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Originally Posted by dragonone
does anyone have a definitive answer about if autoCAD utilizes your GPU? I always thought it was solely dependent on CPU/RAM
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From what I found, it just barely does for 3D autocad (128MB). Any computer you could buy in a store today should be able to run AutoCad 2010
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Originally Posted by Coach Hines
Thanks man, hopefully someone else can chime in
Will the toshiba I posted will be ok playing movies etc? The guys at best buy almost made it seem like this laptop is multimedia crippled
I dont plan on gaming, but the laptop wont be used JUST for school alone..
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It should be fine, I can run 1080p on this 2 year old thing, I wouldn't be surprised if your 4GB RAM + integrated would be better than my 2GB + dedicated. That's part of what I meant by completely ignoring the guys at the store, they're just trying to trick you into getting a more expensive machine because they're either clueless, or douchebags. I went to FS once looking for the cheapest desktop they had to run a game, I knew anything you could buy would run it just my parents computer was too old. The guy in the store was convinced I needed an $800 tower to run it, and wouldn't even show me what I wanted. I walked into Staples, dropped $300 on a tower and ran the game on near max settings
the best part was both the $800 and $300 towers had the same integrated graphics.
If you really want to test it out, go to BB and if they ask you if you need help say you're just browsing, make your way to the Toshiba and google up System Requirements Lab, install the little app thing and check out any games you might want to play, and maybe toss a little 1080p movie sample from a torrent on a flashdrive to try out. But it should be fine, seeing as Netbooks run 1080p now.