MacBook or PC laptop to work on location (traveling kit) 30'' monitor and Wacom DTH24

[bobpeterson]

Good day,

 

We're looking to purchase MacBook or PC laptop to work on location (traveling kit) that can handle somewhat big projects/rendering

 

Dell offer:

 

- 3rd Gen Intel® Core™ i7-3940XM Proc (Extreme 3.0GHz, 8M cache, Upgradable to Intel® vPro™

 

- 32gg RAM

 

- 2x 512GB 2.5" (SATA3) Mobility Solid State Drive

 

- NVIDIA® Quadro® K5000M with 4GB GDDR5

 

- LCDs: 17.3" UltraSharp™ FHD (1920x1080) Premier Color IPS RGB Anti-Glare,Premium Panel

 

For Architectural Visualization C4D or 3Ds Max? Mac or PC? V-Ray or?

 

Is this the best laptop graphic card? NVIDIA® Quadro® K5000M with 4GB GDDR5

 

 

MacBook equivalent if not better? Perhaps you guys know of specialist who custom makes or rather configures Mac computers.

 

We are also interested in 30'' monitor and Wacom DTH2400 Cintiq 24HD Touch Display to work in tandem. Not sure if any of you have similar setup?

 

Any suggestions appreciated.

 

Thank you

[Dimitris Tolios]

I don't know why you would want a laptop in conjunction with a 30" and a cintiq...hardly a "compact" setup.

I believe you can build a much more powerful ITX tower, based on desktop components with a Quadro 4000 or even better, for far less money than either a high end Dell or MBP 17".

 

Keep in mind that Apple has nothing even close to that Quadro, which yes, it is the top of the line offering for laptops workstation cards atm.

 

There are no customisable MBPs. In the new gen even HDD (SSD) and RAM are soldered on the mobo.

You could build a Hackintosh (PC running MacOS), which is actually a pretty popular option for many users, as Mac Pro towers are kinda outdated and overpriced - especially for their age.

 

Back in the m-ITX idea, thing of a Silverstone SUGO or Lian Li PC-TU200case, a Z77 itx board from Asrock or Asus, a 3770K (which you can even OC), and your choice of full length GPU - it can do 4000/5000/6000/K5000 - w/e your budget allows. If you plan on O/C the CPU, a Noctua NH-C12 cooler fits and works a charm. Close loop W/C units are a bit cramped, but you an fit a H80 with one of the 2 fans and work just as well.

 

Not nearly as compact as a laptop, yes, but we are talking real desktop performance, up to 32GB of RAM etc. Remember also that the Dell laptop will have a 3lb power brick to haul along with it.

Edited February 10, 2013 by dtolios