izumiaiko Posted May 21, 2017 Share Posted May 21, 2017 (edited) Please pardon me. I am extremely noob when it comes to Laptop specifications. But below is roughly what I am looking for. Is that gonna help with the course? ASUS ROG (no idea which model too, but definitely a ASUS ROG): - With i7-6800 / 77xx and ABOVE. - 32GB Ram (the more the better). - With SSD (C-Drive is in SSD). - Graphic card Nvidia 1080. - Screen size between 15 and 17 inches. - Good cooling system (?) Is the above good enough to handle ALL aspect of Rendering, Drafting, Production etc of heavy duty work from Architecture School? (Includes softwares like SketchUp, Revit, AutoCAD, ArchiCAD, 3D Max, Vray for ALL, Adobe Suite etc)... Will be using it as a workstation. Heavy Duty portable Workstation. Will this be good enough? Edited May 21, 2017 by izumiaiko Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAXer Li Posted May 21, 2017 Share Posted May 21, 2017 The weak point is the rendering power since it doesn't have many cores. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
izumiaiko Posted May 21, 2017 Author Share Posted May 21, 2017 Cores...? May you please kindly elaborate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Vella Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 there is some terrific competition atm Just be aware anything with a 1070/1080 will give you less than 2hrs battery life at capacity. There are some great ultrabooks competing against the bulky alienware/predator/rog stations atm. They are not easily upgradable, heavy (3-5kg) and battery life is extremely poor. You would be almost better off with workstation tower unless you MUST be portable (albiet not much with that thing). The other concern is they run hot, they will burn out over a 2 year period (if your lucky maybe 3 but your pushing it) Ultrabooks for 3D Razer https://www2.razerzone.com/au-en/gaming-systems/razer-blade Acer Nitro https://www.acer.com/ac/en/US/content/series/aspirevnitro Asus Aero 15 http://www.gigabyte.com.au/Laptop/AERO-15#kf Dell XPS/Inspiron range http://www.dell.com/au/business/p/laptops.aspx?c=au&l=en&s=bsd&~ck=mn I am looking to buy a laptop and my personal opinion is with the Gigabyte Aero atm for price/power. It gives you 10hours battery life, a 1060 6GB with up to 32gb ram. Only issue is the screen is not 100% adobe (Razer comes closest with 99%), but... easy to hook up a decent monitor. The other components are a little more permanent. Any laptop that supports 40gbps thunderbolt is a good option as you can hook up an external GPU card later on and not sacrifice the portablility/heat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Thomas Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 (edited) I quite like the look of this new one from Gigabyte which is out this week. Gigabyte 15.6" AERO 15 Kaby Lake GTX1060 Creators Laptop EDIT: Ah, already posted above! I was advising a friend recently and this was the one I suggested Edited May 22, 2017 by stef.thomas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
izumiaiko Posted May 22, 2017 Author Share Posted May 22, 2017 (edited) Okay, I had decided on getting an ASUS ROG G752VS. Almost 99.9% confirmed. But will the ASUS ROG G752VS be a good laptop to work on renderings, heavy duty draftings etc? The Specs of it is as follows: Processor: Intel® Core ™ i7-7700HQ (6M Cache, 2.8GHz to 3.8GHz) OS: Windows 10 Home Chipset: Mobile Intel® CM238 Express Chipset Memory: 16GB (8GB * 2) DDR4 2133MHz Screen: 17.3 "LED Backlit / Slim / 300nits / Full HD (1920x1080 / 16: 9) / Anti-Glare / NTSC: 72% / IPS Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX1070 Storage: 256GB SSD M.2 PCIEG3x4 1TB 7200rpm SATA Optical Unit: DVD 8X Supermulti, Double Layer [sATA] Card Reader: SD / MMC Camera: HD (720p) Wireless network: 802.11ac (Dual band) Bluetooth: 4.1 Network: 10/100/1000 Mbps Interface4 x USB 3.0 1 x USB-C 3.1 (Gen 2) with Thunderbolt 1 x Headphone Output (S / PDIF) 1 x Headphone Output 1 x Microphone Input 1 x RJ45 LAN connector 1 x HDMI 1 x mini DisplayPort 1 x Power Input Audio: Built-in Stereo Speaker Microphone Built-in Array Built-in Majestic Sound subwoofer Battery: 96Wh, 8 Cells, Lithium Ion Power Adapter: 230W AC adapter; Output: 19.5V DC, 11.8A; Input: 100 ~ 240V AC, 50 / 60Hz universal Dimensions: 416 x 322 x 20 ~ 49 mm Weight: 4.3 kg (with 8 cell battery) Edited May 22, 2017 by izumiaiko Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philippelamoureux Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 For the software you mentioned in your original post, cpu and ram (memory) are the most important components. 16gb is a tad limited. Get 32 if you can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
izumiaiko Posted May 23, 2017 Author Share Posted May 23, 2017 So is the laptop specs I posted be good with a 5-years intensive and heavy duty architecture work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joelmcwilliam Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 Sure you can use a laptop as workstation. Make sure it has good cooling and connect it to a monitor when you are at home. Go to the link below and compare stuff to see how much performance difference there is and save yourself cash (just type in the thing you are looking for): http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i3-M-370-vs-Intel-Core-i3-7100U/m259vsm176913 http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/ATI-Mobility-Radeon-HD-5470-vs-Intel-Iris-Pro-HD-5200-V1-Mobile-115-GHz/m7794vsm8009 Watch youtube or other reviews of the thing you want to buy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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