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Yusakuasano
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14' laptop suggestion (between two choices)

Hello, 

I am gonna buy a new 14' laptop and it would be great to hear your suggestions. 

I mostly the latest versions of Autocad and Photoshop


Choice#1: 
Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA401IV-BR9N6 (Ryzen 9-4900HS/16GB/1TB/GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q/FHD)

CPU: AMD, Ryzen 9, 4900HS, 3 GHz, Zen 2

Display: 1929x1080 FullHD

GPU: GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q (6Gb)

Hard Drive: SSD 1.02 TB

RAM: 16Gb

 

Choice#2:

Dell Inspiron 7400 (i7-1165G7/16GB/1TB/GeForce MX350)

CPU: Core i7, 1165G7, 2,8 GHz, Tiger Lake (11th Gen)

Display: 2560x1600

GPU: GeForce MX350 (2Gb)

Hard Drive: MVMe 1 TB

RAM: 16Gb

 

It seems that Asus have GREAT GPU and probably better CPU, but Dell has faster Hard Drive and better display resolution. I am inclined to buy Asus due to superior GPU but I would like to hear your opinion first.

 

Thank you  

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pendean
en respuesta a: Yusakuasano

It's a wash: flip a coin, both are fine, side by side you'll never notice the difference.
nrz13
en respuesta a: Yusakuasano

AutoCAD doesn't utilize a lot of graphics performance most of the time.  If you did really heavy graphics-intensive layouts, you might reach the capacity of the MX350, but I doubt most users would.  I know Photoshop has made some gains in using the graphics card for some functions, but I don't think it's enough to make a noticeable difference between the two cards.

AutoCAD is mostly a single-threaded application, so the Intel processor is actually slightly faster for that use case.  You will likely never notice the difference between the two either way.  The Intel also has a slightly lower wattage than the AMD, which means it may be less likely to become thermally constrained in a laptop (but that's also up to the cooling design of each laptop).

A faster SSD will boot faster, load programs faster, save faster (large Photoshop files), and copy files faster.  I have yet to reach a point where I could say "wow, I guess I really don't need a faster SSD now".

If you're not going to do any gaming, then I'd go with the Dell.


Work:  AutoCAD 2022.1.3, Windows 10 Pro v22H2 64-bit, Intel Core i7-8700K, 32GB RAM, Samsung 960 Pro SSD, AMD Radeon Pro WX 5100, 3 Dell Monitors (3840x2160)
Home: AutoCAD 2022.1.3, Windows 10 Pro v22H2 64-bit, Intel Core i7-11700, 64GB RAM, Samsung 980 Pro SSD, NVIDIA Quadro P2200, Dell Monitor (3840x2160)
Yusakuasano
en respuesta a: nrz13

Thank you for the reply! The think that concerns me is that both Photoshop 2021 and Autocad 2021 have as recomended specs 4gb GPU RAM. So, for an investment of 1600 euros I would love to be able to run adequate these programs in four - five years from now (the time that most of my laptops endure).

Kent1Cooper
en respuesta a: Yusakuasano

[Wow -- I don't even have the space in most rooms in my house, much less on my lap, for a 14' laptop!]

Kent Cooper, AIA
nrz13
en respuesta a: Yusakuasano

I guess I haven't looked at the recommended specs in a while. In the past they had been well below my specs. It is a valid concern.

 

I'm not sure of every use case, but the only time I push the graphics card in 2D drawing is when I'm panning and zooming in drawings with a lot of hatches (elevations with material and color hatches).  I see it briefly utilizing the graphics when switching between layouts too.

 

I don't do much 3D drawing anymore (when I do it's just small studies that don't push my specs at all). Maybe if I ever have the time to relearn AutoCAD's overhauled rendering I will venture back into that.


Work:  AutoCAD 2022.1.3, Windows 10 Pro v22H2 64-bit, Intel Core i7-8700K, 32GB RAM, Samsung 960 Pro SSD, AMD Radeon Pro WX 5100, 3 Dell Monitors (3840x2160)
Home: AutoCAD 2022.1.3, Windows 10 Pro v22H2 64-bit, Intel Core i7-11700, 64GB RAM, Samsung 980 Pro SSD, NVIDIA Quadro P2200, Dell Monitor (3840x2160)