Compatible Laptop Video Cards

[slackmasterx]

Can anyone tell me who makes a good laptop (preferably a full-sized laptop) that has a video card that is compatible with Inventor? Gateway only uses the Mobility Radeon 7500, Dell has the 32MB GeForce4 Go and the ATI Mobility Radeon 9000, but from what I've heard the Radeon's don't work with Inventor.

[MechMan_]

I was once told that Autodesk talked to ATI about paying more attention to having their cards more CAD compatable and as the story goes ATI basically shrugged of Autodesk with a "we don't care about the CAD industry" attitude.

MechMan

[Anonymous]

If they read this group they are...
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And
is ATI aware of the vast incompatibilities present in their
cards?

[Anonymous]

because they know that the cards dont work well for
CAD. they are good for gaming and video capture and things like that, but not
for cad.

Matt

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Just
out of curiosity, is this why ATI only rates the CAD functionality on the
cards they build for CAD work, rather than NVIDIA whom, it seems, rates all of
their cards.

[slackmasterx]

That's kinda dumb.....though maybe not considering I've heard that the FIRE GL line of cards are supposed to be their CAD cards.

Anyways, what would a Quadro4 run for?

[Anonymous]

the fire gl's are the cad cards. the radeon's are
the game cards. the quadro's start around $500 for the 700xgl

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That's
kinda dumb.....though maybe not considering I've heard that the FIRE GL line
of cards are supposed to be their CAD cards.

Anyways, what would a Quadro4 run for?

[slackmasterx]

One last question:

Are there any know compatibility issues with the GeForce series?

[Anonymous]

Pricewatch.com shows PNY Quadro4 550XGL (a decent
entry level card) for about $240.  Quadro4 750XGL (mid level) for about
$350+.  Quadro4 900XGL for about $520+.

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[Anonymous]

Oopps.  Sorry, didn't pay enough attention,
those cards are for desktops.  The price difference is not only going to be
the video, but the laptop as well.  It appears that only Dell and Fujitsu
offer laptop with the Quadro4 Go GL video.  Dell and Toshiba seem to be the
outlets for the GeForce4 Go video.

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[Anonymous]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe that all the
new FireGL's are based on the Radeon chipsets.

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the fire gl's are the cad cards. the radeon's are
the game cards. the quadro's start around $500 for the 700xgl

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That's
kinda dumb.....though maybe not considering I've heard that the FIRE GL line
of cards are supposed to be their CAD cards.

Anyways, what would a Quadro4 run
for?

[Anonymous]

Hi,

in any case choose the ATI. I have a inspirion 8100
with an ATI mobility radeon 7500 64MB and it is impossible to work with
Inventor or any programm who use the 3D or the same type. (exemple
Designspace)

If you want a good laptop, the Siemens Celsius
Mobile H is a good choice.

Regards

Dominique

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Can
anyone tell me who makes a good laptop (preferably a full-sized laptop) that
has a video card that is compatible with Inventor? Gateway only uses the
Mobility Radeon 7500, Dell has the 32MB GeForce4 Go and the ATI Mobility
Radeon 9000, but from what I've heard the Radeon's don't work with
Inventor.

[Anonymous]

But where do you get a Celsius?  I haven't
found an American Distributor yet.

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If you want a good laptop, the Siemens Celsius
Mobile H is a good choice.

[Anonymous]

i'am from switzerland. You can see at this adress
http://www.fpc.fujitsu.com/

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But where do you get a Celsius? I haven't found an American Distributor
yet.
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If you want a good laptop, the Siemens Celsius Mobile H is a good choice.

[Anonymous]

Imagine that!
Searching through that website, I found a dealer just a few blocks away from
my home.
Last time I looked - about a year ago, I couldn't find a single US dealer
for the H series.

"Dominique >" < wrote in message
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> i'am from switzerland. You can see at this adress
> http://www.fpc.fujitsu.com/
>
> "Ron Crain" a écrit dans le message de news:
> 8D6A38D065A18805F36D1DD291A59DDE@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> But where do you get a Celsius? I haven't found an American Distributor
> yet.
> "Dominique >" < wrote in message
> news:A4E87E62E20C72E0B00AF76D7FA1AE8E@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> If you want a good laptop, the Siemens Celsius Mobile H is a good choice.
>
>

[Anonymous]

Dell is showing 2 1Gig M50's on their refub site, one for $2,991 and
another for $3,391. This is less than the Toshiba and has more memory.
Both are 2 Gigahertz, actually, I don't see a difference between the two.

