A good cad capable laptop?

Hi there,

I will be needing a laptop for my final 2 years of uni and need it to be suitable for CCAD type programs which include 2d and 3d rendering and

animations. Have included system requirements for programs we use at uni to give you an idea of what it would need to run.

I quite like the one below and have had people tell me its one of the best. Would this be a good option for my needs?

I appreciate your help.

HP Pavilion dv9725TX NB

Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo processor 2.5Ghz

RAM: 4GB DDR2 (2 Dimms)

HDD: 500GB 5400RPM

Display: 17.0" WXGA+ High Definition BrightView Widescreen Display (1440 x 900)

Optical: HD DVD ROM with SuperMulti DVD±R⁄RW Double Layer

Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce 512MB dedicated graphics

Networking: Integrated 10⁄100⁄1000 Gigabit LAN

Wifi:Yes

Webcamera: Yes

Bluetooth: Yes

Card Reader: Integrated 5-in-1 digital memory reader slot (xD, SD, MMC, Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO)

I⁄O: 4 USB 2.0, VGA, HDMI, IEEE 1394, RJ-11 ⁄ Modem, RJ-45 ⁄ Ethernet, 1 Headphone jack with SPDIF, 1 Headphone jack (additional), 1 Microphone jack, Consumer IR, S-Video Output, AC Adaptor, Integrated HP Mobile Remote Control

Operating System: Windows® Vista™ Ultimate

$3999 at Harvey Norman, Dicksmith etc

System requirements for:

PHOTOSHOP

Note: Adobe® Photoshop® CS3 and Photoshop CS3 Extended have the same system requirements.

Windows

Intel® Pentium® 4, Intel Centrino®, Intel Xeon®, or Intel Core™ Duo (or compatible) processor
Microsoft® Windows® XP with Service Pack 2 or Windows Vista™ Home Premium, Business, Ultimate, or Enterprise (certified for 32-bit editions)
512MB of RAM
64MB of video RAM
1GB of available hard-disk space (additional free space required during installation)
1,024x768 monitor resolution with 16-bit video card
DVD-ROM drive
QuickTime 7 software required for multimedia features
Internet or phone connection required for product activation
Broadband Internet connection required for Adobe Stock Photos* and other services

Rhinoceros CAD

Rhino runs on ordinary Windows desktop and laptop computers, with:

Hardware:

Pentium, Celeron, or higher processor.
200 MB disk space.
512 MB RAM. 1 GB or more is recommended.
OpenGL graphic card recommended.
IntelliMouse recommended.
3-D digitizer optional.
3-D printer optional.

Operating systems:

Rhino 4.0 runs only on Windows 2000, XP Pro, XP Home, and Vista* including an Intel Mac with BootCamp or Parallels.
*Vista requires Rhino 4.0 Service Release 1 or above.
Rhino 4.0 will not run on Windows NT, 95, 98, or ME.
Native Windows x64 is not supported and will not be until the required development tools and libraries are available. There will be a free service release available as soon as possible after 4.0 ships. Rhino 4.0 does run as a 32-bit application on Windows x64.
Rhino 4.0 does not run natively on the Mac OSX, Linux, or any other operating system not listed above.

FreeHand MX 11.0.2

Windows

Intel Pentium III 600MHz processor or equivalent
Microsoft Windows 98 SE (4.10.2222 A), Windows 2000, or Windows XP
64MB of RAM (128MB recommended)
100MB of available hard-disk space

CONCEPTS UNLIMITED

System Requirements

• PC

Microsoft Windows XP

Professional

or Windows 2000

Intel Pentium or AMD

Athlon class processor

512 MG RAM or greater

Mouse Point Device

CD-ROM Drive

• Mac OSX 10.4

OpenGL

G4 Processor

512 MB RAM

CD-ROM Drive

Mouse (recommend 2 button mouse)

Thanks again in advance!

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scottjpalmer