Computer Talk with Nick Burns

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i just looked it up

http://www.ptc.com/partners/hardware/cu ... quirements

that is very easy to satisfy on most modern computers. you should not have a problem finding something that can run this smoothly now.

Cool, thanks. I was mostly concerned with the fea and thermal analysis, but that doesn't require much extra.
Should be able to pick something up over the Summer, and borrow something else for the rest of the semester. Dad has multiple laptops for no real reason.

[.saint]

http://us.shuttle.com/

[77]

http://us.shuttle.com/

Those won't slip nicely into a backpack
I do like the idea though. It would be nice to build a pc as slim as a dvd player.

[.saint]

ah u want a lap. macbook pro is your best bet

[77]

ProE wants a 3 button mouse.
I suppose you can use that on a Mac running Microsoft.
Macbook Air can't hang with ProE...
You're right .saint, Macbook Pro is where it's at.

[Nikku]

i just looked it up

http://www.ptc.com/partners/hardware/cu ... quirements

that is very easy to satisfy on most modern computers. you should not have a problem finding something that can run this smoothly now.

Cool, thanks. I was mostly concerned with the fea and thermal analysis, but that doesn't require much extra.
Should be able to pick something up over the Summer, and borrow something else for the rest of the semester. Dad has multiple laptops for no real reason.

there is always, ALWAYS a reason to have multiple laptops . haha.

[Nikku]

ProE wants a 3 button mouse.
I suppose you can use that on a Mac running Microsoft.
Macbook Air can't hang with ProE...
You're right .saint, Macbook Pro is where it's at.

i would get a dell, but different strokes for different folks. here are some prices of the laptops i specced out.

PROCESSOR Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T9550 (2.66GHz/1066Mhz FSB/6MB cache)
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium, 64-bit edition
HD DISPLAY Hi Resolution, glossy widescreen 15.4 inch display (1920x1200)
MEMORY 8GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 at 800MHz
HARD DRIVE Size: 320GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM)
VIDEO CARD 256MB ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3450
INTERNAL OPTICAL DRIVE 8X Slot Load CD / DVD Burner (Dual Layer DVD+/-R Drive)
WIRELESS CARDS Dell Wireless 1397 802.11g Half Mini-Card
INTEGRATED WEBCAM Integrated 2.0M Pixel Webcam

$1,974 Dell Studio 15

PROCESSOR Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T9300 (2.5GHz/800Mhz FSB/6MB cache)
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium Edition SP1, 64-bit
LCD AND CAMERA Slim and Light LED Display with VGA Webcam
MEMORY 8GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 800MHz (2 Dimms)
HARD DRIVE Size: 320GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM)
INTERNAL OPTICAL DRIVE CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW Drive)
VIDEO CARD 128MB NVIDIA® GeForce™ 8400M GS
WIRELESS CARDS Dell Wireless 1395 802.11g Mini Card

$2,004 XPS M1330

PROCESSOR Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T9300 (2.5GHz/800Mhz FSB, 6MB Cache)
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium Edition SP1, 64-bit
LCD AND CAMERA Full Hi Definition, glossy widescreen 15.4 inch LCD (1920x1200) & 2.0 M
MEMORY 8GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 800MHz (2 Dimms)
HARD DRIVE Size: 320GB 5400rpm SATA Hard Drive
INTERNAL OPTICAL DRIVE Slot Load DVD+/-RW (DVD/CD read/write)
VIDEO CARD 256MB NVIDIA® GeForce® 8600M GT

$2,099 XPS M1530

PROCESSOR Intel® Core™ 2 Duo P9600 (6MB cache/2.66GHz/1066Mhz FSB)
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium Edition SP1, 64-bit
HD DISPLAY Edge-to-Edge 13.3" HD WXGA Slim WLED LCD with 1.3 Megapixel Camera
MEMORY 8GB DDR3 SDRAM at 1067MHz (2 Dimms)
HARD DRIVE 320GB 7200 RPM SATA Hard Drive
INTERNAL OPTICAL DRIVE Slot Load DVD+/-RW (DVD/CD read/write)
VIDEO CARD NVIDIA® GeForce® 9500M - 256MB
WIRELESS CARDS Dell Wireless 1515 802.11n Half Mini-Card

$2,289 Studio XPS 13

PROCESSOR Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T9550 (6MB cache/2.66GHz/1066Mhz FSB)
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows Vista® Ultimate Edition 64-bit
HD DISPLAY Edge-to-Edge FullHD Widescreen 16.0 inch RGBLED LCD (1920x1080) W/2.0 MP
MEMORY 8GB Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM at 1067MHz (2 Dimms)
HARD DRIVE 320GB 7200 RPM SATA Hard Drive
INTERNAL OPTICAL DRIVE 8X DVD+/- RW(DVD/CD read/write) Slot Load Drive
VIDEO CARD ATI Mobility RADEON® HD 3670 - 512MB
WIRELESS CARDS Intel® 5100 WLAN Wireless-N (1x2) Half Mini Card

$2,574 Studio XPS 16

some options from dell. i selected 8gb of ram because for drafting it will help and i selected the cheapest processor with the highest cache (6mb seems to be the cap right now). a 1066mhz fsb speed helps but those models are pretty pricey. but the prices are in line with or cheaper than a macbook pro 15" model. i tried to do the same thing but i couldnt get a summary like that for the mac so there is this

http://www.apple.com/macbookpro/specs.html

and this

http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/s ... acbook_pro

the 15"er has 2 price points, $1999 and $2499 before customization.

[77]

I've got a lot of shopping to do...
Thanks nikku, I haven't used a Dell laptop before.

[Nikku]

no worries. there are tons of choices, so dont take my or someone elses word as gospel, get whats right for you . i was happy to see that your CAD software had a linux version

[Jams_ek]

^ do you do any gaming or is it just for school and to listen to some tunes on a decent system?