Laptop

[So not a Guru]

I'm thinking about getting a new laptop to run MC, would this one work well?

 

http://www.amazon.com/GT72-Dominator-G-831-i7-6700HQ-Notebook/dp/B01D9QLHUS?ie=UTF8&ref_=cm_sw_r_other_awd_kL5exbPBWE4PR

 

 

[jlw™]

That's the exact one I use day in and day out. I really really like mine.

[rrichard]

Eactly like mine and I love it

[Mjölnir]

We have some Lenovo (IBM) ThinkPad mobile workstations running Solidworks that would certainly run Mastercam very well too. But they're twice the price of the laptop in the link once properly customized. 

 

http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/laptops/thinkpad/p-series#facet-1=4

[mkd]

my son just got one of those, purchased locally.

 It has the 980M video card. Kicks butt on gaming.

his model had no SSD and was $1200.

 

 another asociate just got an ASUS ROG GL552V

Has a GTX980, a 1Tb storage drive plus a 128SSD

$1200 too.

[jlw™]

I love MSI products, I'm building a new PC at home and went with MSI motherboard and MSI GTX970 graphics card.

[Colin Gilchrist]

I'll also add to the chorus. I run a MSI as well, very similar to that one, and love it. The screen, Nvidia card, and SSD are all awesome. The machine I bought came with 24 Gb of RAM, which is the only major difference, but I think the one in your link has a faster processor.

 

I got mine at Best Buy, because I needed a computer that day, so mine was an "off the shelf" model. Overall, I'd make the same purchase again. In fact, when I do need a new machine, I'll probably just go to BB again and pick up another MSI. I can't say enough good things about them.

[So not a Guru]

Thanks guys, I've built several desktops using MSI motherboards & I agree that they are good platforms. I haven't run MC on a laptop before, so I just thought I'd get some feedback from y'all on this one. I think I'm gonna go ahead & get it then.

[jeff]

Thanks guys, I've built several desktops using MSI motherboards & I agree that they are good platforms. I haven't run MC on a laptop before, so I just thought I'd get some feedback from y'all on this one. I think I'm gonna go ahead & get it then.

Depending on the type of work you do, you may want to think about getting the 980 card. 

It can't be much more $,but it's definitely more performance.