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  1. AirSaratoga

    Laptop Notebook Graphic Card

    Thanks for all your advice. That is just dumb that they don't allow most of these laptops to upgrade. Guess I will have to look into getting a new laptop. The Dell M series are suppose to run the program well.
  2. AirSaratoga

    Laptop Notebook Graphic Card

    I am running XP pro. thanks. I have heard that Vista is not compatable, guess I won't do that upgrade.
  3. AirSaratoga

    Laptop Notebook Graphic Card

    Dang, had not considered that. I will look into that. I do remember that is a problem with notebooks. Thanks for the reminder.
  4. AirSaratoga

    Laptop Notebook Graphic Card

    ok, that is two that say the Quadro is better. you are running the 2500, for the money, you think the 1500M would work with no trouble. The stats do not seem much different, a slightly better per/second rate.
  5. AirSaratoga

    Laptop Notebook Graphic Card

    Sorry, 2007 is what I am getting. Thanks for the link. The notebook review was on gaming cards, it is my understanding that gaming and CAD usage are quite different animals. Looing through the recommended list, it appears I have two choices. The NVIDIA Quadro FX 1500M and the ATI Mobility Fire...
  6. AirSaratoga

    Laptop Notebook Graphic Card

    Thanks for the info, any suggestions where to buy just the card? I am having difficulty finding the mobil card, the regular ones are everywhere.
  7. AirSaratoga

    Laptop Notebook Graphic Card

    I am a new user of Solid Works, I have 2008. (Ex AutoCAD user). I want to be able to run Solid Works on my laptop. I meet all hardware requirements except for the graphics card. Do any others run on a laptop? What do you find works well. I have heard the NVIDIA Quadro FX 1500M would be a good...

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