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hey guys i am doing a game development course and i have a pretty good and powerful pc for that. i wanted to buy a powerful workstation grade laptop so that i can do my 3d modelling, programming and working with different game engines. i have a basic confusion i want to buy a windows pc but some people say that macs are good for professional work is that so? because i cant see a difference. 

 

so yeah i want to buy a good 1500$ laptop with a workstation grade gpu and enough ram and that can play aaa titles at least at high 1080 :P 

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hey guys i am doing a game development course and i have a pretty good and powerful pc for that. i wanted to buy a powerful workstation grade laptop so that i can do my 3d modelling, programming and working with different game engines. i have a basic confusion i want to buy a windows pc but some people say that macs are good for professional work is that so? because i cant see a difference. 

 

so yeah i want to buy a good 1500$ laptop with a workstation grade gpu and enough ram and that can play aaa titles at least at high 1080 :P

Chances are you wont be able to game on a WS laptop on high, and you won't be able to efficiently model on consumer level hardware.

When it comes to laptops you do have to choose what you need, and go that route.

The projects never end in my line of work.

CPU: Dual Xeon E5-2650v2 || GPU: Dual Quadro K5000 || Motherboard: Asus Z9PE-D8 || RAM: 64GB Corsair Vengeance || Monitors: Dual LG 34UM95, NEC MultiSync EA244UHD || Storage: Dual Samsung 850 Pro 256GB in Raid 0, 6x WD Re 4TB in Raid 1 || Sound: Xonar Essense STX (Mainly for Troubleshooting and listening test) || PSU: Corsair Ax1500i

CPU: Core i7 5820k @ 4.7GHz || GPU: Dual Titan X || Motherboard: Asus X99 Deluxe || RAM: 32GB Crucial Ballistix Sport || Monitors: MX299Q, 29UB65, LG 34UM95 || Storage: Dual Samsung 850 EVO 1 TB in Raid 0, Samsung 850 EVO 250GB, 2TB Toshiba scratch disk, 3TB Seagate Barracuda || PSU: EVGA 1000w PS Platinum

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Chances are you wont be able to game on a WS laptop on high, and you won't be able to efficiently model on consumer level hardware.

When it comes to laptops you do have to choose what you need, and go that route.

okay then i choose WS laptops 

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hey guys i am doing a game development course and i have a pretty good and powerful pc for that. i wanted to buy a powerful workstation grade laptop so that i can do my 3d modelling, programming and working with different game engines. i have a basic confusion i want to buy a windows pc but some people say that macs are good for professional work is that so? because i cant see a difference. 

 

so yeah i want to buy a good 1500$ laptop with a workstation grade gpu and enough ram and that can play aaa titles at least at high 1080 :P

Also, Macs tend to be the system of choice for many in the music industry, and trust me, I would know. But that doesn't mean they are any better than PC.

I recommend you just get a WS class laptop and sacrifice gaming.

The projects never end in my line of work.

CPU: Dual Xeon E5-2650v2 || GPU: Dual Quadro K5000 || Motherboard: Asus Z9PE-D8 || RAM: 64GB Corsair Vengeance || Monitors: Dual LG 34UM95, NEC MultiSync EA244UHD || Storage: Dual Samsung 850 Pro 256GB in Raid 0, 6x WD Re 4TB in Raid 1 || Sound: Xonar Essense STX (Mainly for Troubleshooting and listening test) || PSU: Corsair Ax1500i

CPU: Core i7 5820k @ 4.7GHz || GPU: Dual Titan X || Motherboard: Asus X99 Deluxe || RAM: 32GB Crucial Ballistix Sport || Monitors: MX299Q, 29UB65, LG 34UM95 || Storage: Dual Samsung 850 EVO 1 TB in Raid 0, Samsung 850 EVO 250GB, 2TB Toshiba scratch disk, 3TB Seagate Barracuda || PSU: EVGA 1000w PS Platinum

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Also, Macs tend to be the system of choice for many in the music industry, and trust me, I would know. But that doesn't mean they are any better than PC.

