Need a laptop for engineering undergrad

[hola lika]

hi i am going to a university next year for electrical and biomed engineering ... can someone tell me the minimum specs i would need in a laptop ...

 

[fss]

No, because you do not provide any useful information. Find out what software you'll need to run and go from there.

 

[hola lika]

i will be using
PSpice
Matlab
Quartus II
Matlab
Solidworks

 

[xxChrisxx]

OH NOES! A laptop won't do the job.
You will need a quad core i7 computer with about 50 gigs of ram and 200 Tb of HD to do that.

You might even need one of these

Spoiler

In all seriousness, almost any laptop will do the job you need. Running CAD from a laptop is crappy at the best of times, and won't make a blind bit of difference what laptop you run it on (within reason).

Just buy the best you can afford.

 

[moogoomonkey]

I agree with xxChrisxx

A desktop would be preferable if not just for more screen real estate. UNLESS...

You are loaded in which case you should take a look at the new Alienware M18x. It is a beautiful peace of hardware with a big screen and a graphics card (or two if you feel so inclined) to power a big *** monitor alongside the generous 18.4" of the laptop itself! One problem. You'll probably spending a lot of time at the chiropractor with back problems since it weighs a more than hefty 5.41KG. And incidentally a visit to your bank manager wouldn't be a bad move either with prices starting at an eye watering £1698.99

moogoomonkey