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Laptop Help - What am I missing here?
Posted on 1/16/18 at 11:24 pm
Posted on 1/16/18 at 11:24 pm
Need some help here.
I'm picking out a new laptop for work, and I'm trying to find a balance between a lightweight portable machine and more of a mobile workstation. I work from home a decent amount, but I need the power to run Adobe Creative Suite, AutoDesk products, etc. I want a 15 inch screen (personal preference) and I need at least 500GB of storage because a lot of my work is on Dropbox (prefer at least part of that to be SSD).
The kicker is that our office just got an Oculus Rift (reviewing 3D architecture models), and if I get something with a decent graphics card, I could potentially use it on my machine instead of the communal one that is planned.
Anyway, I've been poking around on Newegg, and came across these two options:
Option 1 - HP ZBook Studio G3
Option 2 - HP Omen 15
Question: Based on the specs, it looks like the Omen is better choice (with an upgraded OS), but why is it so much less expensive? Am I missing something?
The best I can tell, and I'm no expert, is the OS, and the smaller SSD......there has to be something else, right?
Does anyone have experience with either of these?
I'm picking out a new laptop for work, and I'm trying to find a balance between a lightweight portable machine and more of a mobile workstation. I work from home a decent amount, but I need the power to run Adobe Creative Suite, AutoDesk products, etc. I want a 15 inch screen (personal preference) and I need at least 500GB of storage because a lot of my work is on Dropbox (prefer at least part of that to be SSD).
The kicker is that our office just got an Oculus Rift (reviewing 3D architecture models), and if I get something with a decent graphics card, I could potentially use it on my machine instead of the communal one that is planned.
Anyway, I've been poking around on Newegg, and came across these two options:
Option 1 - HP ZBook Studio G3
Option 2 - HP Omen 15
Question: Based on the specs, it looks like the Omen is better choice (with an upgraded OS), but why is it so much less expensive? Am I missing something?
The best I can tell, and I'm no expert, is the OS, and the smaller SSD......there has to be something else, right?
Does anyone have experience with either of these?
This post was edited on 1/16/18 at 11:25 pm
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Posted on 1/17/18 at 12:46 am to zbrous4
Zbook has a workstation class video card - Quadro M1000M, while the Omen has a standard gaming card - GTX 1050ti
They put a huge premium on workstation cards because of its performance 3d modeling apps.
They put a huge premium on workstation cards because of its performance 3d modeling apps.
Posted on 1/17/18 at 7:25 am to jcole4lsu
But the Oculus won't run on the M1000M even though it's a better card? Or is it really a better card?
Oculus Graphics Cards
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Oculus Graphics Cards
Graphics Card Comparison
This post was edited on 1/17/18 at 7:29 am
Posted on 1/17/18 at 9:10 am to zbrous4
Quadros are designed specifically with to do things like 3D modeling in apps like sketchup and autocad. They aren't designed to game.
Posted on 1/17/18 at 12:45 pm to jcole4lsu
If he's willing to be a little more patient, I saw some GTX 1070 laptops on sale for $1300ish
Posted on 1/17/18 at 1:23 pm to jcole4lsu
I don't need 4k, and I like that is has the GTX 1060. Looks like it has similar specs. from the CPU, memory, storage, etc.
So I've never had any experience with MSI products...how are they from a quality standpoint? The reason I've been looking at the HP workstations is because I'm using one right now, and it's still going strong after over 7 years with only a few modifications, and I'm wanting something that can be maintained/upgraded similarly.
Also, this may be a dumb question, but I'm guessing the rainbow keyboard is just showing that you can set it to a range of colors?
So I've never had any experience with MSI products...how are they from a quality standpoint? The reason I've been looking at the HP workstations is because I'm using one right now, and it's still going strong after over 7 years with only a few modifications, and I'm wanting something that can be maintained/upgraded similarly.
Also, this may be a dumb question, but I'm guessing the rainbow keyboard is just showing that you can set it to a range of colors?
Posted on 1/17/18 at 1:24 pm to bluebarracuda
I think the GTX 1060 will be sufficient for what I need, but I'm open.
Really just looking for that sweet spot between portability and power.
Really just looking for that sweet spot between portability and power.
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