory, but I find that on parallels my AutoCAD is so slow so I need a separate PC laptop. Thanks

Answer
I really like this one from Dell.
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2390913,00.asp

Or a MacBook Air

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BEST LAPTOP FOR INTERIOR DESIGN STUDENT? MAC VS. PC?

best laptop for architecture student 2012 image

Lauren

I'm transfering to CSUS (sac state) in the fall for interior design and need to buy a new laptop, below are my specifics on what I need...

Based off this- what woul u recommend MAC OR PC??
BELOW ARE THE MIN REQ. FOR SOFTWARE THAT I'LL NEED TO HAVE

Software Minimum Requirements:

§ AutoCAD 2012 OR AutoCAD Architecture 2012 (Autodesk provides a free 1-year license to students)
§ Revit Architecture 2012 (Autodesk provides a free 1-year license to students)
§ Adobe Photoshop (any version)
§ Adobe Acrobat X Pro (or other PDF Creator) § Google SketchUp Pro (current version
available)
§ Podium (current version available)
----------------------------------------------------------
BELOW ARE THE PC REQ

PC Hardware Minimum Requirements:

§ Windows Vista OR Windows 7 Intel® CoreTM2 Duo 2.4 GHz or equivalent processor
§ 4 GB RAM (on-board memory)
§ 80GB Hard Drive
§ 256MB Nvidia Quadro NVS 110M Turbo
cache or better
§ Wireless 802.11g
§ 3 yr limited warranty + 3 year NBD on-site
service

----------------------------------------------------------
BELOW ARE THE APPLE REQ

Apple Hardware Minimum Requirements:

§ Apple MacBook Pro 2.4 Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo (bootable in Windows) or MacAir
§ 4 GB RAM (on-board memory) § 80GB Hard Drive
§ 3yr Applecare warranty

WHICH BRAND IS BETTER? I'VE NEVER HAD AN APPLE LAPTOP, HOW DO THEY COMPARE TO A PC?

THANK YOU FOR UR HELP:)

Asked by Lauren

Answer
tell me how much you can spend and i will find the perfect pc for you

if money dose not matter get the best http://build.falcon-nw.com/ get the dxr its crazy. i don't recommend getting something with only the minimum. if you get this one you most likely will have the best one in the class. and go with pc windows 7 NOT vista

WHAT BRAND OF LAPTOP IS BEST FOR AN INTERIOR DESIGN STUDENT?

Lauren

I'm transfering to CSUS (sac state) in the fall for interior design and need to buy a new laptop, below are my specifics on what I need...

Based off this- what woul u recommend MAC OR PC??
BELOW ARE THE MIN REQ. FOR SOFTWARE THAT I'LL NEED TO HAVE

Software Minimum Requirements:

§ AutoCAD 2012 OR AutoCAD Architecture 2012 (Autodesk provides a free 1-year license to students)
§ Revit Architecture 2012 (Autodesk provides a free 1-year license to students)
§ Adobe Photoshop (any version)
§ Adobe Acrobat X Pro (or other PDF Creator) § Google SketchUp Pro (current version
available)
§ Podium (current version available)
----------------------------------------------------------
BELOW ARE THE PC REQ

PC Hardware Minimum Requirements:

§ Windows Vista OR Windows 7 Intel® CoreTM2 Duo 2.4 GHz or equivalent processor
§ 4 GB RAM (on-board memory)
§ 80GB Hard Drive
§ 256MB Nvidia Quadro NVS 110M Turbo
cache or better
§ Wireless 802.11g
§ 3 yr limited warranty + 3 year NBD on-site
service

----------------------------------------------------------
BELOW ARE THE APPLE REQ

Apple Hardware Minimum Requirements:

§ Apple MacBook Pro 2.4 Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo (bootable in Windows) or MacAir
§ 4 GB RAM (on-board memory) § 80GB Hard Drive
§ 3yr Applecare warranty


WHICH BRAND IS BETTER? I'VE NEVER HAD AN APPLE LAPTOP, HOW DO THEY COMPARE TO A PC?

THANK YOU FOR UR HELP:)

Answer
Well, what you need is not brand, I think, but the components in the laptop. I think you can order a custom laptop from dell? I heard that Apple macbooks/iMacs are great for designing, but I personally think that Apple is a premium brand with a high price. But do consider it if you can afford it.

I personally recommend that you choose a custom laptop because it's not the brand that matters but the components and software it. You would have to buy the software you need anyways so I think you should not spend the money for an expensive brand that doesn't have the components you need.

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