{"id":454,"date":"2016-02-10T10:31:30","date_gmt":"2016-02-10T10:31:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/picknotebook.com\/blog\/?p=454"},"modified":"2018-05-27T12:10:51","modified_gmt":"2018-05-27T18:10:51","slug":"best-laptop-for-solidworks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/picknotebook.com\/blog\/best-laptop-for-solidworks\/","title":{"rendered":"The best laptop for Solidworks (2017 Edition)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n Solidworks can be very demanding even for a dedicated PC. That makes it problematic if you want to keep your budget low. Also, Solidworks is designed to take advantage of professional CAD graphics cards which introduce even more variables when looking for a proper laptop. Despite this, I’ve decided to take up the challenge to find the best laptop for Solidworks even if you have to keep your spending tight! So without further ado, let’s jump right in.<\/i>.\n<\/p>\n

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\n In this post, I’ll attempt to reverse engineer the best laptops for Solidworks from various use cases and general Solidworks experience. Down the road, you’ll also get to know what is and what isn’t essential for a great Solidworks laptop. I’ll also identify the corners you can cut if your budget is limited but you still want a solid workstation.\n<\/p>\n

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\n At the second part of the post, I’ll list a few top-notch suggestions according to your specific budget. Finally, if you’re in doubt – drop a comment. It was my pleasure to personally answer roughly 50 of you in the AutoCAD post<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n

Requirments<\/h2>\n

\n What should be your top priority for any Solidworks laptop<\/em>\n<\/p>\n

\n The Essentials for Solidworks are the same. However, the priority of these bread-and-butter requirements depends on your particular type of work. You can also evaluate this list depending on what you have to deal most often or even what part of your work frustrates you.\n<\/p>\n

Processor and Memory<\/span><\/h3>\n

Modeling, Drawing and Simulations<\/h4>\n

\n Quad-core Processor @3GHz+<\/em>\n<\/p>\n

\n Modeling, a single-threaded task, relies heavily on a sheer clock rate your processor can provide. That’s why You should consider only processors that can offer at least 3Ghz frequency. At the same time, drawings and simulations will benefit tremendously from any additional cores\/threads you can throw at them.\n<\/p>\n

\n It gets better – processors with 4 cores and Hyper-Threading have become a standard even in budget laptops. The real question is whether you can afford ones with a higher clock rate and more internal cache.\n<\/p>\n

\n Good reference points for a processor:\n<\/p>\n