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maasricht
2011-04-10, 06:07 PM
Dear all,

I am going to buy laptop for Atoll / Asset and Actix.

I doubt that which computer I am going to buy.

I am thinking to buy i5 processor, 4gb ram, 1gb graphic card.

Please suggest laptops which are good performance.

Best Regards
Rooster[BG]
2011-04-10, 06:40 PM
Hi maasricht,

I'm using the same configuration as you mentioned for Actix and I'm pleased with the performance.

Make sure that the HDD will be at 7200rpm.

I'm using Core i5 480M (2.66MHz) but now the new Intel Sandy Bridge CPUs are available and probably it is better to use one in your configuration.

BR,
Rooster[bg]
justdream
2011-04-10, 07:13 PM
I recommend DELL :victory:
MacroMan
2011-04-12, 05:02 AM
As Rooster[BG] said, the hight rpm of the HDD is better, all this application (actix, mapinfo, atoll) use sql server so need fastest access to the HDD. Asset use oracle an doesn't matter what you buy is always slow on windows. For portability i5 with 4gb ram and 500GB hdd, big graphic card not really necessary(512 it's ok). alternatives thinkpad T400 or similar and latitud for dell.
BR's
samcooldude1430
2011-04-12, 06:14 AM
Have anyone tried MAC :p ?
MacroMan
2011-04-12, 06:19 AM
Not possible 'cause software compatibility.
mike
2011-04-12, 07:15 AM
that's depends on how much money you have, I use Lenovo X201 tablet intel Core i7, 160 GB Hard Disk SSD(Solid State Disk). 8GB RAM. 8 Cells Batteries. Touch Screen windows 7 64bits. 3G/HSPA Goby WAN card interface, and intel WIMAX/Wifi interface. is About $3000 dollars, but you never are going to have problems as Engineer. Mainly when you use Higher resolution maps less than 5m, and propagration models that Use intelligent Ray tracing deterministic prediction. I strongly recommends this configuration.
maasricht
2011-04-12, 02:53 PM
Thanks for reply.

I tried to find Dell Latitude, however I couldn't find.

I bought HP Elitebook 8440p (i7 processor - 4gb ram).

I installed Actix and Atoll. Both of them are ok.
pathloss
2011-04-13, 01:55 AM
I'm using a mac (4gb ram, 5400rpm HDD, shared gpx), and the programs that I use run just fine. :D


Have anyone tried MAC :p ?
liukang
2011-04-13, 02:43 AM
Dear all,

I am going to buy laptop for Atoll / Asset and Actix.

I doubt that which computer I am going to buy.

I am thinking to buy i5 processor, 4gb ram, 1gb graphic card.

Please suggest laptops which are good performance.

Best Regards
I think you need lenovo T series or Dell with core i5 or core i7 for better performance (but corei7 very expansive), 4G ram DDR3, 500GB HDD.
Mac's laptop i think incompatible with those software.

BR!
irsmash
2011-04-13, 06:22 AM
i'm using HP with intel i3. its ok with atoll but the temperature is damn hot. dont buy HP :). try dell or lenovo.

i've bad experience with acer, hp, and toshiba.
kahnoie
2011-06-06, 08:43 AM
I recently bought HP Pavilion dv6-3194ef - Intel Core i7 2.8 GHz - 4 Go RAM - DD 1000 Gb, 15.6" screen, 2.5 kg and its quite good :lol
just thats its 64 bit and some applications like actix still dont work well!!
maasricht
2011-06-06, 03:00 PM
Mine is Elitebook, no warming, also Actix / Atoll are working.
croleg
2011-06-06, 04:31 PM
I'm using for my work - Panasonic CF-52.
This device - THE BEST of THE BEST for optimizing&planing/
kahnoie
2011-06-06, 07:22 PM
Dear Croleg, maasricht,
Can you please explain me how to run Actix on 64 bit? I suppose there is an alternate to using the edgespro1 and the SENTEMUL2007.

My separate post regarding Actix on 64 bit is at:
http://www.finetopix.com/actix/18899-actix-64-bit-machines.html#post133091

Regards,
Amit
croleg
2011-06-06, 11:39 PM
Dear kahnoie.
I dont know, about actix on 64 bit machines.
Im using simple winxp, and no problems.
Advise install XP!;)
ventinel
2011-06-09, 03:17 PM
only trust HP or IBM/Lenovo for these softwares. Dell is not good at all with heavy processing softwares (atleast thats what my experience is about Dell)
rcon
2011-06-10, 07:28 PM
Guys,

All those mentioned notebooks are widescreen (16:10 or 16:9) versions.
I have a widescreen (16:10) ASUS field notebook and found it's not practical for this kind of activity. My thoughts you must find something with traditional 4:3 or even better 5:4 aspect ratio.
9waves.9waves
2011-06-10, 07:33 PM
I am using HP pro note book.
i5 with 4gb RAM
Its working fine.
kahnoie
2011-06-10, 07:58 PM
Dear croleg,
Please follow this:
http://www.finetopix.com/actix/14561-actix-windows-7-ultimate-x64.html
ACTIX now works on 64 bit Windows 7
Processor
2011-06-12, 02:42 AM
I am using HP pro note book.
i5 with 4gb RAM
Its working fine.

I use same on WIN7 64bit and she's not too bad save for when she runs warm but her processing power isnt as good as i expected for an i5