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Hi Mark,
I've heard unconfirmed rumors (i.e., read on the internet somewhere, but don't remember where) that gaming cards are NOT good CAD cards. They utilize different "engines" where in CAD we're looking at OpenGL performance. So in the ATI world, I believe Radeon is a gaming class, so you'd want to look for FireGL. If you goto HP or IBM, you'll see that their CAD workstations utilize ATI FireGL (or nVidia Quadro FX).
If you find the particular reference, please do post for us to share.
Good luck,
Willy Chung
SurfaceInk Corporation - Boston
www.surfaceink.com
In Reply to Mark Keevy:
Good-Day All,
I may have the option for a Demo Note book at a good price.
I have listed the specs below
I wonder if anyone has this same notebook (Any problems, performance,etc.)
I am using WF2 with EMX4.1
I also realise it is not top-end.
I am nervous to purchase as there is no listing of it under WF2 Platform
support,
But I suppose WF2 is no longer supported anyway
Part#FU455EA
HP Elite book 8530p
Intel Core 2 Duo P8600 2.40 GHz
ATI Mobitilty Radeon HD 3650 with 256 MB of dedicated video memory
250 GB 5400rpm
2048MB DDR2 800MHz 1DIMM
Intel Centrino with vPro AMT module
Windows Vista Business 32 + XP Pro,Windows XP Drivers
Regards,
Mark Keevy