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    Autocad and ASUS K73TA

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by madwookie, Sep 13, 2011.

  1. madwookie

    madwookie Newbie

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    Will be this notebook ASUSTeK Computer Inc. - Notebooks- ASUS K53TA with AMD® Fusion APU A4-3300M Processor, 4GB ram and AMD Radeon® HD 6650M with 1GB DDR3 VRAM Built-in A4-3300M be capable of working with AutoCad? I am starting a building engineering university and i have a chance to buy this laptop for a nice price....
     
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  2. saturnotaku

    saturnotaku Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Capable, probably. Worthwhile for using that software, probably not. A refurbished Latitude E6520 from the Dell Outlet with an Intel Core i5 CPU and NVIDIA NVS 4200 GPU would be a far better choice. They're about $800-900 normally, but Dell frequently runs 20% off coupons, so that will bring the price down quite a bit. Not to mention the fact that the Latitude will be built better, have a much better quality screen, and have better warranty/support than the Asus. Dell Outlet machines carry the same warranty as new products, and you can upgrade them to have next business day on-site service as well as US-based phone support (if you live there).
     
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  3. Sxooter

    Sxooter Notebook Virtuoso

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    The big reason to look at the Dell workstation class machine is that you can get a higher res display. Running CAD on 1366x768 is not a great idea.
     
    Sxooter, Sep 13, 2011
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