You can find laptops that are more powerful than the 15 - inch MacBook Pro or the Dell XPS 15, but they tend to be big, bulky,
mobile graphics workstations.
Not exact matches
That is because customers have the option of choosing Nvidia's Pascal - based Quadro P5000M discrete
graphics chip for
mobile workstations.
If you need the usual hallmarks of a
mobile workstation, like a color - calibrated display or high - end performance, thean the 15 - inch Dell Precision 5520 (starting at $ 1,399, tested at $ 2,659) is a better option, though you «ll pay $ 600 to - $ 700 more for a model with a more capable Intel Xeon processor and Nvidia Quadro
graphics.
Most
mobile workstations have powerful GPUs that boost performance in
graphics apps such as AutoCAD and Photoshop, but sometimes you need something with a little more oomph.
When you want no - compromise performance for CPU - and
graphics - intensive tasks like 3D modeling, 4K video editing or running engineering software, you need a
mobile workstation.
Let's be honest, when discussing $ 4,000 and up
mobile workstations, there are no bad systems — the combination of high - end processing, potent
graphics and speedy storage guarantee that any laptop at this level will be a worthwhile purchase.
This 15.6 - inch
mobile workstation packs Nvidia Quadro P3000
graphics into an 0.7 - inch, sub-4 pound chassis.
The H - series is described as «high performance
graphics», and they're made for powerful laptops, such as gaming PCs and
mobile workstations.
So for you as an illustrator / animator, I'd steer you toward HP's Z
mobile workstations which are really tuned for these types of workloads and have the headroom to add a Quadro
graphics card.
The new HP ZBook
Mobile Workstations feature 4th Generation Intel Haswell dual - and quad - core processor options and next - generation
graphics technologies from NVIDIA and AMD, including the newly announced Keplar - based professional
graphics from NVIDIA.
That means not only can Dell Precision
mobile workstations deliver
graphic - intensive designs fast, but also can store them locally no matter where they are.
Dell announced the 15 - inch M4700, 17 - inch M6700 and M6700 Covet Precision
mobile workstations, which are the first to offer built - in NVIDIA 3D Vision Pro solution, Gen 3 professional
graphics.
The problem with both the multimedia and
graphics results is that although they are good relative to the competition, they're still far worse than what you'd expect from a dedicated gaming rig or
mobile workstation.