Solved! Laptop suggestion for student

mdsimmons1118

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I am looking for a new laptop that will be a good combination of high performance, long lasting battery life, and lightweight because I will need to take it with me and don't want to have to carry a heavy laptop and the power cord.
SketchUp is a program I would like to be able to use and here are the requirements: https://help.sketchup.com/en/sketchup/sketchup-hardware-and-software-requirements
I would like to see what anyone would recommend.
Budget wise, I received a $2500 scholarship to put towards a new laptop but I am thinking I would like to keep it under $1000 if possible. I would like to get the lowest price for decent specs possible so I am looking for suggestions.
 
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A Dell XPS 15 (https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/dell-laptops/xps-15/spd/xps-15-9570-laptop/dncwxb1656s) may meet your needs. It has a nvidia GTX1050ti GPU, which supports OpenGL that's needed for SketchUp. It's also relatively light in comparison to other laptops with a dedicated GPU. The difficulty in your request is that most laptops with a dedicated GPU are "gaming" laptops. These generally are heavier and have shorter battery life. Another laptop to look at is the HUAWEI MateBook X Pro.

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A Dell XPS 15 (https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/dell-laptops/xps-15/spd/xps-15-9570-laptop/dncwxb1656s) may meet your needs. It has a nvidia GTX1050ti GPU, which supports OpenGL that's needed for SketchUp. It's also relatively light in comparison to other laptops with a dedicated GPU. The difficulty in your request is that most laptops with a dedicated GPU are "gaming" laptops. These generally are heavier and have shorter battery life. Another laptop to look at is the HUAWEI MateBook X Pro.
 
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MERGED QUESTION
Question from mdsimmons1118 : "What would be a good laptop budget?"



thats a great budget.

what screen size do you prefer 13 or 15 inch?

no gaming at all?
also if you had to choose peformance or portability? portable? what would you pick?
 

mdsimmons1118

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MERGED QUESTION
Question from mdsimmons1118 : "How well does GeForce MX130 do with 3D modeling software?"

Would a laptop with NVIDIA GeForce MX130 2GB dedicated gpu work well enough to run SketchUp with no problems?
Here are system requirements: https://help.sketchup.com/en/sketchup/sketchup-hardware-and-software-requirements
If it also makes a difference, laptop also has:
Intel Core i5-8250U
8 GB DDR4 RAM
256 GB SSD