laptop recommendation to run SW2008 and COSMOS

Discussion in 'SolidWorks' started by Paul, Aug 30, 2007.

  1. Paul

    Paul Guest

    Coudl you recommed a good laptop to run SW2008 and COSMOS add-ins
     
    Paul, Aug 30, 2007
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  2. Paul

    TOP Guest

    You might try searching the newsgroup. This question is ansered a lot.
    Why are you doing FEA on a laptop?

    TOP
     
    TOP, Aug 31, 2007
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  3. Paul

    jimsym Guest

    Either the Dell Precision M90 or M4300 can be configured with XP 64-
    bit and 4GB RAM. With a 2.3GHz CPU, performance is not bad.

    HP "supports" XP 64-bit on their newest mobile workstations (8710w &
    8510w) which have the latest and greatest Intel mobile CPUs and nVidia
    graphics, but I haven't figured out how to order one with XP
    installed.

    AFAIK, Lenovo doesn't support 64-bit Windows on any of the mobile
    systems.

    XI and some other "boutique" manufactures have mobile workstations
    that use desktop processors, but none of these are tested or certified
    by SolidWorks. XI doesn't even offer the Quadro graphics as an option
    on their website anymore.
     
    jimsym, Aug 31, 2007
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  4. Paul

    TOP Guest

    The one thing about laptops and FEA is that the hard drives are not
    all that fast.

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    TOP, Aug 31, 2007
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  5. Paul

    jimsym Guest

    Be warned though that the chipset used in the M65, M90 and M4300 is limited
    Stephen - You're right - in the case of the M65 and M90. The new
    chipset in the M4300, 8710w, 8510w and newest ThinkPad T61p models
    will address the full 4GB with a 64-bit OS.

    I *believe* that with the older systems, the video drivers will still
    run in the protected mode space above 3.3GB, making more memory
    available to applications. I'm not certain this is true, though.

    As for the slower hard drives in mobile systems, this is also true,
    but the newest Seagate and Hitachi mobile drives have narrowed the gap
    considerably. As with CPU speeds, top mobile drive performance today
    is about equal to top dektop performance two years ago.

    Are mobile systems the fastest for FEA - or anything else? No. Would
    I recommend a mobile system for complex nonlinear FEA or CFD? No.
    But can you do effective design validation using COSMOSWorks on a
    mobile computer? Absolutely!
     
    jimsym, Sep 4, 2007
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  6. Paul

    Cliff Guest

    Cliff, Sep 5, 2007
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  7. Paul

    jimsym Guest

    Dell just announced the Precision M6300 - the replacement for the
    M90. It is based on the "Santa Rosa" chipset with 800MHz FSB and
    support for full 4GB RAM with 64-bit OS. It has the same Quadro FX
    1600M graphics as the new HP 8710w. You can order it with up to a
    2.8GHz CPU, which should be plenty fast.

    It ain't cheap, though.
     
    jimsym, Sep 5, 2007
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  8. Paul

    alphawave Guest

    Read about it here:

    http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/09/04/dell_precision_m6300/
     
    alphawave, Sep 5, 2007
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