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Originally Posted by cockerpunk
macbook for engineering?
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spot on.
I would suggest a Dell Precision series (these have the high-end GPUs... ) or a Surface Pro 2 or 3.
I have both, and while the Dell Precision gives better Solidworks performance (Real view support) the SP2 rocks for so much more. Namely, it is super portable, and scalable as hell. At my desk it goes to a USB3.0 hub, and off to support all sorts of typical egr input devices (Macro pad, 3D Connex, CMM...) And output for my 3D-printer. Both the Precision and Surface Pros will output to high-res monitors. (4k is nice)
Also, with the SP3 now the main sales thrust, the SP2s are relatively cheap (even new). The 256 and 512Gb SP2s come max'd with RAM. (needed). The SP3s have 50% more screen and can be had with an i7, they are spendy. and use an N-trig pen (the SP2 use Wacom - better IMO) I also like the smaller size of the SP2, although the SP3, impressively, weighs the same (thinner)
Anyway, a Huge plus for the Surface Pro's comes from OneNote.
Every student should be using that with a tablet. They can jot notes in OneNote, while OneNote records the lecture. When reviewing their notes, simply tapping on, say a graph they drew, will take them to that point in the lecture audio recording. (among other cool info management features)