Which Laptop is Best For Architecture Students?

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  Addy smith

  Hi Kriti,

  Don't worry its the right place for your question. 

  Coming to your budget i.e. $1000, I would recommend you to take a look at the below-given laptops:

  1. Dell i7559-763BLK

  • Intel i5-6300HQ 2.3 GHz Quad-Core (6M Cache, Turbo up to 3.2 GHz)
  • NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M 4GB GDDR5
  • 8 GB DDR3L / 256 GB Solid-State Drive
  • 15.6-Inch FHD IPS, Wide-Angle, Anti Glare Screen.
  • Windows 10 Home

  2. Acer Aspire E15

  • 8th Generation Intel Core i5-8250U Processor (Up to 3.4GHz)
  • 15.6" Full HD (1920 x 1080) widescreen LED-lit IPS Display
  • 8GB Dual Channel Memory & 256GB SSD
  • Up to 15-hours of battery life.Adapter: 65 W
  • Windows 10 Home

  Both the laptops mentioned above have a decent configuration to run software like AutoCAD etc.

  Also, you can check the Autodesk's official website about the system requirement: System requirements for AutoCAD 2018 | AutoCAD 2018 | Autodesk Knowledge Network

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  (c) What is a good laptop for an architecture student that won't break the bank? [ask] : architecture

  
  

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  Kaustubh Katdare

  He'll mostly run AutoCad and other design software - which means what 8GB memory is the minimum you should go for. #-Link-Snipped-# 's suggestions are on spot. 

  Among the two, I believe the one with NVIDIA GPU is a better choice. It will make AutoCAD run smoother and rendering of designs will be noticeably faster. Do let us know the choice that you make. 

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  Ramani Aswath

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  Anton Giuroiu

  I would strongly recommend you to opt for a really powerful CPU as RAM you can upgrade later on to make sure your workstation is up to speed. This is what I`ve done, throughout the school [6 years] I used two laptops only, that I upgraded as much as possible to keep them up to speed.

  Brand wise, I strongly recommend Dell, owned Asus and Dell and the latter simply wins on build quality and utterly demolishes everything on the market when it comes to support and hardware-software optimization. 

  From my experience with 1000 usd, I would go with Dell G5587-7866BLK-PUS G5 but here is an extraordinarily well curated list of best laptops for architects, in here you will find option for every budget, I do not agree with all their choices but 90% are spot on:

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  Happy architecturing bro!

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  Abhishek Singh

  Dear Kirti Sharma

  For all architectural field, interior designing, external designing etc. use

  Asus Predator 21x

  8^th Gen Intel Core i5 having 8GB RAM With 1 TB Harddisk with GTX 1050 4GB Graphics Card.