Can anyone offer some advise on the purchase of a laptop for sketch up pro
The computer will be solely for sketch up.
My partner got this hp pavilion gaming computer but I’m unsure if it is the correct on I
Have attached the dell specifications of one I thought would be appropriate anyone advise on which would be better, more practical.
Hp pavilion Key Features
15.6" Full HD (1920x1080) anti-glare display
AMD Ryzen™ 7 3750H processor (2.3 - 4GHz)
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650 graphics
8 GB RAM
256 GB SSD storage
B&O Dual Speakers
Wi-Fi 5 AC (2x2)
Bluetooth® 5
HP Multi-Format Digital Media Card Reader
Webcam
Windows 10 Home
Dell Inspiron 3000 Key Features
15.6-inch FHD (1920 x 1080) Anti-Glare LED-Backlit Non-touch Display
10th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-1065G7 Processor (8MB Cache, up to 3.9 GHz)
HP looks a bit better, because he has an high performance graphic card, the dell has no mention about.
You should ask for 16GB RAM for sufficent performance especially with large sketchup files.
The dell has this graphics card.
Graphics processor Nvidia GeForce MX230
Is the 16gb necessary I will only be rendering kitchens and office layouts.
Will it make a big difference?
It’s always good to have enough memory - 8GB is sufficent for small projects.
The performance graphics card should not have dedicated memory - means the card uses some of the main memory and is slower as a graphics card with real video memory. Both of your listed laptops has usable graphics with it’s own video memory, so the 8GB is full available for the OS.
I started sketchup with 8GB but with more expierence and large models 16GB gives a performance boost.
8GB of memory is bare-minimum, in my opinion. Consider the load on system memory when SketchUp runs along with lots of browser tabs that have complex web sites opened, and a copy of Word or Excel, or other large applications. I would look for a 32GB option; if not that, at least 16GB.
