Hey guys,
I am a junior mechanical engineering student and need a new laptop. My current laptop is a T420. It is heavy, hurts my back, and is starting to have all sorts of weird issues. I want something light, portable, fast, and with good battery life.
It needs to be able to run CAD applications with decent fluidity (Inventor, Solidworks, AutoCAD, ProE).
I have narrowed it down to the Aspire s7 and the surface pro 2. The pro 2 looks awesome but i'm really not sure how I feel about the smaller screen...it bothers me. The stylus it has seems cool, but honestly I want to take notes on paper not on a tablet.
I am leaning toward the Aspire s7, but I want to get your guys' opinions. Feel free to suggest other devices as well. Thanks!
I am a junior mechanical engineering student and need a new laptop. My current laptop is a T420. It is heavy, hurts my back, and is starting to have all sorts of weird issues. I want something light, portable, fast, and with good battery life.
It needs to be able to run CAD applications with decent fluidity (Inventor, Solidworks, AutoCAD, ProE).
I have narrowed it down to the Aspire s7 and the surface pro 2. The pro 2 looks awesome but i'm really not sure how I feel about the smaller screen...it bothers me. The stylus it has seems cool, but honestly I want to take notes on paper not on a tablet.
I am leaning toward the Aspire s7, but I want to get your guys' opinions. Feel free to suggest other devices as well. Thanks!