Ron Crain wrote:

>Imagine that!
>Searching through that website, I found a dealer just a few blocks away from
>my home.
>Last time I looked - about a year ago, I couldn't find a single US dealer
>for the H series.
>
>"Dominique >" < wrote in message
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>
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>>i'am from switzerland. You can see at this adress
>>http://www.fpc.fujitsu.com/
>>
>>"Ron Crain" a écrit dans le message de news:
>>8D6A38D065A18805F36D1DD291A59DDE@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
>>But where do you get a Celsius? I haven't found an American Distributor
>>yet.
>>"Dominique >" < wrote in message
>>news:A4E87E62E20C72E0B00AF76D7FA1AE8E@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
>>If you want a good laptop, the Siemens Celsius Mobile H is a good choice.
>>
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>>
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>
>
>

[Anonymous]

Less than which Toshiba? I only paid a little over 2K for mine...

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"Charles Bliss" wrote in message
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> Dell is showing 2 1Gig M50's on their refub site, one for $2,991 and
> another for $3,391. This is less than the Toshiba and has more memory.
> Both are 2 Gigahertz, actually, I don't see a difference between the two.
>
> Ron Crain wrote:
>
> >Imagine that!
> >Searching through that website, I found a dealer just a few blocks away
from
> >my home.
> >Last time I looked - about a year ago, I couldn't find a single US dealer
> >for the H series.
> >
> >"Dominique >" < wrote in message
> >news:FF6CB6266FC045C10D4579F8911EA1DE@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> >
> >
> >>i'am from switzerland. You can see at this adress
> >>http://www.fpc.fujitsu.com/
> >>
> >>"Ron Crain" a écrit dans le message de news:
> >>8D6A38D065A18805F36D1DD291A59DDE@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> >>But where do you get a Celsius? I haven't found an American Distributor
> >>yet.
> >>"Dominique >" < wrote in message
> >>news:A4E87E62E20C72E0B00AF76D7FA1AE8E@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> >>If you want a good laptop, the Siemens Celsius Mobile H is a good
choice.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> >
>

[Anonymous]

I have a Dell M50 with Quadro 4 GO GL, It´s amazing using Inventor.

Jeferson
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> Less than which Toshiba? I only paid a little over 2K for mine...
>
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> "Charles Bliss" wrote in message
> news:3E18982F.3020405@cbliss.com...
> > Dell is showing 2 1Gig M50's on their refub site, one for $2,991 and
> > another for $3,391. This is less than the Toshiba and has more memory.
> > Both are 2 Gigahertz, actually, I don't see a difference between the
two.
> >
> > Ron Crain wrote:
> >
> > >Imagine that!
> > >Searching through that website, I found a dealer just a few blocks away
> from
> > >my home.
> > >Last time I looked - about a year ago, I couldn't find a single US
dealer
> > >for the H series.
> > >
> > >"Dominique >" < wrote in message
> > >news:FF6CB6266FC045C10D4579F8911EA1DE@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> > >
> > >
> > >>i'am from switzerland. You can see at this adress
> > >>http://www.fpc.fujitsu.com/
> > >>
> > >>"Ron Crain" a écrit dans le message de news:
> > >>8D6A38D065A18805F36D1DD291A59DDE@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> > >>But where do you get a Celsius? I haven't found an American
Distributor
> > >>yet.
> > >>"Dominique >" < wrote in message
> > >>news:A4E87E62E20C72E0B00AF76D7FA1AE8E@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> > >>If you want a good laptop, the Siemens Celsius Mobile H is a good
> choice.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
>
>

[Anonymous]

Looks like Jeferson is movin on up .

Sorry, couldn't resist.

"Jeferson Stutz (Autodesk)" wrote in message
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> I have a Dell M50 with Quadro 4 GO GL, It´s amazing using Inventor.
>
> Jeferson
> "Sean Dotson" wrote in message
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> > Less than which Toshiba? I only paid a little over 2K for mine...
> >
> > --
> > Sean Dotson, PE
> > http://www.sdotson.com
> > Check the Inventor FAQ for most common questions
> > http://www.sdotson.com/faq.html
> > -----------------------------------------
> > "Charles Bliss" wrote in message
> > news:3E18982F.3020405@cbliss.com...
> > > Dell is showing 2 1Gig M50's on their refub site, one for $2,991 and
> > > another for $3,391. This is less than the Toshiba and has more
memory.
> > > Both are 2 Gigahertz, actually, I don't see a difference between the
> two.
> > >
> > > Ron Crain wrote:
> > >
> > > >Imagine that!
> > > >Searching through that website, I found a dealer just a few blocks
away
> > from
> > > >my home.
> > > >Last time I looked - about a year ago, I couldn't find a single US
> dealer
> > > >for the H series.
> > > >
> > > >"Dominique >" < wrote in message
> > > >news:FF6CB6266FC045C10D4579F8911EA1DE@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >>i'am from switzerland. You can see at this adress
> > > >>http://www.fpc.fujitsu.com/
> > > >>
> > > >>"Ron Crain" a écrit dans le message de news:
> > > >>8D6A38D065A18805F36D1DD291A59DDE@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> > > >>But where do you get a Celsius? I haven't found an American
> Distributor
> > > >>yet.
> > > >>"Dominique >" < wrote in message
> > > >>news:A4E87E62E20C72E0B00AF76D7FA1AE8E@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> > > >>If you want a good laptop, the Siemens Celsius Mobile H is a good
> > choice.
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

[Anonymous]

.. that was soooo bad...

