Hi, basically i've narrowed it down to two models. Not going to consider other brands. Just these two models.

The new Dell XPS 15

PROCESSOR: 2nd generation Intel® Core™ i7-2720QM processor 2.20 GHz with Turbo Boost 2.0 up to 3.30 GHz

DISPLAY: 15.6" (39.6cm) FHD (1920x1080) B+RGLED display with TrueLife™

MEMORY: 8GB Dual-channel 1333MHz DDR3 SDRAM (2 x 4G)

OPTICAL DRIVE: Tray Load 8X DVD+/-RW Drive with DVD+R double layer write capability

WIRELESS NETWORK CARD: Intel® Centrino® Advanced-N 6230 with Bluetooth v3.0+HS

The new Alienware M14x

PROCESSOR: Intel® Core™ i7-2720QM processor 2.20 GHz with Turbo Boost 2.0 up to 3.30 GHz

DISPLAY: HD DISPLAY 14" (35.6cm) WLED HD+ (900p) display (1600X900)

MEMORY : 8GB 1600MHz DDR3 SDRAM (2 x 4GB)

HARD DRIVE : 750GB 7200RPM Hard Drive

VIDEO CARD : 3.0GB DDR3 NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 555M using NVIDIA Optimus™ technology (Stealth Black)

OPTICAL DRIVE Slot Load 8X DVD+/-RW Drive with DVD+R double layer write capability

WIRELESS NETWORK CARD Intel® Ultimate N WiFi Link 6205 a/g/n 2x2 MIMO Technology

ANOTHER cheaper option

Dell Vostro 3750


PROCESSOR (CPU) 2nd generation Intel® Core™ i5-2410M processor 2.30 GHz with Turbo Boost 2.0 up to 2.90 GHz

LAPTOP DISPLAY SCREEN 17.3 HD+ WLED Anti-Glare (1600x900)

MEMORY (RAM) 6GB 2 DIMM (2GB x1 + 4GB x1) DDR3 1333Mhz

HARD DRIVE (HDD) 500GB Hard Drive, 7200 RPM

OPTICAL DRIVE 12.7" SATA tray load DVD+/-RW

VIDEO CARD Nvidia® Geforce™ GT 525M ,1GB(Dual Core)

WIRELESS NETWORK CARD Intel® Centrino® Wireless-N 1030, Bluetooth v3.0+HS for MY


Price is not an option. I would just like to know which one will AUTOCAD work best on. Thanks =)

This post has been edited by marcuslpm: Apr 28 2011, 10:31 PM

XPS 15 for me...

becuz of Full HD...

XPS gets my vote also, unless you want gaming then should go for Alienware M14X, but the GPU on the Alienware is kind of lousy also, not worth to get it at this price tag.

144SP with 192-bit memory controller in a 14"...

lousy?

This post has been edited by astria: Apr 28 2011, 08:03 PM

any laptop with lower specs than that can run autocad..

Which version of AutoCAD are you trying to run?

my pentium M vaio could run autocad no lag

Alienware looks 100000000000000000000000000000000x better than Dell XPS.

Running AutoCAD 2011 64-bit. hmmm. cant make up my mind. lol.
anyway i found out from somewhere that it says SSD is better for rendering compared to HDD. but SSD is freaking ex compared to normal HDD

This post has been edited by marcuslpm: Apr 28 2011, 09:13 PM

I don't mean the GPU is lousy, just saying it should have a more powerful GPU like GTX460M pair with Alienware. Since the price is so expensive.

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Added on April 28, 2011, 9:19 pmYou could choose other laptop like Acer 5750G or HP DV6 which are much more lower price but with even better performance than the XPS15, and you could save the money and opt for SSD.

This post has been edited by reevephon: Apr 28 2011, 09:19 PM

and end up frying eggs, boiling coffee and play games at the same time?

be realistic... heat is the major consideration y we dun ve a GTX/HDx800 GPU in a 14"...

unless u re willing to pay for an all silver heatsink...

This post has been edited by astria: Apr 28 2011, 09:23 PM

i'm actually looking at dell vostro now. do you guys think its good?

consider HP Pavilion DV6-6001TX..a good buy ... im just bought not long ago... pretty smooth... doesnt heats up during normal use... during 3d modelling im not sure.. since its still new... but the spec is definitely better than XPS 15

autocad 2D or lite will work the same on both laptops cause its actually not that hardware demanding but i say XPS cause the screen is larger for u to do your work

Asus N53SN ! But too bad now got no stock and is EOL dy ><

that is a rumour...

but still, none beats the Full HD monitor of XPS...

+1 to the XPS 15
One of the best screens on a laptop+good keyboard+good touchpad
In terms of pure cpu/gpu performance there are cheaper laptops with better parts but they have bad screens.Example being the HP DV6 and the Asus N53SN.

I would vote for the vostro 3750 becoz of the size 17"3 screen. Easy for navigatiion and line focusing if its have a bigger screen.
I guess all depend on someone preference whether he/she want it.

I definitely pick that FHD XPS 15. U gonna need that extra space for your workspace.

2nd pick will go to Vostro 3750 for that 17".

Definitely XPS 15 with Full HD, it helps a lot in AutoCAD with that extra space.
I have been using Solidworks and Ansys modelling software previously, and trust me, that extra space
is really important so that you can view your model as a whole easily.

This post has been edited by hidz7: Apr 29 2011, 06:07 AM