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- Oh, my apologies.
I didn't see you there.
Let me just set down my MacBook and proceed to tell you
about all the best engineering laptops.
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So I, an intellectual, have gone through engineering,
and therefore, I am completely qualified
to tell you which laptop you should buy.
No but seriously, in this video,
I wanna go through the top 10 best engineering laptops.
However, before I get into it, a little disclaimer.
I actually went through all of engineering with my MacBook.
And the reason I did that was because I wanted a MacBook.
And most of the other students
in my class also had a MacBook.
No one really had any of these super powerful
PCs that I'm about to tell you,
and the reason being is because,
at our university, we actually had
a computer lab where we would do all of our assignments.
So, none of us actually had any CADing software,
such as SOLIDWORKS or ANSYS or Mastercam.
None of us had any of those programs on our computers.
All of those programs that we used
were on the workstations at the university.
So if you want to work with SOLIDWORKS at home
or, for some reason, on the bus,
then you will need a much more powerful computer.
One example, in my undergrad, I actually had
a huge, it was so huge, (laughs)
I had a huge Excel spreadsheet.
And my MacBook was actually not able to open it.
This is where one of these more powerful
computers would have come in handy.
But, on the other hand, these computers
are much cheaper than the MacBook that I had. (laughs)
So why I got a MacBook?
Because I'm an idiot, and I was just following the trend.
Please don't judge me.
Just watch the video.
So before getting to the video,
I wanted to mention the most important things you need
to consider when you're buying an engineering laptop.
So the first one is storage space.
You need at least 500 gigabytes of storage space.
My computer has almost a terabyte,
and I can tell you, it's completely full.
The reason why you need more than 500 gigabytes
of storage space is that if you are going to be creating
any of those CADing files, they take up a lot of room.
So trust me, you're gonna need
more than 500 gigabytes of space.
Your hard drive should also be solid-state,
because it has no moving parts,
and for this reason, it's a lot faster.
The second thing you're gonna need to consider is RAM.
Now, RAM is needed if you have
to do computations with a lot of data,
such as these CADing programs, or if you're gonna be
running a lot of stuff at the same time.
So if you wanna be surfing the web and rendering video
and working in Excel and working in MATLAB
all at the same time, then you need more RAM.
So I would suggest at least eight gigabytes
of RAM, but more like 16 gigs.
Third thing you need is a fast CPU, at least Core i5.
You're gonna need this if you wanna run
any of those programs again, MATLAB,
SOLIDWORKS, ANSYS, et cetera.
Fourth thing you're gonna need to consider
is having a dedicated graphics card.
If you wanna do any 3D rendering
that is done in ANSYS or SOLIDWORKS or whatever,
then you're gonna need a dedicated graphics card.
And two gigabytes of DDR3 is enough
for practically all of those applications.
Fifth thing is Windows operating system.
Now most of these programs are only
compatible with a Windows operating system, unfortunately.
So even when I did need some of them,
I would have to partition my hard drive disk,
because I had a Mac, and it was
a different operating system, and I would still have to
install Windows software on half of my disk.
So I would really suggest that
you get a Windows operating system.
Sixth thing you need to, (laughs)
sixth thing you need to consider is light weight.
Now, I know what you're thinking.
"Oh, this is the thing I care about the least."
But trust me, if you're carrying this backpack
every single day to every single class,
you're going to the library,
you're going to classes, you're going out for lunch,
you're gonna take your laptop with you,
you don't wanna be carrying around a super heavy laptop.
You're gonna get terrible posture,
your back's gonna start hurting,
and you're gonna end up not wanting to leave the library
because you don't wanna lug around your giant laptop.
So that being said, here are my top 10 picks
for engineering laptops of 2018.
So the first one is the Acer Aspire VX15.
It is really the best one for its price.
It has a NVIDIA graphics card with four gigabytes
of dedicated RAM, and it has 16 gigabytes
of DDR4 RAM for the computer in general.
It has an HD widescreen display.
However, it does have 256 gigabytes of solid-state drive.
But there are upgrading kits to add more hard drive space.
Next is the Acer Predator Helios 300.
And this one is also a very good laptop for its price.
Again, it has 256 gigabytes of
solid-state drive, which you can upgrade.
And just like the Aspire, it has
16 gigabytes of DDR4 RAM space.
