Good evening from Vienna (or whatever daytime out there )
Hope this is the right place to post this (and if not: sorry). I've to get a new laptop soon and I intend to buy a macbook pro with the nvidia geforce 8600M GT. I've searched the forums a bit and in some postings I read that the 8600M GT isn't quite a good choise for Houdini. Of course I know that a workstation will do a much better job but I work a lot with my laptop.
I'm interested in a dell laptop with dual SLI nvidia 8800 GTX (512 MB) as well. Now my question to those of you who have experience with macbook pros and dell laptops. Which one would you actually recommend me? Or do you know any other laptop with good capabilities for Houdini?
Thanks in advance for your help!
btw: Many thanks to the staff of Sidefx providing such a great piece of software for free. Although I'm quite new to houdini I can't stop playing around with its features. That's one of the reasons I want to work with Houdini on the new laptop.
Cheers!
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If it helps, I'm using a Nvidia 8600M GS card with Houdini … seems to run pretty well. The laptop is HP Pavilion dv9700 with Duo Core, 2.1GHz with 4GB RAM.
As for your choice between Dell & Mac, I'd go with the former. I still have a 6 year old one and it's been solid. Macs are nice & stylish but seem a bit pricey.
My two cents. Good luck with your decision.
Rob
As for your choice between Dell & Mac, I'd go with the former. I still have a 6 year old one and it's been solid. Macs are nice & stylish but seem a bit pricey.
My two cents. Good luck with your decision.
Rob
Cheers,
Rob
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ja, ein Vorarlberger der in Genf lebt zum Beispiel…:-))
However, to answer the question: I feel thatHoudini is running fine with every Nvidia card with+ 256Mb Ram. If you plan to use other 3d apps, especially Maya or StudioTools stay away from ANY gamer card.
If you can afford a Quadro 1600M go for it!!!
However you should have a look on the Lenevo T61p with Quadro 570M, and HP 8510w, also with a 570M
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However, to answer the question: I feel thatHoudini is running fine with every Nvidia card with+ 256Mb Ram. If you plan to use other 3d apps, especially Maya or StudioTools stay away from ANY gamer card.
If you can afford a Quadro 1600M go for it!!!
However you should have a look on the Lenevo T61p with Quadro 570M, and HP 8510w, also with a 570M
Grüsse aus Genf
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