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Laptop for AutoCad
Posted on 5/11/15 at 7:41 pm
Posted on 5/11/15 at 7:41 pm
I'm helping a friend look for a laptop to use AutoCad on. His budget is $1,000-$1,500. If going in the high range would give him a significant boost he's willing to spend the money. Does anyone have any suggestions?
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Posted on 5/11/15 at 7:52 pm to Phil
Its going to be hard to find a laptop with that much VRAM and RAM...What flavor CAD is he using..?
Posted on 5/11/15 at 8:40 pm to Phil
I have a travel laptop I run autocad on. Its an i5 core 14 inch screen w/ 4 Gigs of ram and a 120 mg solid state drive. It handles Acad13 easily. But running autocad on a small screen is an arse whipping.....even a 17" laptop is too small. I hope he has a big monitor to connect it to.
Posted on 5/11/15 at 9:27 pm to Zappas Stache
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But running autocad on a small screen is an arse whipping.....
agreed....
Posted on 5/11/15 at 9:36 pm to Zappas Stache
If a 17" screen would be more ideal than 15", here's an alternative Acer Aspire v17 for $1249:LINK
i7 4710HQ
16 GB RAM
GeForce GTX 860M 2GB
256GB SSD
1TB HDD
17.3" 1080p IPS display
i7 4710HQ
16 GB RAM
GeForce GTX 860M 2GB
256GB SSD
1TB HDD
17.3" 1080p IPS display
Posted on 5/12/15 at 6:09 am to ILikeLSUToo
Thanks. Yea he has a monitor he will hook it up to I think. He just needs it to also be portable. This should be perfect for him. Thanks again.
Posted on 5/12/15 at 7:26 am to Phil
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I'm helping a friend look for a laptop to use AutoCad o
I also would like to know, just for shits and giggles, why he isn't using one from his office..
We've canned a few guys recently for (1) using our CAD outside of work (2) taking files home to work on
Posted on 5/12/15 at 9:09 am to GrammarKnotsi
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I also would like to know, just for shits and giggles, why he isn't using one from his office..
We've canned a few guys recently for (1) using our CAD outside of work (2) taking files home to work on
Uhhh. people do work for themselves sometimes.
Unless you're doing some heavy 3d work, it doesn't take much horsepower to run Autocad.
Posted on 5/12/15 at 9:13 am to BoostAddict
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Uhhh. people do work for themselves sometimes.
Using company equipment, including software, is a good way to get yourself fired..
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Unless you're doing some heavy 3d work, it doesn't take much horsepower to run Autocad.
I asked what flavor he was running also..
Posted on 5/12/15 at 9:38 am to GrammarKnotsi
Well in this case it's obviously not company equipment.
Posted on 5/12/15 at 9:42 am to BoostAddict
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Well in this case it's obviously not company equipment.
Is it company CAD..
You seem like a guy that uses company software at home...
Posted on 5/12/15 at 11:37 am to GrammarKnotsi
I don't ask questions. I will say that he is probably the most trustworthy person I know so I would have to assume he is planning to start his own small business.
Posted on 5/12/15 at 12:40 pm to GrammarKnotsi
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I also would like to know, just for shits and giggles, why he isn't using one from his office..
I work for myself and have to buy my own equipment. I don't live on the corporate teet.
Posted on 5/12/15 at 4:34 pm to GrammarKnotsi
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You seem like a guy that uses company software at home...
Autodesk has what they call "Home Use" licenses for several products (I think this includes AutoCad) that is essentially an extra license for the single license purchased (soon to be only available on subscription).
Not getting permission is obviously wrong.
Also, when I had issues with licensing for Revit a few years ago the tech from Autodesk advised me to just go ahead and use one of the home use licenses on one of our workstations. Clearly the guy was just lazy and trying to find a quick fix but I was completely surprised.
Posted on 5/12/15 at 4:36 pm to Phil
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I don't ask questions. I will say that he is probably the most trustworthy person I know so I would have to assume he is planning to start his own small business.
The amount of ram he needs will be dictated by the complexity (large number of objects or AEC/3D objects) of drawings and amount (and complexity) of attached xrefs.
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