IS this a good laptop for Autocad 2011, 3d max Studio

[maggiwilfred]

Hi!

I want to purchase a new laptop  to run CAD 2011 and i need to know if its specs are sufficient for to run CAD well. I'm an architecture student .i hav chosen Sony Vaio. Please suggest me which one shud i go for.The SPECS are as follows:

 option 1

Sony VPCCA15FG

14" Screen

Intel Core i5-2410M

Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 - BIT

1 GB Graphic Memory

ATI Mobility Radeon HD 6630 Graphics Processor

4GB DDR3 System Memory

500GB Hard Drive Capacity

Option 2 

Sony VPCCB15FG

15.5" Screen

Intel Core i5-2410M Processor 2.30 GHz with Trobo Boost up to 2.90 GHz

Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 - BIT

1 GB Graphic Memory

ATI Mobility Radeon HD 6630 Graphics Processor

4GB DDR3 System Memory

500GB Hard Drive Capacity

DVD Supermulti drive

Any suggestions are welcomed and appreciated. Thank You!

-Maggi

[OMCUSNR]

I'm of the opinion that 17" is the minimum screen size needed to run adsk products. 

The user interface takes up too much space to be practical in anything less than that.  In a full production envrionment, two  (20"+) screens are necessary.  Anything smaller than 17", you'll spend too much time panning & zooming & not have enough drawing area to be effective. Or, you'll have too many menus shut down & constantly be opening & closing them.

Reid

[entropist]

Do you really need a laptop? If you can use the school's computers when on campus, you may be better off getting a desktop - specifically to have a bigger screen.

As pointed out above, screen size is the number one factor... unless you get into heavy 3-d and rendering.

[OMCUSNR]

Then you NEED 2 screens in the 24" size.

Reid