https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-forum/autocad-recommended-hardware/m-p/5505786#M386191 <P>First of all - Autodesk Inventor is not AutoCAD.</P> <P>You have probably jinxed any future success with installing Inventor by insulting it.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>Students (and schools) can get the latest version of Autodesk products (including AutoCAD and Inventor) for <STRONG>free</STRONG> from <A href="http://www.autodesk.com/edcommunity" target="_blank">http://www.autodesk.com/edcommunity</A></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>Be aware that Inventor 2015 files cannot be opened in Inventor 2014.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>I recommend that you get a 17" screen with full numerical keypad for CAD work on a laptop.</P> <P>Get as much RAM as you can afford - Min 8Gig.</P> <P>And of course Windows OS.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>I think you should be able to find a machine between $700-750.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> Fri, 13 Feb 2015 00:19:26 GMT JDMather 2015-02-13T00:19:26Z