Dell Laptop Workstation ? Spec's check please

[rob2218]

can someone please review the specs on this Dell Workstation.
I'm in need of getting a workstation laptop and I'd like some opinions on the video card as well as the RAM and anything else you all can comment on with regards to AC15 and performance issues on video cards.

[Anonymous]

Read this test about M6600:

http://www.notebookcheck.net/Review-Dell-Precision-M6600-Notebook.65764.0.html

[rob2218]

thanks....read review.
Now....it appears there was something in there about the NVidea 4000 card and 3DS and CAD?
Not really sure what there were trying to say other than my spec says NVidea 3000 card.

Is there anyone out there with a good/solid laptop that will do the job when it comes to running AC15?

[Anonymous]

Laszlo Nagy (Moderator, site Admin) has a very good ASUS notebook with SSD drive:
http://www.notebookcheck.net/Review-Asus-G73SW-Notebook.45917.0.html
http://www.notebookcheck.net/Review-Asus-G74SX-3DE-Gaming-Notebook.56809.0.html


For AC15 you do not need a Nvidia Quadro graphics card, but in the Dell Precision (as CAD notebook) they are the default choice.

[rob2218]

Laz.....care to chime in please?
I will be purchasing a laptop in the next week or 1-1/2 and I'll need some good sound advice from those that have laptops. That are using them in a productive manner and are using TW and Archicad15 with all it's bells and whistles......thanks.

[Laszlo Nagy]

I am very happy with my G73.
My only problem is that it is not a G74. That one came out about a month after I bought mine. Has better processor, graphics card.
I always love lots of RAM so I would recommend getting it with 16 GB of RAM.
And buy an SSD drive for the system. You will love the speed and responsiveness. In 40-45 seconds after boot it is ready for work.
Also, I just found out I had more than 800 thousand!!! files on my system SSD drive: it did not even notice. That is the beauty of SSD.

[rob2218]

Laszlo,
could you please...get me the "exact" specs on your Asus system.
I'd love to compare and have another option besides "Dell".

Don't get me wrong, I've had Dell all my life and they are superb machines...but it's good to have other options....particularly with the software and rendering intensity we use....

Please..I'd appreciate it sir.

thank you so much.

RR

[Laszlo Nagy]

It is in my signature.
+DVD drive, 3 USB 2.0 port, 1 USB 3.0 port, card reader, HDMI etc.

Detailed specs:

http://www.asus.com/Notebooks/Gaming_Powerhouse/G73SW/#specifications

[rob2218]

thank you Laszlo....

and again..no issues with video card lockups while working on large BIM models? when rotating? when rendering?

that's the sort of stuff I want to make sure works well.

fellow a few posts up said the Dell video card was not rated for cad? but not sure.

[Laszlo Nagy]

I cannot tell you much about that area.
I have not worked on such projects in the last 6 months since I have this machine.
With the graphics I am pretty pleased. There was one or two times when some small display thing happened with this card, but after a zoom, pan or fit to all operation it corrected itself.