i3 laptop for Maya
polycounter lvl 6
Hi Guys,
I need a recommendation for a cheap laptop for light 3d modelling in Maya. Face count 600,000 or less.
No rendering. No Gaming.
Budget - $560.
Considering :- i3 with 8gb Ram.
Certified (bare minimum) graphics - intel HD 4400/ 4600/ 4700.
Skylake HD Graphics P530
Kaby Lake HD Graphics P630
or Geforce gtx 680 /760.
Some googling shows that the Laptops in my budget have :- i3 6006U With Nvidia GeForce 940M
I feel i3 should be sufficient, but I read here on polycount that "intel laptop CPUs are much slower then their desktop variant of the same number"
1. So should I absolutely consider an i5?
2. Is Nvidia GeForce 940M any good or better than onboard intel graphics?
PS: never used a laptop for 3d Modeling.
I need a recommendation for a cheap laptop for light 3d modelling in Maya. Face count 600,000 or less.
No rendering. No Gaming.
Budget - $560.
Considering :- i3 with 8gb Ram.
Certified (bare minimum) graphics - intel HD 4400/ 4600/ 4700.
Skylake HD Graphics P530
Kaby Lake HD Graphics P630
or Geforce gtx 680 /760.
Some googling shows that the Laptops in my budget have :- i3 6006U With Nvidia GeForce 940M
I feel i3 should be sufficient, but I read here on polycount that "intel laptop CPUs are much slower then their desktop variant of the same number"
1. So should I absolutely consider an i5?
2. Is Nvidia GeForce 940M any good or better than onboard intel graphics?
PS: never used a laptop for 3d Modeling.