Laptop For 3d

[Mannu13]

Hi All..

Seeking some advice pls.

I am planning a laptop, and will primarily use it for lighter graphic stuff like photoshop and flash, but i am not sure how effective the below mentioned configuration would be for Max and Maya. I do not do 3D work for my company, but i would definitely wanna use my laptop to polish my 3D skills further..


Y laptop..coz like most of us, i keep sitting at a workstation all day and have no courage to hit another desk after i get home.


i like the below configuration a lot, specially coz it's like more for less..sorry for sounding a lil cheap
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HP Pavilion dv9500

Processor type	AMD Turion™ 64 X2 Dual-Core Mobile Technology TL-56 • 1.80 GHz, Level 2 cache 512 KB + 512 KB, Up to 1600 MHz system bus running at AC/DC mode 35 Watt
Operating system installed	Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium
Standard memory	1024 MB
Memory type	DDR2 667 MHz
Memory layout	(2 x 512 MB)
Maximum memory	Supports up to 4GB DDR2 memory (Dual Channel Memory Support; For 4 GB memory configuration, up to 1 GB may not be available with 32-bit operating systems due to system resource requirements)

Internal drives
Internal hard disk drive	160 GB
Hard disk controller	SATA Hard Disk Drive
Hard disk drive speed	5400 rpm
Optical drive type	Lightscribe Super Multi DVD Writer (+/-R +/-RW) with Double Layer support

System features
Memory card device	5-in-1 integrated Digital Media Reader for Secure Digital cards, MultiMedia cards, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro, or xD Picture cards
Modem	High speed 56K modem
Network interface	Ethernet 10/100BT integrated network interface
Wireless technologies	Wireless LAN 802.11a/b/g
Wireless capability	Bluetooth® wireless networking
External I/O ports	VGA, 3 USB 2.0, RJ-11, RJ-45, 2 stereo headphones, external microphone, AC adapter, S-Video-out, expansion port, ExpressCard slot, IEEE 1394a, Consumer IR, Fingerprint reader, Kensington lock
Video capture interface	IEEE 1394 FireWire® Interface
Expansion slots	One ExpressCard/54 slot (also supports ExpressCard/34)
Display size	17" WXGA+ High Definition HP BrightView Widescreen
Display resolution	1440 x 900
Video adapter	NVIDIA® GeForce™ 7150M
Video RAM	Up to 287 MB total available graphics memory
Control panel	HP QuickPlay media player software and its dedicated menu controls, music and DVD buttons
Internal audio	3D Sound Blaster Pro compatible sound 16 bit integrated
Speakers and microphone	Altec Lansing® speakers
Keyboard	Notebook keyboard with scroll bar and integrated numeric keypad With 2 Quick Launch Buttons
Pointing device	Touch Pad with On/Off button and dedicated vertical Scroll Up/Down pad
Power supply type	90 W AC Power Adapter
Webcam	HP Pavilion WebCam with Integrated Microphones

Dimensions / weight / warranty
Weight	3.55 kg (7.8 lbs)
Dimensions (W x D x H)	28.50 cm (L) x 39.60 cm (W) x 3.16 cm (min)H / 4.18 cm (max) H

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pls advice..

thanks and a great day to yall..
Mannu

[minimus]

to say it like this....my laptop is 6 years old all i have done is updating graphic card drivers and upgrad to 512ram and i only have 60g storage.....and yes....i'm doing lots of 3d modeling on it....but this must be said....the rendering.....TAKES FOR EVER.

but ofcourse if you only making light models easy renders.....or game modeling a lapp top works well....but be care full with the poly count and rendering:)

now i'm speeking out from my own laptop and your is twice as good so i think it will work fine :)


but ps....laptop isn't made for 3d modeling general :P but it works.

ask more if this wasn't clear:)

cheers. Minimus

[Mannu13]

Thanks Minimus!! You have understood my 3D requirements perfectly.

forgot to mention that i will be getting the ram upgraded to 2 gigs..so hopefully that should sort me out a bit more..

Cheers Dude..will keep you updated on how this baby does when i get it :D

-Mannu

[mercy2]

I am about to buy a new computer, finally upgrading from my current laptop. I just wanted to ask for some advide from experts like yourselves.Something that is really important for me is that the laptop has a 17" with a decent resolution and a good video card.The kind of work that i would be doing is some heavy 3d (a lot of rendering heavy scenes) and compositing mostly in shake and AE.
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mercy2
dell

[Mannu13]

I would suggest you go in for a macbook pro or the latest in Dell's XPS series..
both offer the screen size you are looking for, and also the performance for the tasks that you have mentioned..

these are pricey compared to the rest, but worth the investment..

I havent had the time to check, but there is an awesome HP 19 inch something studio laptop too..i saw it on tv and its got everything..

I upgraded my laptop to 4 gigs..but i still dont like the speed too much when things get heavy..i should have invested more when buying..

So the bottomline is that everything in the market will work on whatever desent laptop you buy..but it's the speed/performance that really counts in my opinion.

good luck and have fun shopping