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Fri, Feb 26, 2010 at 11:07:02 PM | Laptop recommendation for under $4k.

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I would appreciate opinions on the best laptop available for running revit 2010 at under $4k and/or the best desktop for under $3k. Thanks in advance.

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Wed, May 5, 2010 at 6:23:49 AM | Laptop recommendation for under $4k.

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HP Elitebooks -

 

 

8540w - 15" / 8570w - 17"

 

 

Quadro FX 880 - you can upgrade to a more serious Quadro if you like.

 

 

http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/us/en/sm/WF25a/321957-321957-64295-3740645-3955549-4096175.html

 

 

Configure to your liking.

They are made of great quality products, sturdy, HP applications use a lot of memory, so I'd uninstall them as soon as you get the laptop. For 1.6K base price, they're a bargain.


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Wed, May 5, 2010 at 2:39:35 PM | Laptop recommendation for under $4k.

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LSMS,

 Thanks for your response. I Have already purchased an HP Pavilion DV8t and it seems to have pretty comparable specs to the one you suggested. I am mostly happy with it but I am finding that Revit crashes on it more than I like and the purchasing process was arduous as the first laptop came after about 3-4 weeks of build time and it was defective and had to be sent back only to have to wait another 3-4 weeks for build. HP's customer service was helpful but ardous also as it took probably 15-20 hours of my time dealing with everything on phone support, etc.

 Thanks again.


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Wed, May 5, 2010 at 5:03:02 PM | Laptop recommendation for under $4k.

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Yeah there are plenty of downsides to buying an HP.

 

As for Revit crashing, maybe you should try the standard fixes - download the most up-to-date drivers for your GFX and if that doesn't work then try turning on/off graphics acceleration in Revit.

 

 

Enjoy your new laptop.


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