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04/08/2015 12:31:17 PM · #26
Originally posted by Spork99:

...when I bought two low end Asus laptops for my boys, I found them loaded with resource hogging bloatware…ugh.


So true. What's even worse is that some retail outlets (I'm looking at YOU, Best Buy) even want to charge you extra to remove the bloatware. What a racket. Another reason that the business-oriented laptops are the way to go. That and the fact that it is easier to get a high-resolution IPS display.

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04/08/2015 07:32:44 PM · #27
Originally posted by kirbic:

Originally posted by Spork99:

...when I bought two low end Asus laptops for my boys, I found them loaded with resource hogging bloatware…ugh.


So true. What's even worse is that some retail outlets (I'm looking at YOU, Best Buy) even want to charge you extra to remove the bloatware. What a racket. Another reason that the business-oriented laptops are the way to go. That and the fact that it is easier to get a high-resolution IPS display.


Not to mention that should the need arise to wipe the system and start with the system restore disk that has the OS on it, that re-installs all of the buggy bloatware
05/04/2015 12:44:46 AM · #28
OK, so I finally pulled the trigger.

What'd I get? A monster;

Dell M4800, Intel® Core™ i7-4810MQ Processor (Quad Core 2.80GHz, 3.80GHz Turbo, 16GB RAM (32GB Max), 256GB SSD, 500GB regular HD, 15.6" UltraSharp IGZO UHD display…Inventor and Ansys should run like a dream.
05/04/2015 04:46:54 AM · #29
Congrats!

How much?
05/04/2015 12:44:22 PM · #30
Originally posted by Tiberius:

Congrats!

How much?


About the same as a MacBook Pro
05/04/2015 01:33:12 PM · #31
Sounds like it should be a screamin' machine. Got your hands on it yet, or are you waiting for it to arrive?
05/04/2015 01:49:14 PM · #32
Originally posted by dtremain:

Sounds like it should be a screamin' machine. Got your hands on it yet, or are you waiting for it to arrive?


It should handle Inventor, Ansys and the other engineering/modeling software packages pretty well, especially after I max out the RAM.
05/05/2015 03:57:29 AM · #33
Originally posted by Spork99:

Originally posted by Tiberius:

Congrats!

How much?


About the same as a MacBook Pro


Which MBP? :)
05/05/2015 08:21:17 AM · #34
Originally posted by Tiberius:

Originally posted by Spork99:

Originally posted by Tiberius:

Congrats!

How much?


About the same as a MacBook Pro


Which MBP? :)


The one I was considering before I discovered that Apple has decided to disallow post-purchase hardware upgrades...
05/17/2015 09:15:01 PM · #35
My new laptop has arrived and has been in my hands for a few days. I'm impressed. I have decided to name it "The Beast", both for its computing power/speed as well as its size/mass.

It runs Inventor and Ansys better than the workstation I use at work.
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