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Old 06-06-2014, 09:06 AM   #88
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Originally Posted by Anduril View Post
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.
The architecture program needs to provide more descriptive specifications and requirements than just "rendering photos". I don't even know what that means.

Most architecture programs rely on CAD and there are specific 3D rendering cards and requirements for those applications.
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