Budget computer for Civil 3D 2016

>>62320655
Dell Latitude E65XX or the Dell Precision model of the same year. You'll get XX30 specs at XX20 price if you give up the Thinkpad brand.

I also like it since Dell doesn't have hardware DRM like XX30 series.

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>>62320655
>unironically considering a botnet special

>>62320808
>muh botnet
beggars can't be choosers m8
>>62320804
thanks, I'll look those up
do you think a 2nd gen i5 would be enough?

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>>62320938
Opps, wrong screenie

>>62320938
>>62320952
Turns out the Precisions are expensive AF here, 900 bucks for a M4600.

Also I found a Probook with a i7-2630QM for less than 250 bucks, are those any good or should I pass?

>>62321023
It's a ProBook 4530s btw

>>62320655
540m is the *dedicated* gpu, it has cuda and might help your 3d application (rendering). Ofcourse if civil 3d dont use it then you dont need it.

Thinkpads use integrated graphics and are inferior in this regard.

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>>62321192
you had me excited for a moment, sadly it's actually intel HD

>>62320655
why dont you state your budget range
>civil engineering doesn't apply budget figures

I'm a civil student too, while I've never used civil 3d (go figure), I have used regular autocad on my ThinkPad t420. I would not recommend. The graphics performance is so shit that it lags when drawing lines etc. It's usable at a push but I always use a desktop to do autocad work. T430 has better graphics but I don't know if it's good enough.

>>62320655
Are you in Chile by any means?

>>62322040
ew
thanks for the warning, I'll try to research a bit more so I can get something that's competent enough. The teacher uses a thinkpad that's rather small and it runs well. I remember it had a Windows 7 sticker and a i7 VPro sticker or i5 VPro, not sure
>>62322854
nope, I'm on the East coast

>>62324255
I think it was a X220 or X230

>>62324283
maybe even a X201

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>>62324283
>>62324292
>an engineering teacher who is presumably an engineer himself has a X series
the absolute state of south america

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>>62325783
or perhaps he appreciates the light weight