Civil Engineering Association

hello

i want to buy a new notebook

could you anybody suggest any computer for me?

thanks ina dv

what your job?

im a simple civil engineer

im using sap2000 matlab perform 3d etc..

Hi!

I don't know the system requirements of the software that you use and have no idea about your budget. Anyways, take a look at this one :


Core i3 is a big big plus.

Here's another one:


But I personally don't recommend AMDs.

Btw, where do you live? You can PM me.

Will be able to help you more if you make things a bit more clear.
Regards,
Prince

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Sorry I forgot to specify the names of the notebooks. The first one is Acer Aspire AS7740-5142 and the second one is HP Pavilion DV6-2144NR.

(02-11-2010, 08:01 AM)tilki Wrote: [ -> ]im a simple civil engineer

im using sap2000 matlab perform 3d etc..

I've a Dell Precision M4300 and it's a very good machine. The new Precision M6500 is a beast, with core i7, up to 16Gb Ram and a prof. graphics card Ati Fire or Nvidia Quadro. It's expensive, but is a good option if you need a very powerful a robust laptop.

:preved: i used toshiba with pentium III core , it's perfect for sap 2000 and perform 3D.
but itis not good for civil 3D :blush:

Quote:The new Precision M6500 is a beast, with core i7, up to 16Gb Ram and a prof. graphics card Ati Fire or Nvidia Quadro. It's expensive, but is a good option if you need a very powerful a robust laptop.

Precision M6500???:scared::wacko2: I think he is a civil engineer not a rocket scientist. Even those who buy high end desktop PCs don't go for the i7. i7 is not recommended for regular users. It is a super-efficient processor mainly used for commercial purposes. i5 is the one that is recommended for most high-end home users.

And there are big differences between the M4300 & M6500 both in specs and price. The M6500's prices start out at $2,749 for the basic model. But may be you are right. To me it's needless.I think he just needs an average laptop around the $750 mark. We are yet to receive a reply from him regarding his needs and budget. Right?

Cheers,
Prince

TOSHIBA SL500-1GT T6600 Core2Duo 4GB 320GB 15.6 WIN7 NOTEBOOK

this notebook suggested me

anyone have information for this notebook?

kindly regards

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i apologize for late response

Cool specs. But the Acer Aspire AS7740-5142 is much better buddy. Just take a look at the Acer's specs.

General

Color Blue

Operating System Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit

CPU Type Intel Core i3 330M(2.13GHz)

Screen 17.3"

Memory Size 4GB DDR3

Hard Disk 500GB

Optical Drive BD Combo

Graphics Card Intel GMA HD

Communication Modem, Gigabit LAN and WLAN

Battery Life Up to 3.5 hours

Dimensions 16.18" x 10.78" x 1.58" - 1.77"

Weight 7.05 lbs.

CPU

CPU Type Intel Core i3

CPU Speed 330M(2.13GHz)

Chipset

Chipset Intel HM55

Display

Screen Size 17.3"

Wide Screen Support Yes

Resolution 1600 x 900

LCD Features LED backlight & Acer CineCrystal Technology

Operating Systems

Operating System Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit

Graphics

GPU/VPU Intel GMA HD

Graphic Type Integrated Card

Hard Drive

HDD 500GB

HDD RPM 5400rpm

HDD Interface SATA

Memory

Memory 4GB

Memory Speed DDR3 1066

Memory Type 204-Pin DDR3 SO-DIMM

Max Memory Supported 8GB

Optical Drive

Optical Drive Type BD Combo

Optical Drive Interface Integrated

Optical Drive Spec 4X Blu-ray Disc/DVD-Super Multi double-layer drive

Read max: 24X CD-ROM, 24X CD-R, 24X CD-RW, 8X DVD-ROM, 8X DVD-R, 8X DVD+R, 8X

DVD-ROM DL, 6X DVD-R DL, 6X DVD+R DL, 8X DVD-RW, 8X DVD+RW, 5X DVD-RAM, 4X

BD-ROM, 4X BD-R, 2X BD-RE, 4X BD-ROM DL, 4X BD-R DL, 2X BD-RE DL

Write max: 24X CD-R, 16X CD-RW, 8X DVD-R, 8X DVD+R, 6X DVD-RW, 6X DVD+RW, 5X

DVD-RAM, 4X DVD+R DL, 4X DVD-R DL

Communications

Modem V.92 56K

LAN 10/100/1000Mbps

WLAN Intel WiFi Link 1000 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi CERTIFIED

Ports

USB 4

Video Port 1 x VGA, 1 x HDMI

Audio Ports Yes

Audio

Audio Dolby Home Theater Audio Enhancement featuring:

Dolby Digital Live, Dolby Pro Logic IIx, Dolby Headphone, Dolby Natural Bass and Dolby

Sound Space Expander, Dolby Inverse Filtering, and Dolby High Frequency Enhancer

Technologies

True 5.1-channel Surround Sound Output

Built-in Microphone

Speaker Two Built-in Stereo Speakers

Input Device

Touchpad Multi-gesture Touchpad (supporting two-finger scroll, pinch, rotate, flip)

Keyboard Dedicated Numeric Keypad

Supplemental Drive

Card Reader 5-in-1 Digital Media Card Reader

Secure Digital (SD), MultiMediaCard (MMC), Memory Stick (MS), Memory Stick PRO (MS PRO), xD-Picture Card (xD)

Webcam Yes

Power

Battery 6-cell Li-ion Battery (4400 mAh)

Battery Life Up to 3.5 hours

Physical spec

Dimensions 16.18" x 10.78" x 1.58" - 1.77"

Weight 7.05 lbs.

Manufacturer Warranty

Parts 1 year limited

Labor 1 year limited

the i3 is much better than the core 2 duos. I don't think that there's a big price difference. Maybe the acer is cheaper. And Toshiba is not among the best laptop manufactures in the world.

Regards,
Prince
ZZZZZZ

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Toshiba's specs:

Satellite

Intel Core2 Duo İşlemci T6600 2,2 Ghz, Düzey 2 önbellek 2 MB

2 MB

4096 MB DDR2 800 MHZ (2 X 2048MB)

4GB DDR2

2 (2 Dolu)

320 GB SATA 5400 RPM

ATI HD 4570 512MB

15.6''

HD+TFT

1366 X 768

Acer is clearly the winner.

dear prince,

32 bit more suitable for me, (due to dongle,hasp ..)

i think acer 64 bit