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Looking for laptop that can be used for construction engineering studies

Baj
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I'm starting to take my degree in construction engineering in a week and I need a laptop that can be used to do everything I need from just writing in word to making 3D models in autodesk programs.

I'm not very well know within the laptop ecosystem so I would love to get some suggestions for some good machines.

I have a budget that is around 900$ (740€) any ideas will be very appreciated

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where do you live and what program you're using to make 3d models?

ask me about your system builds, AIO's, CPU's, PSU's, and GPU's.

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Just now, ricksteendam1 said:

where do you live and what program you're using to make 3d models?

Denmark, mostly Autodesk Revit 2017 and a little Inventor 2018

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Get a Thinkpad - you should be able to find a used T470 on ebay in your budget. If you want even more power, buy the P51. In fact, the last-gen P50 is also still a great and powerful machine and it should be even cheaper now.

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20 minutes ago, Baj said:

Denmark, mostly Autodesk Revit 2017 and a little Inventor 2018

The site of autodesk splits it into pieces for what the recommended specs are on how difficult the 3d models are for revit.

The recommended specs for Inventor are harsh for your budget tho.

From this assume you need at least 8gb ram (cheapest way to get more is a laptop that has an empty bay and add more later).

A great processor and a DX11 grade videocard.

 

My conclusion is get a desktop or you'll have to find a great used deal.

Desktop

CPU: i5-6600K Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3P CPU Cooler: Thermalright True Spirit 120M Black/white RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB DDR4 2400Mhz GPU: Gigabyte 1070 HDDs: 2 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200 RPM  SSD: Samsung EVO 850 500GB PSU: Coolermaster 550W 80+ Gold Case: NZXT S340 (White) with a white led strip ;)

Laptops

Dell 7577

CPU: i7 7700HQ RAM: 16 GB DDR4 2400Mhz GPU: GTX1060 Max-q HDD: 1TB 5400 RPM  SSD: NVMe 512GB SCREEN: 4k IPS 15.6"

Macbook pro 2018

CPU: i7 RAM: 16 GB DDR4 2400Mhz GPU: Radeon Pro 555X 4GB Storage: 256GB SCREEN: 15"

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1 hour ago, Baj said:

Denmark, mostly Autodesk Revit 2017 and a little Inventor 2018

take a look on the site of medion for a laptop with an i7 and an 1050ti will probably come the closest to your budget

ask me about your system builds, AIO's, CPU's, PSU's, and GPU's.

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