I'm a new GIS student. I'm looking to buy a laptop that will meet the requirements and function sufficiently for using ArcGIS. I have read the requirements on the ESRI website for the software. My main hang-up in the graphics card.
I was looking to buy a laptop that has the Mobile Intel® GM45 Express Chipset, featuring the Mobile Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD (the 6730b actually has a variant equivalent (GE45) that is the same as the GM45 except it adds additional support for s-video). I've read that people recommend discrete rather than integrated graphics, which is what the Intel Chipset is. I have also read that the 3D analyst requires discrete graphics, but perhaps I'm not going to delve into 3D analysis on my own computer. So, is this going to be sufficient?
The computer I was going to buy is an HP Elitebook 6930P, Intel Core 2 Duo processor. 2.66 Ghz, 4 GB RAM, 150 or 320 GB hard drive. If you have any commentary on that setup, you can dish it out too.
Thanks!
I was looking to buy a laptop that has the Mobile Intel® GM45 Express Chipset, featuring the Mobile Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD (the 6730b actually has a variant equivalent (GE45) that is the same as the GM45 except it adds additional support for s-video). I've read that people recommend discrete rather than integrated graphics, which is what the Intel Chipset is. I have also read that the 3D analyst requires discrete graphics, but perhaps I'm not going to delve into 3D analysis on my own computer. So, is this going to be sufficient?
The computer I was going to buy is an HP Elitebook 6930P, Intel Core 2 Duo processor. 2.66 Ghz, 4 GB RAM, 150 or 320 GB hard drive. If you have any commentary on that setup, you can dish it out too.
Thanks!