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"PMiller" wrote in message
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> Looks like Jeferson is movin on up .
>
> Sorry, couldn't resist.
>
> "Jeferson Stutz (Autodesk)" wrote in message
> news:84A0906C2FA6113D6A76AA488C16CC94@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> > I have a Dell M50 with Quadro 4 GO GL, It´s amazing using Inventor.
> >
> > Jeferson
> > "Sean Dotson" wrote in message
> > news:0B54CA79C342AF0049C968D1910CA74F@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> > > Less than which Toshiba? I only paid a little over 2K for mine...
> > >
> > > --
> > > Sean Dotson, PE
> > > http://www.sdotson.com
> > > Check the Inventor FAQ for most common questions
> > > http://www.sdotson.com/faq.html
> > > -----------------------------------------
> > > "Charles Bliss" wrote in message
> > > news:3E18982F.3020405@cbliss.com...
> > > > Dell is showing 2 1Gig M50's on their refub site, one for $2,991 and
> > > > another for $3,391. This is less than the Toshiba and has more
> memory.
> > > > Both are 2 Gigahertz, actually, I don't see a difference between
the
> > two.
> > > >
> > > > Ron Crain wrote:
> > > >
> > > > >Imagine that!
> > > > >Searching through that website, I found a dealer just a few blocks
> away
> > > from
> > > > >my home.
> > > > >Last time I looked - about a year ago, I couldn't find a single US
> > dealer
> > > > >for the H series.
> > > > >
> > > > >"Dominique >" < wrote in message
> > > > >news:FF6CB6266FC045C10D4579F8911EA1DE@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >>i'am from switzerland. You can see at this adress
> > > > >>http://www.fpc.fujitsu.com/
> > > > >>
> > > > >>"Ron Crain" a écrit dans le message de news:
> > > > >>8D6A38D065A18805F36D1DD291A59DDE@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> > > > >>But where do you get a Celsius? I haven't found an American
> > Distributor
> > > > >>yet.
> > > > >>"Dominique >" < wrote in message
> > > > >>news:A4E87E62E20C72E0B00AF76D7FA1AE8E@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> > > > >>If you want a good laptop, the Siemens Celsius Mobile H is a good
> > > choice.
> > > > >>
> > > > >>
> > > > >>
> > > > >>
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

[Anonymous]

And I have a Dell Inspirion 8100 with ATI mobility 7500, It's impossible
using Inventor. I make a sketch with 2 lines and i have a wonderfull message
from XP and inventor shut down......
And now I play tennis with support Dell (question - no answer)....

"Jeferson Stutz (Autodesk)" a écrit dans le
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> I have a Dell M50 with Quadro 4 GO GL, It´s amazing using Inventor.
>
> Jeferson
> "Sean Dotson" wrote in message
> news:0B54CA79C342AF0049C968D1910CA74F@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> > Less than which Toshiba? I only paid a little over 2K for mine...
> >
> > --
> > Sean Dotson, PE
> > http://www.sdotson.com
> > Check the Inventor FAQ for most common questions
> > http://www.sdotson.com/faq.html
> > -----------------------------------------
> > "Charles Bliss" wrote in message
> > news:3E18982F.3020405@cbliss.com...
> > > Dell is showing 2 1Gig M50's on their refub site, one for $2,991 and
> > > another for $3,391. This is less than the Toshiba and has more
memory.
> > > Both are 2 Gigahertz, actually, I don't see a difference between the
> two.
> > >
> > > Ron Crain wrote:
> > >
> > > >Imagine that!
> > > >Searching through that website, I found a dealer just a few blocks
away
> > from
> > > >my home.
> > > >Last time I looked - about a year ago, I couldn't find a single US
> dealer
> > > >for the H series.
> > > >
> > > >"Dominique >" < wrote in message
> > > >news:FF6CB6266FC045C10D4579F8911EA1DE@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >>i'am from switzerland. You can see at this adress
> > > >>http://www.fpc.fujitsu.com/
> > > >>
> > > >>"Ron Crain" a écrit dans le message de news:
> > > >>8D6A38D065A18805F36D1DD291A59DDE@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> > > >>But where do you get a Celsius? I haven't found an American
> Distributor
> > > >>yet.
> > > >>"Dominique >" < wrote in message
> > > >>news:A4E87E62E20C72E0B00AF76D7FA1AE8E@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> > > >>If you want a good laptop, the Siemens Celsius Mobile H is a good
> > choice.
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

[slackmasterx]

Just as an update, I ended up going with the Dell with the ATi Mobility Radeon 9000, because it fit everything else I needed to do. I loaded Inventor on it to see how it worked and it works beautifully. I can load mulitple windows and I've had no problems with it thus far.

Maybe ATi has gotten their act together after all; my friend is using the 9700 Pro and he's having no troubles at all as well.