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Which Inspiron for 2D and 3D Animation?
We'd like to buy a laptop for a student getting into 2D and 3D Animation. For 2D she'd like to use the ToonBoom Harmony software https://www.toonboom.com/products/harmony/system-requirements or OpenToonz https://opentoonz.github.io/e/ and for 3D she'd like to use Blender https://www.blender.org/download/requirements/
Our local geek tells us she'll need a laptop with the following characteristics:
-i7 Processor,
-8G Ram (expandable),
-Hard disk SSD of at least 250,
-Non-office/non-gaming Graphic card (which might not be necessary if the processor is good).
I looked through your websites and found these 4 machines which might be ok for our budget: https://www.dell.com/en-us/work/shop/dell-laptops-and-notebooks/sc/laptops/inspiron-laptops-netbooks?appliedRefinements=6084,6087,6094,6106,6113
-New Inspiron 15 7000
-New Inspiron 15 7000 2-in-1
-New Inspiron 17 7000 2-in-1
-New Inspiron 15 7000 2-in-1
My questions are:
(1) are all 4 laptops suitable for 2D and 3D Animation?
(2) is the screen size the only difference (technical) between them?
Thanks for any assistance.
nyc10036
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March 15th, 2019 09:00
I wouldn't be buying an Inspiron.
I would be looking at the Precision Mobile workstations
ejn63
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August 11th, 2023 14:53
1. To varying degrees, yes. One of your packages recommends 32G RAM and a 3070 GPU, which will cut out some of them.
2. No, there are plenty of other differences. You're not being model-specific, but you'll need to go down the hardware list for each specific model (not just the system series) you're considering.
You may also want to consult the technical staff for the program the student is entering. This field tends to be heavily Mac-centric and they may well have preferences.
And if this is a system that needs be up and running at all times, note that you can't get that level of support for an Inspiron -- you'd want a system for which Pro/Gold Next day support is available (it is on some XPS, all Latitude and Precision models).
With a consumer-grade Inspiron (or the same level of system from the competition), you can be waiting days or weeks for warranty repair parts.