Laptop/Notebook Owners

[lakuachero89]

Asus G60VX - okay naman, but nabitin din sa performance sa katagalanAlienware17 - no complaints so far

[bomalabsyou]

K45VM ng asus good specs na sya core i5 and nvdia 630m... nung pinalitan ko ng SSD ung HDD ko youn naging super laptop na sya hahahha

[nekhrun]

the question is, common na ba ang 4k content?

 

and pag sa Pinas ka, goodluck sa bandwidth (unless marami ka pera pambili ng hardcopy).

 

You're assuming 4K is just to watch movies.

[macfi]

Macbook Pro, 13"

 

Shifted from PC to Mac.

[pawikan101]

I hope 4K laptops will be common soon.

 

Yes, but not too soon

[pawikan101]

Full HD , di pa rin common sa Pinas

[avicii]

sirs, i've been meaning to buy a laptop but i haven't been updated on what to get... what are the latest features of laptops nowadays? i'd be mainly using the laptop for MS office stuff but hopefully it would also allow me to run heavier programs like autocad... any suggestions on what laptop models can cater to this sirs?

[jasperchua]

Sager NP8268-S (Clevo P150SM-A) with custom features:

- 15.6” FHD 16:9 LED Backlit Wide screen (1920x1080) Super Clear Matte Type Sager Screen

- 4th Generation Intel® Haswell Core™ i7-4810MQ (2.8GHz - 3.8GHz, 6MB Intel® Smart Cache)

- IC Diamond Thermal Compound - CPU + GPU

- AMD® Radeon™ R9 M290X (4.0GB) GDDR5 PCI-Express DX11

- 16GB DDR3 1600MHz [2x8GB] Dual Channel Memory

- RAID-0 Storage - (Stripe) Combines mSATAs for performance.

- 2x 120GB Samsung 840 EVO Series mSATA SSD

- Intel® Dual Band AC 7260 802.11 A/AC/B/G/N 2.4/5.0GHz + Bluetooth™ 4.0

[jasperchua]

sirs, i've been meaning to buy a laptop but i haven't been updated on what to get... what are the latest features of laptops nowadays? i'd be mainly using the laptop for MS office stuff but hopefully it would also allow me to run heavier programs like autocad... any suggestions on what laptop models can cater to this sirs?

 

Depends on your budget really but if you require AutoCAD 2015, you might want to consider having these in your rig:

 

1.) Processor - Intel processors are the way to go (multi-core processors with SSE2 technology)

I recommend the Intel Haswell processor line (i5 or i7 depending on your budget)

http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/processors/core/core-processor-family.html

This is the top of the line:

http://ark.intel.com/products/80807/Intel-Core-i7-4790K-Processor-8M-Cache-up-to-4_40-GHz

 

2.) RAM - At least 8GB (recommended) to get the best possible performance for AutoCAD; (by default you should install a 64-bit OS to make use of the RAM)

 

3.) Main drive - I recommend that you get an SSD (solid state drive) with 120/128GB or 256GB capacity (which ever your budget allows you)

It's much faster than HDDs (hard disk drives). I recommend the Samsung 840 EVO series or if you have money to burn, the Samsung 840 PRO series.

 

If you're on a limited budget, I recommend getting AT LEAST a 72000rpm hard drive

or a hybrid drive like the Seagate 1TB SSHD.

 

4.) Blu-ray Drive or DVD-RW drive? Depends on what you need

 

5.) USB 3.0 Ports

 

6.) Wireless-N adapter

 

7.) A Bluetooth 4.0 adapter

[jasperchua]

sirs, i've been meaning to buy a laptop but i haven't been updated on what to get... what are the latest features of laptops nowadays? i'd be mainly using the laptop for MS office stuff but hopefully it would also allow me to run heavier programs like autocad... any suggestions on what laptop models can cater to this sirs?

 

Sorry, forgot about the video cards:

1.) If you're going to choose ATI

the current top of the line models are the R9, R7 and R5 series

you could also look for the previous (but still relevant) Radeon HD 8600M (and above) models

 

2.) Nvidia offer the latest GeForce GTX 800M series,

with the previous versions as GeForce GTX 700M series

[avicii]

thanks for the info sir jasper.. so basically i need a gaming laptop

[avicii]

sir jasper, i'm gonna be using less of the AutoCAD's 3D aspect.. i usually use it for floor plans, building plans, etc.. FYI. Also, is Sager available here in the Philippines?

[jasperchua]

thanks for the info sir jasper.. so basically i need a gaming laptop

 

Haha essentially yes - well, that's assuming you want to optimise your AutoCAD experience.

 

sir jasper, i'm gonna be using less of the AutoCAD's 3D aspect.. i usually use it for floor plans, building plans, etc.. FYI. Also, is Sager available here in the Philippines?

 

A lower spec video card should be okay, I suggest investing in a machine that can handle a lot of RAM (which is rare for laptops).

Although, if you use SSDs, 8GB RAM (DDR3 1333MHz) should be enough for the kind of work you need.

I'm not aware of any Sager suppliers here. I order mine from the US.

Sager/Clevo is a Taiwanese company - there might be a chance of a PC builder shop in the PH.

 

 

[avicii]

i see sir.. but would any laptops available here be able to match or even just come close with the specs that you've mentioned?

[pawikan101]

is sager available here?