fi3er Posted June 2, 2004 Share Posted June 2, 2004 what do ya guys think - for MAX/VIZ ? notebook TOSHIBA P10-874 Pentium 4 3000MHz (HT) ram: 512 (max.2048)MB hdd: 60GB dvd: DVD-RW, FDD screen: 15,4" TFT WSXGA (1280x800) WideScreen video: nVIDIA GeForce4 FX Go5600 64 MB DDR ports (IO): LPT, 3x USB 2.0,1xFirewire, 1x LAN, TV out ,VGA, Fast IrDa, 1x Audio In/Out,12x PCMCIA typ I./II., 1xSD os: Windows XP Home CZ thanks, fi3er fi3er.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berkshirebuild Posted June 2, 2004 Share Posted June 2, 2004 check out the hp zd7000 series same stats, multithread p4 you can get up to nvidia 128mg and it has a huge 17 inch wide aspect screen, RAM upgradable to 2gig. I have one its nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbr Posted June 2, 2004 Share Posted June 2, 2004 Look at Dell's, too, although those HP's look great, offer a great value, and have a HUGE screen! Only draw back is their weight and size. But if you want a versatile machine, there you have it. I'd get at least 1 gig of ram, though. 512 will really slow your rendering down (unless you will never be rendering on it). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard McCarthy Posted June 3, 2004 Share Posted June 3, 2004 Damn, those do look nice, but I dream of a sub-notebook of such power. I mean, those "super notebooks" with screens larger than 10 inches seem to be just too large to lug around, and pretty damn heavy too.... I would prefer a smaller screen and longer battery power. Sony's sub notebook seem to spring into mind, and it can last the whole 10 HOURS! Problem with those is that they are usually kinda under powered.. with no dedicated 3D chip or VRAM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johncassel Posted June 3, 2004 Share Posted June 3, 2004 I recently read on this forum that the Dell docking station allows for dual external monitors. Does HP or any of the other brands have a docking station that would allow the use of multiple external monitors? Dual (or more) external monitors would be important to me in chosing a portable computer for 3d modeling. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serpico Posted June 5, 2004 Share Posted June 5, 2004 Those HP notebooks look very tempting, 17" widescreen real estate would put a grin on my face. Of course it would sit on the desk and plugged in to an outlet all day! John: Not sure about the docking stations, didn't find any on HP's website. It would be nice though, then you could get a smaller screen/longer battery life notebook instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johncassel Posted June 6, 2004 Share Posted June 6, 2004 It would be nice though, then you could get a smaller screen/longer battery life notebook instead.It would be nice to find a small, light powerful laptop. For my use I need the fastest most powerful portable avalible. From my research it looks like these beasts only come with a large screens and big bodies. Thanks, John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fi3er Posted June 11, 2004 Author Share Posted June 11, 2004 ok. I´ve bought it. With 1 gig RAM. LCD is sweet, design nice. some tests are about to happen, but overall, its fast enough to work with in MAX. Gforce 5600 seems to be quite strong. It was around 2 000 euro, here in Czech republic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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