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Based on feedback, can we work properly today with a 15" laptop on software such as SolidWorks or Catia?
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Yes!
The features of both software are not related to screen size.
A larger screen will just bring extra comfort (better resolution so less zoom -- No need to bring your head closer to the screen ...) but in no way will it change the use we have of Solidworks.
For information when I'm on the move I'm on an HP Zbook laptop with a 15.6" screen
Edit: however, you will need to have the processor / graphics card and the ram necessary for the minimum recommendations for the execution of both software
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@Macro227,
Yes of course, with the same configuration.
My question is mainly to know if it is not visually painful to be on a 15" screen on a daily basis.
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It depends on the number of toolbars that are displayed, the size of the icons, the quality of your eyes (for the same resolution, you have to get closer to a smaller screen).
A good solution is the second screen.
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If you work on a laptop by going to these customers and/or suppliers and incidentally doing design or retouching on site, no PB for the 15".
On the other hand, working several hours on a daily basis is unthinkable. I have two 26" screens next to each other and I'm going to switch to 31.5" in 16/9 because on the assemblies we do a lot of manipulations because not everything fits in the screen and also even PB if you don't open several parts at the same time.
In fact it depends on the use :-)
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Nothing prevents you as said above from using a 2nd screen in clone mode for the office / home and just the 15" of the PC on the go, then if you have a nice client he can lend you a bigger screen ;) As they say, it doesn't cost anything to ask.
I do have a 22" screen that I plan to use as a duplicate.
But now, I'm looking to buy a laptop for a 15-day internship in a company and I notice that there are quite a few 15" PCs dedicated to industrial design (like the HP ZBook 15).
So I wanted to have some opinions on the question for those who are required to work on it.
The 17" are rarer and above all more expensive and heavier.
Hello
Yes it's possible to work on a 15" screen for several hours, it tires a little more and is less comfortable for sure but it does, it happens to me almost all the time and with the habit I find myself not even connecting my larger screen anymore, We play with the wheel and zoom a little more often.
And it's easier if you do micro-mechanics:)
Kind regards
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I drew 4 years on my MSI WT60-20J with no other screen than the 15". As already said, it's a little more tiring for the eyes but largely bearable.
Last year, I got a 27" as a supplement. Like D.Roger, I sometimes don't connect it.
If I had to buy a PC, I would take an equivalent model but with a 4K screen. If you have good eyesight, you gain a lot of workspace. I have one at my current job (HP ZBOOK G4 17" 4K laptop) and I must admit that it's hard to go back to 1080p.
This is only my personal opinion and does not denigrate the quality of HP "Pro" but in terms of performance, I prefer my old MSI (except for the graphics card even if I find that the K2100M does very very well below 750 bodies/parts resolved). The advantage I find at MSI is the size of its case. It is thick and therefore full of openings. The PC almost doesn't heat up except on the latest games in average quality (at the same time it wasn't designed for that).
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Thank you for all this information, hoping that it will also benefit others.