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Anduril · 06-05-2014, 10:40 PM

My turn to ask. Not for myself but a friend who is in an architecture program and she's been told to get a laptop capable of rendering photos and anything else they would be doing in that program. I don't have much in the way of knowing what to look for when it comes to this short of moar is better.

Part of me wants to recommend a MacBook Pro just based on the reputation of Mac's being preferable for this sort of thing (plus they do check off the right boxes in terms of specs+her desire for a less manly looking laptop...)

So my question is two parts:
1) What should we be looking for aside from the vague lots of RAM, i7 processor, with ideally a good video card
2) If a MacBook, does the jump to the Iris Graphics suffice?

Any recommendations as well are appreciated.

06-05-2014, 10:40 PM	#87
Anduril Franchise Player Join Date: Dec 2011 Exp:	My turn to ask. Not for myself but a friend who is in an architecture program and she's been told to get a laptop capable of rendering photos and anything else they would be doing in that program. I don't have much in the way of knowing what to look for when it comes to this short of moar is better. Part of me wants to recommend a MacBook Pro just based on the reputation of Mac's being preferable for this sort of thing (plus they do check off the right boxes in terms of specs+her desire for a less manly looking laptop...) So my question is two parts: 1) What should we be looking for aside from the vague lots of RAM, i7 processor, with ideally a good video card 2) If a MacBook, does the jump to the Iris Graphics suffice? Any recommendations as well are appreciated.