Laptops Which laptop for an Engg. student?

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friends, pls pour in with your expertise!

a friend of mine is confused on which laptop to buy.

320gb HDD and 3gb Ram is enough.

Absolutely NO gaming, but the engg. course has Autocad type of software, for which I dont know whether on-board gfx will suffice or one needs an extra gfx card. money saved here can go into extra bells and whistles.

Budget: 42K.

Thanks :)
 
Depends on the intended usage...

chk the recommended configuration for the priority application & get something more than recommened & you are good to go.

Even a entry level lappy(c2d 1.8ghz,2gb) will be mroe than enough enough for most usage.
 
If your going to use design software like AutoCAD, ProE & CATIA, I suggest you get an Intel processor based laptop with a 3GB of ram(in case of Vista) and a decent nVidia graphics card (9 series?) !

The above software need reasonable computing power.

Frankly, if mobility is not a priority, I'd suggest you go for a fully loaded, powerful desktop and end up saving quite a sum !
 
dude i am a mech engg student.
u can run autocad,catia,all other softwares even on 2gb ram,dual core 2ghz(not even core 2 duo),intel onboard gfx.
however,u can go for a graphics card for 3-4k extra.
in my view go for the studio 15 from dell.
it'll be good for u.
 
paddydevil said:
dude i am a mech engg student.

u can run autocad,catia,all other softwares even on 2gb ram,dual core 2ghz(not even core 2 duo),intel onboard gfx.

however,u can go for a graphics card for 3-4k extra.

in my view go for the studio 15 from dell.

it'll be good for u.
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We are not talking about minimum requirements here.

He needs a system that will handle the above with ease, where the graphics card plays an important role.

Apart from that, it will be used for other purposes as well, so an ideal configuration is important.

FYI, I've used software like AutoCad/ProE on an IBM Desktop and on a C2D desktop with a discrete graphics card.

The difference is definitely noticeable !
 
thx comrade, toxicmind and paddydevil for your inputs!

@toxicmind, I liked your advice of a powerful desktop. But my friend already has a desktop (Pentium D based), and would like to use this opportunity to convince his dad to buy a laptop for him, instead of upgrading the desktop :)

So, what is the 'on-road' price of Studio 15? Is Dell the brand to go for? Any other model equivalent to Studio 15 in HP range worth a dekko?

Thanks!
 
talsilo said:
thx comrade, toxicmind and paddydevil for your inputs!

@toxicmind, I liked your advice of a powerful desktop. But my friend already has a desktop (Pentium D based), and would like to use this opportunity to convince his dad to buy a laptop for him, instead of upgrading the desktop :)

So, what is the 'on-road' price of Studio 15? Is Dell the brand to go for? Any other model equivalent to Studio 15 in HP range worth a dekko?

Thanks!
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Like I said, if he isn't going to work on the go, he might as well upgrade his desktop and with the remaining cash buy a low-end netbook/notebook.

Desktops are ideal for working with the above design software.

If he insists on a notebook, get a Dell simply because you get to customize the configuration.

Like so : The Dell Online Store: Build Your System

nandu26 said:
What about 4 GB RAM? Will there be any difference when compared to 3 GB RAM?

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Slight difference is noticeable especially while running resource hungry applications.
 
My old system ( AMD athlon 32bit 1.9 Ghz + 1 gb ddr + Nvidia 5700 le 256mb ) used to run PRO-E/cad very easily, though it was a mid-high end gaming rig of that time :P, don't know if newer versions of S/w(if any) require more power. well if you are not into gaming then good intel porccy with a discrete gfx card(more vram is better) is good. or should I say studio 15 with 512 MB gfx card(45k+) with intel p8600 proccy or acer 5738G(~41k+) or 5536G(~31k) are good choices.

Note: for PRO-E I always thought that small resolution sucks(my 15" old crt). Especially the height of the monitor screen really matters. In our labs we had big 19" (4:3 aspect ratio) LCDs which were good for designing.
 
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