sunco1

Hey all. I am an engineering student at NJIT and i have some questions.. I have a really big 17.3in asus g74sx-bbk7 (best buy model) And i love it. BUT. I have issues with it to.

1. Its to big to carry around and to class
2. Battery life SUCKS
3. To heavy (9.4lbs!!)

So with that said. ive got a guy lined up to buy it for $800 tomorrow afternoon. Because i need/want something more portable. I was thinking the macbook pro 13in, or the dell 15z. I like both. But (from an engineering perspective) i like the macbook way more.

What would you guys recommend?

DarkFire989

You are gona have to use Virtual Machine / Buy a copy of windows if you buy a Mac to run all the engineering software you'll be using.

I carry around my 15" Alienware. It weighs 10lbs but I deal with it. Battery life is also terrible so I bring the charger.

HJJFFFAA

Do CAD programs use GPU acceleration?

sunco1

Im not entirely sure if im going to be using the computer for any cad programs. Our school has many computer labs. And cad labs. I did look into switching it to widows though

sheograth

If you're going to use windows on it and not run any programs that are better on apple, you might as well just get the Dell.

splcrazy

get an acer I7 like mine lol its a 1tb hard drive 8gb ram 2gb graphic 2.9turbo boost 64bit 15'6 screen its slim and pretty light weight

proanti1

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The 15z is a nice laptop.

Link119

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If you do plan on using 3d graphics look for an amd a6 or a8 laptop. That is unless you are going to get dedicated graphics.