got a new laptop what you think
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Gateway, gets my vote. That'* what I'm using right now...granted it'* a piece of crap, but hey it'* been going five years so I hand it to it for being a good laptop for me. I also though was smart enough to have a replacement waiting at home...I'm not stupid.
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oh ya the school has killer desktop puters all over the place and the ones in the tech/computer buillding are crazy (3.2 ghz pros, 2 gig ram, 21 in lcd, 258 mb video) i would be using them most of the time but this is just for a dormroom/mobile workstation.
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Originally Posted by repinS
Yeah, AutoCAD 2006 is beans for my IBM Thinkpad R51:
Pentium-M 1.6GHz
768MB RAM (originally had 512, either way no sweat)
ATI RADEON Mobility 9000
The downside is the fact that it'* a 15" model, but that also brings some light weight and compactedness...
Pentium-M 1.6GHz
768MB RAM (originally had 512, either way no sweat)
ATI RADEON Mobility 9000
The downside is the fact that it'* a 15" model, but that also brings some light weight and compactedness...
But yes, a laptop of that speed should have no problem running AutoCAD for most things you would use it for. I just think if I were going to use it for buisness purposes a desktop seems to be a much better choice because you can get one that is significantly quicker and based more for doing that type of work specifically.
Anyways, the laptop you chose looks like a nice choice. Sony'* are typically overpriced compared to other brands of the same speed, although they are nice laptops. I think you'll like the Gateway and you'll probably be happy with the choice you made.
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Probably. I haven't gotten into the huge details of AutoCAD yet, but I imagine that it being 'just beans' right now is for the most basic of drawings. Initial load is a but slow, but I ain't complaining.
I wonder how it'll be when I get into Solid Edge (v17)...
I wonder how it'll be when I get into Solid Edge (v17)...
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Originally Posted by XKalibuR
why didnt you get a new dual core
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