Next we have the HP Envy 17.
Now this computer is really good
if you wanna watch a lotta movies
or a lot of Netflix or gaming or whatever,
because it has a full 2K ultra-HD touchscreen display.
You can also get its solid-state drive
from a range of 120 gigabytes to one terabyte.
And again, a NVIDIA graphics card
with four gigabytes of dedicated RAM.
Number four is the Microsoft Surface Book.
Now, this laptop is really cool because you can
detach the screen and use it just as a tablet.
And it also a pen that you can use with the screen.
So you can take notes in class,
and you don't have to bring a notebook.
It has 512 gigabytes of storage space
and 16 gigabytes of RAM.
And it is only 3.6 pounds, which for me is a huge plus,
because that means it's very, very lightweight.
Okay, five is the Lenovo ThinkPad.
Now, this computer, every single professor
at every university I've ever been to has this laptop.
It is a machine.
It is super big.
It's super clunky.
It's really not beautiful at all.
But it can do everything.
It has an Intel quad-core i7 CPU,
HD display, one terabyte of solid-state drive,
with 32 gigabytes of RAM.
So ThinkPads have a reputation
for being tough and serviceable.
So it's good if you plan on having
the same laptop for a long period of time,
since you can upgrade it with newer parts.
What some people do is they actually get
a super, super old one off of eBay for $200,
and then upgrade it or pimp it out to their liking.
Now, I just wanted to mention briefly
why the Lenovo Y700 did not make it onto my list.
Now, the reason why this newer Lenovo laptop
didn't make it onto my list is because
Lenovo has been caught twice putting
malware onto its newer computers.
I don't need dedicated ads by Lenovo on my computer.
Thanks, but no thanks. (laughs)
So, if you want a Lenovo laptop, just get a ThinkPad.
Then we've got the ASUS computers.
I'm not gonna say their full name, because it's too long.
Basically, the ASUS has 2.7 gigahertz of Core i7
and a 128-gigabyte solid-state drive
with one terabyte of hard drive.
It has a 2K HD touchscreen display
that can bend around 180 degrees,
so it makes it really easy for markup, drawing, and writing.
So the Razer Blade Stealth 13.3, it has 512 gigabytes
of solid-state drive and 16 gigs of RAM.
It's only 2.98 pounds, which,
again, for me is always a bonus.
I don't like carrying around heavy laptops.
And it has a touchscreen, ultra-high-definition display.
Next, we have the Dell Precision.
Now this is also a super powerful computer.
You can actually customize it to your liking.
So that means it comes in three different
CPU options, the Core i5, i7, and Xeon.
The drive, you can get up to four terabytes.
The RAM, you can get up to 64 gigabytes.
And you can get up to four NVIDIA graphics cards installed.
So this computer is definitely
one of the most powerful out there,
and I would suggest it if you're, I guess, a gamer.
I don't need a computer like this,
and I'm an engineer, so just consider that.
Next is the Dell Inspiron.
It is less powerful than the Precision,
but still a very good computer.
CPU is 3.5 gigahertz of Core i7.
It has one terabyte of hard drive space,
plus 128 gigabytes of solid-state drive,
and eight gigabytes of DDR4 RAM.
It also has a NVIDIA graphics card
with six gigabytes of dedicated RAM.
And finally, number 10 on our list.
Yes, we made it to 10 laptops.
So last computer is the Dell XPS 15.
So this CPU is a quad-core i7.
It has one terabyte of solid state
drive and 32 gigabytes of RAM.
It has an ultra-ultra-high-definition 5K display,
and a NVIDIA graphics card with
four gigabytes of dedicated RAM.
Okay, everyone.
That's everything I have for you today.
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I've mentioned, or if you have any of the computers
and you wanna give a review, then please
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Thank you.
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Oh, my apologies.
I didn't see you there.
All of the best engineering, eh.
In my, in this, and I'm gonna be late for work
filming this right before work.
The five most important things.
Third thing you need is a,
third thing you need is a fast.
Here are my top ten. (sighs)
So the first one is the Acer. (sighs)
VX. (groans)
It has one terabyte of hard drive space.
It has one terabyte of. (sighs)
Already went through two memory cards.
It also has an NVIDIA graphics card with eight. (groans)
It also has a NVIDIA graphics card with six. (sighs)