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Hello

I'm coming to you today with a question about buying a laptop. I wonder what to take, I don't have a particular budget. I just wish I had a reliable PC that I could rely on. I use Solidworks and Keyshot on a daily basis. A 15-inch is interesting knowing that I want the PC to be quite portable.

My whole company has a Mac and I wonder if it's relevant to have one knowing that I would have to put Windows on it and that I will lose performance. Do you use a Mac on a daily basis for Solidworks ?

Otherwise an MSI Windows PC whose link is here: http://www.materiel.net/ordinateur-portable/msi-gs60-6qe-022fr-i7-16-go-ssd-gtx-970m-120577.html

What do you think of the DELL portable stations, I find them very expensive. And HP stations? Do you have any other ideas?

Thank you

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View this thread

http://www.lynkoa.com/forum/solidworks/vends-portable-dell-precison-m6800-equipe-d-une-quadro-k3100

I got the refs it's a great Pc made for solidworks

It's up to you to contact the seller

@+;-)

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Thank you, I also had the refs, but it's a 17 inch I think. I'm looking for a 15 inch

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Hello

 

Same opinion as Gt22, we have Dell PRecision M6800 and M6600 (older) and they are doing great; even faster for structural calculations than T3500 stations.

I recommend a 17 inches, 15 is just to make Solidworks to my taste

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Yes, there you go,

 

You have the choice between a Dell or an HP, they are the 2 market leaders.

Then you have Lenovo which can be interesting.

 

Personally I'll go more on Dell. Even if I use an HP that works very well.

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in MSI brand you have this one which is SW compatible

http://www.materiel.net/ordinateur-portable/msi-wt72-2om-1034fr-i7-quadro-ssd-114857.html

but not as good and the same price as the one I offered you via the announcement on the site

or this one

http://www.materiel.net/pc-portable-multimedia/#superfiltres

they have SW certified quadro cards

@+

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Thank you
What is the point of having a SW compatible PC at the graphics card level. Because I'm currently using a pc that is not compatible and it works very well:)

I prefer a 15-inch because it's more easily portable. I have a screen at the desk that I can plug my PC into and use Solidworks. I find the Dells very expensive about 3000€

What configuration do you recommend?

The mac has abounded?

 

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Having a compatible graphics card avoids having some PB anyway.

For a mobile station conf, it's never cheap. After all, it all depends on what you do on it.

And look at the battery life time too, sometimes it's annoying to see your phone stop in front of the customer because there is no socket nearby...

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the max in proc + of 3.4Ghz

multibodies are not much use for SW except simulation and rendering

An SSD for exploit and log

RAM per body in multiple

A certified board for rendering and good readability during heavy part rotations or assemblies

See this COM thread

http://www.lynkoa.com/forum/cao/configuration-pour-un-nouveau-pc-pour-solidworks-moins-de-1300-%E2%82%AC

This is what I think of it

What do you have as a PC at the moment without a certified card, which proc?

this type of proc i7 6920HQ which has an integrated intelHD graphics 530 card which is compatible

see this link to find out if it's SW compatible

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

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@opiep27
Thank you very much, I didn't know that not having a certified card could cause problems.

@gt22

I have a 500€ pc that has a core i3, a GeForce 840M and 6GB of RAM and no SSD disk. Suffice to say that it's very tricky to make 3D renderings as well as certain functions on Solidworks.

The msi you proposed to me looks interesting but what is the difference between the one I proposed? 8GB of RAM against 16GB the graphics card which is compatible in one case but not in the other...

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the pc you chose is + powerful but not optimized for SW

But most pro solidworkor or CAD

Bump with workstations and not gaming PCs

HP, DELL, IBM, LENOVO with certified graphics card

@+

 

 

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Okay, I take note

In the end more powerful, not optimized, so solidworks slower...

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Hello

For my part, I'm in DELL PRECISION M4800 and it's going pretty well!

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@ Aurélien you work permanently with your laptop or only on the go

Do you have a fixed station?

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@gt22, I'm constantly working on it, I have a docking station

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and a screen or 2 comfortable on your docking station I presume and external drive

because working permanently on a 15 inch has been doing more for a long time

the age being there ;-) 

I have 2 screens 24 and 22 inches

and I would like to change my 22

maybe by a 27 or another 24 still under reflection

@+

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@ neroz out of curiosity it's for you or your company

I found you this nice little thing to my taste value for money ;-)

http://www.ebay.fr/itm/Dell-Precision-M6800-i7-4810MQ-32GB-256GB-SSD-500GB-K3100M-4GB-17-3-3-YEAR-NEW-/231835575075?hash=item35fa7a2323:g:f78AAOSwJb9Ws5gW

a French keyboard if you don't want to put stickers

http://www.ebay.fr/itm/Clavier-Francais-Original-Pour-Dell-Precision-M4800-M6800-Serie-Neuf-/191749747716?hash=item2ca52cf404:g:F5YAAOSwAKxWXtiF

and there are many others, this is just one example

@+

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Good evening

Mac or pc, because that's kind of the basis of the question

So yes I used SolidWorks for quite a long time on a Windows partition, but in direct boot not in virtual machine

config macbook pro 13.3 ssd and 8GB of ram at 2.4Gh of proc

Solidworks 2014 works very well to draw a part, for an assembly of 10 pieces it does it but then it heats up and the image is jerky.

So if you do like me a balance between graphics software on Mac and 10% of the time a little solidworks in mobil the MacBook C is great but if it's to design on the move I recommend more a Dell 6800 and equivalent or the Z15 from HP

If you have a good budget (not like me) look at boxx the mobile station see the ultra slim -> expensive but very powerful.

 

for the rest GT22 has a very good site of used machines which are very honorable and really cheap

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@gt22 for the screen look at IIyama the prolyte X2783HSU I'm very happy with it, on the other hand super disappointed by the prolyte 2773 even if it's 1ms

great for games but too bright for 3D

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Thank you for all your answers

@gt22

The PC is for my company, I try to look at my needs and the budget that is allocated to the purchase of the PC which is about 2000€. Thank you for the ebay links, it's very interesting.

@gerald

I use Solidworks very regularly, let's say that I spend half the week on it. I prefer to have a mobile station because I can easily move it around to see customers or others. That's why I'm looking for a PC that isn't too heavy and why I'm interested in the msi range that has been presented in the various links because it's the right weight/size I'm looking for. I looked at boxx, but it's super expensive, a little too much compared to my budget:) I'll look at the references you give me