Compaq Mobile Workstation
Compaq Mobile Workstation
which of these laptops is best for running AutoCAD?
I'm considering the following laptops to buy.
-HP Pavilion Notebook with Intel Centrino Duo Processor Model: HDX9010NR SKU: 8477141
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8477141&productCategoryId=abcat0502003&type=product&tab=2&id=1186006186269#productdetail
-HP Compaq 8710w Mobile Workstation (RM264UT)
http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/us/en/en/WF06b/321957-321957-64295-321838-3329741-
3355679-3355689-3453384.html
--HP Pavilion Laptop with Intel Centrino model: dv9730nr SKU: 8670075
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8670075&st=dv9730nr&lp=1&type=product&cp=1&id=1197073928749
I need to run AutoCAD 2008, do work online and on MS Office, digital photography, music, movies, etc. I'm concerned that the seeming best laptop for AutoCAD (HP 8710w) has only 120 GB of hard drive. This seems low compared to the latest laptops. I'm open to any other suggestions for a laptop. I would like to buy only an HP with Intel processor. Thanks!
You need to remember a few things in order to tell if that laptop can handle AutoCAD smoothly.
Check if the laptop has a dual processor - AMD or Intel - but as much as possibile an Intel dual processor is better. If you prefer Intel, make sure it is a Core2 Duo Centrino and not Celeron. Celeron processor even if it is dual is too slow.
Another couple of things that is important in buying a laptop is the hard disk storage capacity and the memory (RAM). How much storage space are you going to consume and how fast do you want AutoCAD to operate? 160GB HDD is ideal to store all of the large blueprints you save in AutoCAD and 2GB RAM is the best configuration to ensure that your programs run as smoothly as possibile while multi-tasking. 1GB is ok but since AutoCAD 2008 is heavy on graphics 2GB - 4GB is the option because laptops with these amount of RAM are very fast.
Don't get laptops with Windows XP preinstalled because they are of low end class. Meaning you would have to upgrade because the hardware is a little degraded. You might end up with a Pentium 4 and 256MB of RAM which we don't like and is not a good configuration to run AutoCAD. It will only slow down the application including the entire system. So look for laptops with Windows Vista. I'm not advertising and all, but if you want a high end laptop then look for those that have Windows Vista Home Premium or Windows Vista Ultimate installed. Don't get Windows Home Basic because it is almost like Windows XP. Now assuming that all of the laptops in the store have Windows Vista as the default operating system, we could confirm that those laptops are of high end quality. Meaning, they come with the latest hardware to handle the new features of Windows Vista. Just look for a Windows Vista laptop and look at the specs to check if they fit your specifications. If you don't like Windows Vista then downgrading to Windows XP is ok. Just make sure that AutoCAD 2008 is compatible with either of the two.
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