hititfaster
Mechanical
- Nov 24, 2010
- 185
I have a Dell M4600 15" laptop. It's a reasonable spec. (i7, SSD, 16Gb RAM, etc.) and runs SW nicely. Trouble is it's a BEAST... After a long day out this week, several train rides, cabs and walking around with it all day the size and weight were annoying me. It's impractical on a train, the battery doesn't last long (OK, a little unfair as it's probably due a new one) so on a train with no plug I'm stuffed after 15min. I know it's a good CAD laptop but I could sacrifice power for portability because typically when I'm out for meetings and site days I'm not doing heavy CAD work: it's typically opening assemblies, interrogating and reviewing designs with customers and Word/Excel/internet/email. I do the heavy work in the office on my CAD workstation. Plus I'll still have the 4600 should I need it.
I quite like Dell and looked at a new XPS 13 this week. They look fantastic and that's the sort of size/weight I'd like to be at. I know it's a subjective question, but would a decent spec. (i7, SSD 16Gb RAM) one manage some light SW duties?
I quite like Dell and looked at a new XPS 13 this week. They look fantastic and that's the sort of size/weight I'd like to be at. I know it's a subjective question, but would a decent spec. (i7, SSD 16Gb RAM) one manage some light SW duties?