workstation laptops

[Chandan Waratkar]

can anyone suggest some good workstation laptops i am a student of architecture willing to work on 3ds max and hevy rendering stuff can somebody please suggest their precious knowledge about laptops i am actuallyt new to this kinda field and my choice is Alienware R3 with core i7 7820k 16 g ddr4 gtx 1070..is it a good laptop for my kinda work i am confused  

[Guest lilbman]

Is it the 17" or the 15"?

[AkiraDaarkst]

4 minutes ago, Chandan Waratkar said:

can anyone suggest some good workstation laptops i am a student of architecture willing to work on #ds max and hevy rendering stuff can somebody please suggest their precious knowledge about laptops i am actuallyt new to this kinda field and my choice is Alienware R3 with core i7 7820k 16 g ddr4 gtx 1070..is it a good laptop for my kinda work i am confused  

HP and Dell makes proper workstation laptops, with Quadro GPUs and up to three separate storage devices (with options for either triple SATA or M.2 SSDs).  I wouldn't waste my time or money on gaming laptops.

[Himommies]

Does battery life matter to you at all

[mikat]

6 minutes ago, AkiraDaarkst said:

HP and Dell makes proper workstation laptops, with Quadro GPUs and up to three separate storage devices (with options for either triple SATA or M.2 SSDs).  I wouldn't waste my time or money on gaming laptops.

Yup, Dell has the precision line, which is the workstation counterpart of their XPS line, which is very good.

http://www.dell.com/us/business/p/workstations

[mikat]

Just now, Himommies said:

Does battery life matter to you at all

OP uses this laptop to render, so probably not

[Himommies]

Just now, mikat said:

OP uses this laptop to render, so probably not

Well you know,he's a student and I ceraniley woudnt like to lug around 8kg around everyday.

I would actullay recommend a XPS series of some kind,or if it's like one of those programs that are mac optimized get a macbook

[W-L]

-Moved of Laptops and Prebuilt systems- 

[Pendragon]

1 hour ago, Chandan Waratkar said:

student of architecture willing to work on #ds max and hevy rendering stuff

list exactly what software and how you'll be using it. cause for 3ds max, there is ZERO benefit in getting a quadro. however, some high accuracy demanding applications in the architecture demand do need quadros. same thing with solidworks. so please list exactly what you'll be using. 

[Chandan Waratkar]

On 4/5/2017 at 4:49 PM, Himommies said:

Does battery life matter to you at all

a descent amount of battery life is appriciated but its not a preference. thank you so much for your concern looking forword to your help.

[Chandan Waratkar]

On 4/5/2017 at 4:40 PM, lilbman said:

Is it the 17" or the 15"?

its 15 inch but doesnt match with the specs you have given one more thing is best buy offer a deal 2149 USD but official website offers same config for a less price should i buy from official alienware website or there are some hidden charges ?

[Guest lilbman]

36 minutes ago, Chandan Waratkar said:

its 15 inch but doesnt match with the specs you have given one more thing is best buy offer a deal 2149 USD but official website offers same config for a less price should i buy from official alienware website or there are some hidden charges ?

 

If the shipping is the same on both, get it through Alienware.  I never buy stuff through Best Buy so I don't know if the Alienware warranty is still applicable if you buy it through Best Buy.

[Pendragon]

1 hour ago, Chandan Waratkar said:

its 15 inch but doesnt match with the specs you have given one more thing is best buy offer a deal 2149 USD but official website offers same config for a less price should i buy from official alienware website or there are some hidden charges ?

 

 

...u do know that if you need to run like solidworks hydro, a gtx card will be pretty shit? so again what software will u be running. 3ds max doesn't need quadro, but others do. 

[Chandan Waratkar]

On 4/7/2017 at 5:38 PM, Pendragon said:

...u do know that if you need to run like solidworks hydro, a gtx card will be pretty shit? so again what software will u be running. 3ds max doesn't need quadro, but others do. 

i am gonna work on archtectural design 3d models which have a many layers of different material and i have to render them with either mental ray or v ray.... i want the rendering time reduced and mobility obvio to carry the work here n there so so what should be my pick a precision or alienware? my confusion was gtx and quadro

[Chandan Waratkar]

On 4/5/2017 at 6:36 PM, Pendragon said:

list exactly what software and how you'll be using it. cause for 3ds max, there is ZERO benefit in getting a quadro. however, some high accuracy demanding applications in the architecture demand do need quadros. same thing with solidworks. so please list exactly what you'll be using. 

i am gonna work on archtectural design 3d models which have a many layers of different material and i have to render them with either mental ray or v ray.... i want the rendering time reduced and mobility obvio to carry the work here n there so so what should be my pick a precision or alienware? my confusion was gtx and quadro

[Pendragon]

28 minutes ago, Chandan Waratkar said:

i am gonna work on archtectural design 3d models

What is the software? I understand the other parts, but the more important part is what software you're using. 3DS Max? Maya? Solidworks? Proprietary? 

[neolinux]

The DELL XPS 15 has a dGPU which is pretty good for 3D drafting actually. Also has great battery life and very portable.

 

Dont get a quadro, you might not need for undergraduate work. If you do, the only benefit is you'll actually get support from software manufacturers but a gamin card can do just fine or have almost the same performance.

 

 

 

 

[Dackzy]

5 hours ago, neolinux said:

The DELL XPS 15 has a dGPU which is pretty good for 3D drafting actually. Also has great battery life and very portable.

 

Dont get a quadro, you might not need for undergraduate work. If you do, the only benefit is you'll actually get support from software manufacturers but a gamin card can do just fine or have almost the same performance.

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that very much depends on the program/s OP will be using

[Chandan Waratkar]

On 4/13/2017 at 6:01 AM, Pendragon said:

What is the software? I understand the other parts, but the more important part is what software you're using. 3DS Max? Maya? Solidworks? Proprietary? 

3DS max with vray or atleast mental ray plugin

[Pendragon]

6 hours ago, Chandan Waratkar said:

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Then you won't need a quadro

[Chandan Waratkar]

On 4/14/2017 at 6:00 AM, Pendragon said:

Then you won't need a quadro

thank you then alienware it is :-) or you could suggest a better option

 

 

[TheDankKoosh]

23 hours ago, Chandan Waratkar said:

thank you then alienware it is :-) or you could suggest a better option

 

 

The gt62vr imo is a much better (and cheaper) option since I still don't think dell has got their shit together as of yet, so it will be luck of the draw on how hot the laptop will run.

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834154470&cm_re=gt62vr-_-34-154-470-_-Product