Spec'ing a new laptop

[ira.crain510881]

My employer made mention of getting me a new laptop. I don't want to come back and ask them to buy me a $2000 beast, but I do want specs that are gonna stand up for a while and not be gasping for air trying to keep up with subsequent versions of acad. Needs to handle 3D modeling and all without breaking a sweat. Looking at lenovo, toshiba, and asus primarily. Any suggestions? Anybody bought something recently that worked well or horribly for them? Thanks in advance.

[dgorsman]

3D modeling without breaking a sweat *will* be in the $2000 range. Maybe a bit less, really depends on which 3D software(s) you are working with and what features you are using.

[cadtag]

look at Xi and Boxx as well. and I agree w/ dgorsman about the price point.

[ira.crain510881]

After some research I'm looking at the Lenovo IdeaPad Z710. Anybody got any experience with this or similar?

full specs:
Lenovo IdeaPad Z710 (59406361) Notebook
Intel Core i7 4700MQ (2.40GHz)
16 GB, DDR3L, 1600 MHz (2 x 8GB) Memory
1TB HDD 8GB SSD
NVIDIA GeForce GT 745M
17.3"
Windows 8.1

Again, thanks in advance.

[Antony.Fuller669075]

Based on your requirement, we would recommend the following:
Dell Precision M6800 Notebook Workstation (8GB) £1,970.00
MS Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
Intel Core i7-4900MQ (2.8GHz, 4-core, 8MB) Processor
8GB DDR3L Memory (1600MHz, 2x4GB)
NVIDIA Quadro K3100M 4GB Graphics Card
17.3" FHD (1920x1080) Ultrasharp LED-backlit Anti-Glare LCD Panel
750GB 7,200rpm SATA Hard Disk Drive
8x DVD+/-RW Drive
Integrated Bezel Camera & Microphone
Dell 1550 2x2 802.11ac Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.0
Microsoft Office 2013 Trial (trial license only)
3-year Next Business Day Warranty

This has been tried and tested with the 2015 software and implemented within hundreds of UK practices.

Antony

[CAD_Vader]

Reviving an old thread. But what did you end up with. I'm curious because our company may be looking for a new laptop as well. We currently have a 3 year old Alienware which is nice, but running 2015 and beyond on it may prove the machine to become a data entry or low level design machine. Sad to see such a sweet machine be used for something it was never intended.