Looking for a new laptop for graphic design/architecture

smaximo

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Sep 10, 2013
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10,510
Hello to all,
I'm currently starting to search for a new laptop to work with 3ds max, vray, photoshop and AutoCad software. I don't want to make the same mistake of buying a laptop with a nvidia geforce and then having problems with all those mentioned programs. Can you guys give me some pointers, I am thinking on spending around 1.500€ eventually a little more...

thanks.


1. What is your budget?
1900 $

2. What is the size of the notebook that you are considering?
17"

3. What screen resolution do you want?
1920x1080

4. Do you need a portable or desktop replacement laptop?
laptop

5. How much battery life do you need?
doesn't matter

6. Do you want to play games with your laptop?
yes that could be the secondary role, but my goal is to use it for architectural design.

7. What other tasks do you want to do with your laptop?
Photoshop, Illustrator, AutoCad, 3d studio max, vray...

10. How long do you want to keep your laptop?
3-4

11. What kind of Optical drive do you need? DVD ROM/Writer,Bluray ROM/Writer,Etc ?
doesn't matter

12. Please tell us about the brands that you prefer to buy from them and the brands that you don't like and explain the reasons.
maybe dell

13. What country do you live in?
Sweden
 
I might suggest you consider Dell's Precision M6700 Series of Portable Workstation which features an i7 processor and professional graphics certified by Autodesk*

* graphics card choice dependent
 

smaximo

Honorable
Sep 10, 2013
2
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10,510
Thanks man, but how much for one of those, any other options for other brands and models?
Is Dell the best option for the use mentioned?

Thanks again