Hi Gus,

Thank you so much for the info. I haven't used PC for
about 3 years now so I'm not up to date on the
systems, I currently use Mac and I have Vectorworks
as a "3D" program.. It's basically 2d then extrude. it
doesn't do any real surfaceing, or solid modeling.

What would you recomend for a laptop if I had a cap of
1,500 to spend?

Thanks again.
James

--- rayray <rayray42@...> wrote:

> You’re not going to find it for download anywhere
> you
> will have to buy it. Go to www.solidworks.com to
> find
> a distributor. It's not cheep but get the maintaince
> package for the program. It's over $1,000 a year but
> you get all the updates and new releases as they
> come
> out for free. This is important because if you deal
> with anyone else that uses SW and they update then
> you
> will not be able to read there files. As far as a
> laptop unless you really really need this thing
> portable I would not suggest a laptop for SW. Desk
> tops are much cheaper and you can build them
> yourself.
> Look up supported graphics cards on the SolidWorks
> website. Price all the parts online that you need
> for
> the computer, and put it together yourself. If you
> don’t know how to do that find a teenager to do it
> for
> you.
> Here are the specks for my computer and it has
> problems with some of my larger files in SolidWorks.
>
>
> • MSI K8T Nero mother board (64bit. Board that is
> downward compatible to the current 32bit OS’s.)
> • AMD Athlon 64 processor 3700+
> • 1.25G of memory (expandable to 6G)
> • Nvidia graphics card
> • SATA 80G 10K rpm hard drive
> • DVD burner for backups
> • Microsoft XP for the OS
> • SpaceBall 3003FLX motion controller off Ebay
>
> This set up was about $800 online, and works pretty
> well. SolidWorks crashes it every once in a while
> but
> for the most part a solid system. You will be hard
> pressed to find a laptop fast enough for under a
> grand. Building your own computer is not as hard as
> it
> sounds. Just check the compatibility of your non
> plug
> and play hardware. 64bit is not a bad idea. Not used
> right now but there working on it. The OS works fine
> but there is no software for it yet. When 64bit is
> ready then you can double the speed of your computer
> by updating the OS.
>
> Good luck
>
> Gus
>
>
> --- James <jamespettingill@...> wrote:
>
> > New to group and want to dive into Solidworks. I
> > work behind the cooperate head quarters
> > in Concord MA. and have been trying to get my
> hands
> > on a copy so that I can become
> > proficient at using it. I flew through the
> tutorials
> > and want to learn more. Just lost a great
> > job opportunity because I don't have "enough" SW
> > experience. If I can get up to speed, in a
> > few months the offer might come back into play.
> >
> > Need to get a good cheap laptop that can run SW.
> > Under a grand would be ideal any
> > suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I also
> > need access to the software.
> > If anyone can help me out that would be great!
> >
> > Thanks all.
> > Jim
> >
> >
> >
> >
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