I recommend you just get a WS class laptop and sacrifice gaming.

yeah i would go to the windows side and yeah i am ready to sacrifice gaming, this laptop will be strictly for work 

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yeah i would go to the windows side and yeah i am ready to sacrifice gaming, this laptop will be strictly for work

Nicely compiled, recent list:

http://www.notebookcheck.net/Top-10-Workstation-Laptops.65537.0.html

The projects never end in my line of work.

CPU: Dual Xeon E5-2650v2 || GPU: Dual Quadro K5000 || Motherboard: Asus Z9PE-D8 || RAM: 64GB Corsair Vengeance || Monitors: Dual LG 34UM95, NEC MultiSync EA244UHD || Storage: Dual Samsung 850 Pro 256GB in Raid 0, 6x WD Re 4TB in Raid 1 || Sound: Xonar Essense STX (Mainly for Troubleshooting and listening test) || PSU: Corsair Ax1500i

CPU: Core i7 5820k @ 4.7GHz || GPU: Dual Titan X || Motherboard: Asus X99 Deluxe || RAM: 32GB Crucial Ballistix Sport || Monitors: MX299Q, 29UB65, LG 34UM95 || Storage: Dual Samsung 850 EVO 1 TB in Raid 0, Samsung 850 EVO 250GB, 2TB Toshiba scratch disk, 3TB Seagate Barracuda || PSU: EVGA 1000w PS Platinum

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Also, Macs tend to be the system of choice for many in the music industry, and trust me, I would know. But that doesn't mean they are any better than PC.

I recommend you just get a WS class laptop and sacrifice gaming.

any recommended laptops?

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no option :( these all are more than 1500$ :( could you please tell me why consumer grade hardware wont help much in work?

Many CAD applications will straight up reject consumer hardware. Plus for that type of work, you want the ability to not worry about running it for a long time without a break. The binning on those chips can handle it, where there is no guarantee the consumer level will.

The projects never end in my line of work.

CPU: Dual Xeon E5-2650v2 || GPU: Dual Quadro K5000 || Motherboard: Asus Z9PE-D8 || RAM: 64GB Corsair Vengeance || Monitors: Dual LG 34UM95, NEC MultiSync EA244UHD || Storage: Dual Samsung 850 Pro 256GB in Raid 0, 6x WD Re 4TB in Raid 1 || Sound: Xonar Essense STX (Mainly for Troubleshooting and listening test) || PSU: Corsair Ax1500i

CPU: Core i7 5820k @ 4.7GHz || GPU: Dual Titan X || Motherboard: Asus X99 Deluxe || RAM: 32GB Crucial Ballistix Sport || Monitors: MX299Q, 29UB65, LG 34UM95 || Storage: Dual Samsung 850 EVO 1 TB in Raid 0, Samsung 850 EVO 250GB, 2TB Toshiba scratch disk, 3TB Seagate Barracuda || PSU: EVGA 1000w PS Platinum

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Many CAD applications will straight up reject consumer hardware. Plus for that type of work, you want the ability to not worry about running it for a long time without a break. The binning on those chips can handle it, where there is no guarantee the consumer level will.

thanks man

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thanks man

Hope I helped :/ sorry about the bad news as far as pro-level price goes.

The projects never end in my line of work.

CPU: Dual Xeon E5-2650v2 || GPU: Dual Quadro K5000 || Motherboard: Asus Z9PE-D8 || RAM: 64GB Corsair Vengeance || Monitors: Dual LG 34UM95, NEC MultiSync EA244UHD || Storage: Dual Samsung 850 Pro 256GB in Raid 0, 6x WD Re 4TB in Raid 1 || Sound: Xonar Essense STX (Mainly for Troubleshooting and listening test) || PSU: Corsair Ax1500i

CPU: Core i7 5820k @ 4.7GHz || GPU: Dual Titan X || Motherboard: Asus X99 Deluxe || RAM: 32GB Crucial Ballistix Sport || Monitors: MX299Q, 29UB65, LG 34UM95 || Storage: Dual Samsung 850 EVO 1 TB in Raid 0, Samsung 850 EVO 250GB, 2TB Toshiba scratch disk, 3TB Seagate Barracuda || PSU: EVGA 1000w PS Platinum

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