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Unread 03-01-2014, 03:47
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Re: Looking for a laptop for CAD
I really like de-comissioned ibm thinkpads workstation laptops. I have a T61p that has a(albeit outdated) dedicated workstation graphics card. It's a 5-6 year old laptop now. Runs solidworks and inventor like a champ, only really has problems with large assemblies, but that's pretty normal.

2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
256MB Nvidia Quadro FX 570M
4gb memory
64gb sata 2 ssd for improved launch times and battery life

I got it 2 years ago for $240, there are a lot of refurbished ibm's like this floating around. the build quality on this one in particular is really good!
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