Laptop configuration for Catia and Solidworks

Simulation Generality
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Hi all 

I plan to buy a laptop (max budget 1300€) powerful enough to use Catia and Solidworks without problem. I don't play games, but I regularly photoshop and play music on my computer, but I want a light and stylish laptop. Two models tempt me:

  • 1) Asus Zenbook UX410UQ-GV159T

https://www.amazon.fr/dp/B072M6RPYX/ref=asc_df_B072M6RPYX45451773/?tag=laptop022-21&creative=22950&creativeASIN=B072M6RPYX&linkCode=df0

14-inch, i7-7500U, 16GB RAM, 500GB + 256GB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce 940MX

  • 2) Asus Zenbook Flip UX360UAK-DQ299T

http://www.darty.com/nav/achat/informatique/ordinateur_portable/portable_hybride/asus_ux360uak-dq299t.html?dartycid=aff_269849_comp_4310616&awc=7735_1503831997_2d0e12d242d827f090476ad6bbc945c9

13.3 inches,  i7-7500U, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, HD Graphics 620, touchscreen and can be rotated 320°.

 

Do these two configurations allow you to run Catia and SW without any problem? Which one would you recommend?

Thanks in advance!

Lucas

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To me, the screens seem small to use SW and Catia, but the advantage of Zenbooks is how light they are.

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Generally Laptops are not really built for CAD

Nevertheless you can watch this

http://www.solidworks.com/sw/support/SystemRequirements.html

 

It also depends on the SW version you want to run and the complexity of your sets

 

As far as the graphics card is concerned, neither of them is solidworks compatible

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Look carefully if the sonr graphics cards are certified and compatible with SW / CATIA

http://www.solidworks.fr/sw/support/videocardtesting.html

if not certified bug insure

for these logs you need workstations

and a screen worthy of the name in addition

There is a maximum of communication threads on the sw PCs on the forum

http://www.lynkoa.com/forum/solidworks/pc-portable-pour-sw

among others

@+

 

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Hello

I agree with Alain, the size of the screens is too small. If I were you, I would look for at least 15.6 inches. In addition, small and powerful PCs are often overpriced for what they are, but that's my opinion.

Personally I celui_çi: https://www.cdiscount.com/informatique/ordinateurs-pc-portables/asus-r558ur-dm480t-intel-core-i7-7500u-8-go-1-to/f-1070992-asu4712900649543.html#mpos=14|mp

And if you want to stay with Asus: 

https://www.amazon.fr/Asus-G502VT-FY090T-Portable-GeForce-Windows/dp/B01D4IK6EE/ref=sr_1_4/262-9001119-5916545?ie=UTF8&qid=1504159926&sr=8-4&keywords=asus+i7+15+pouces

Dimitri.

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Hello CATIA

None of these configurations are certified. 

The same goes for graphics cards.

Unless someone has already installed CATIA on one of them, I don't think anyone will be able to certify that CATIA or SW is running properly

If you have a maintenance contract for this software (the support may not help you).

From my point of view I would tend to prefer the first one

Matte Screen

This is not the case with the tactil.

 On the other hand, the use of a CAD software without a numeric keypad is very restrictive.

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I agree with franck.ceroux for the numeric keypad but it can be found for about ten euros in the shop:)

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The numeric keypad is the right part of normal keyboards, right?

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@ alain. ERP is right.

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