The Best Laptops for Engineering Students and Engineers (2017)

My son will going to engineering school. He said that Alien Ware is a good laptop because it has the processing power needed to handle games which must run at very high frame rates and will have no trouble at all rendering programs such as inventor and solidworks. The problem is this laptop is too expensive. Is there any laptop similar to Alien Ware?

I am going to school for mechanical engineering and was thinking of buying an ASUS Q550LF-BBI7T21 laptop from best buy. I was wondering if there are any similar laptops within the same price range ($1000) that I should consider.

I'm starting chemical engineering in September! Would you advise a MacBook Pro 2.5GHz dual-core Intel Core i5

Turbo Boost up to 3.1GHz

8GB 1600MHz memory

500GB 5400-rpm hard drive1

Intel HD Graphics 4000

Built-in battery (7 hours)?

Do you have an affordable recommendation in the Lenova line-up?

is a 1.7 gHz dual core fast enough to run engineering software

Hi! Which is more important either RAM or size of the Hard disk drive? I'm a student of engineer in computer and networking.

Which laptopS would you advise for chemical engineering students other than Mac? Can youput them in order? I am also a fan of Windows so.. :)

A person essentially help to make seriously posts I would state. This is the first time I frequented your web page and thus far? I surprised with the research you made to create this particular publish extraordinary. Fantastic job! gagebfeecfdf

use this Lenovo ThinkPad W540

I will be going to engineering school next fall, studying mechanical and biomedical. I have been researching laptops, and something that came into question often was the Microsoft Surface Pro 3. With an i7 and plenty of RAM, it seems to me like it should be fine, but I don't have an extensive knowledge of either computers or what exactly I will need. What are your thoughts on the Surface 3 Pro versus an alternative touch screen laptop? Please help me out.

Thanks for the help!

Hi! I'm back again. Another alternative that I've come across is the HP Envy 14t touchscreen. It's customizable to have the following specs:

Windows 8.1 Pro 64, i7 processor, 12GB DDR3L System Memory (2 Dimm), 750GB 5400 rpm Hard Drive, 802.11b/g/n WLAN and Bluetooth(R) [1x1]

There are others, but these are the ones that I remembered were important to look for. How do these stack up against the SP3? They don't seem extremely different, but I was wondering if there were any clear advantages or disadvantages beyond personal preference of the SP3 style vs. a touch screen laptop? Thanks for the help.

Plz advise me a laptop for mechanical engineering with graphics card for playing games

I am a masters student in Chemical Engineering and I would endorse none of these. You do want a good graphics card and a decent amount of memory but gaming computers are for gaming. Also don't get a Mac. We have a printing and design program at my school they are the only one that use Apple for a lot of Adobe and more 'artsy' design software packages.

I use an old Toshiba netbook with Linux for taking to class and it runs octave(MATLAB) fine for 90% or more of the work you do. At home I have a Dell desktop that was only $400 and it runs everything I need like a champ; MATLAB, MathCAD, Texas Instruments software, Minitab, and whatever else I need. Anything you need to run that will use tons of memory will have a software license that cost more than your 'gaming ' computer and you will need to use it in the computer lab. Simulation software like Aspen or ChemCAD or some of the FEA software.

Anyway so what it really comes down to is are you going to be using your computer for playing WoW and watching movies or doing the school work your parents think you are doing. If it's the later don't waste your money on any of these. Also windows 8 blows, avoid at all cost.

I m a computer engineering student.can u plz suggest me best suitable laptop..

Hi. I too want to be a mechanical engineer. I will start undergrad in fall. I was looking into Surface Pro 3 but the Dell Inspiron i7352 really caught my eye. It's i7 1TB and much cheaper than surface i7 price. Only weighs about a pound more after I add a UAG case to the Surface and it's easier to work with it on my lap than it is to work with Surface on my lap. Which one do you think is better? Thanks.

hi, I showed a grad student studying computer science the dell laptop i was talking about before. He recommended SSD vs HDD but I cannot find a lightweight, fairly cheap, i7 1TB laptop that has SSD. Will SSD vs HDD make a big difference when I run engineering programs?

hey, sorry to bother you again. I found the Lenovo Yoga 2 Pro 2 in 1 13.3in i7 256 gb ssd for about a $1,000. Could you please comapre this to the dell I was talking about earlier? Thank you. Computers are really not my thing.

Thanks. I have one more question. The processing speed for Lenovo is 1.8ghz and dell is 3.0 ghz. Lenovo can go to 3.0ghz with turbospeed. Both are pretty much the same then right? Because I do not want my laptop to be slow on startup and stuff. Thanks.

Am petroleum engineering student and I need advice on which laptop I can get. Description: 13.3inch,8gb ram etc

yes, mostly autocad, solid works, and the basic engineering programs. I'll opt for the dell, it seems like an overall better and cheaper deal. I can live without SSD, especially if it's 3.0 ghz. My current laptop is 2.10 ghz and it boots up in 10 sec from start to everything ready to go.

Hi. I'm going for mechanical engineering. Do I recommend vaio fit 11A?

Hi. I am going for mechanical engineering. Do u recommend Vaio Fit 11A?

Hello, I am beginning mechanical engineering in a few days and Im stuck on which laptop would be best suited for this class. Your article has steered me towards the HP Envy but I have stumbled upon the Sony Vaio Pro 13 and pro 11 also. Is the Pro 13 as good or better than the envy? And is the pro 11 as good as the pro 13?

I would say the best engineering laptop is the Lenovo Thinkpad W541

Hi I'm studying mechanical engineering I want buy a laptop is Asus zen book UX 303 LN okay to buy?

Hello I'm going for chemical engineering. Do you recommend Dell inspiron 13 7000 series 2-in-1?

Oh I see. So we need at least i3 processor?

Anyway, how bout asus zenbook ux32A or vaio fit 13A?

Hi, trying to buy my grandson a computer - entering mechanical engineering - saw a computer on HSN for $649 - HP Pavilion 17.3" LED 2.1 GHz AMD Quad-Core (A10-5745M), 8GB DDR3L RAM 1TB 5400 RPM, HDD Windows 8.1 Laptop. Do you think this will do for him?

would you say a thinkpad yoga laptop would be good for running solid works, matlab etc? im a mech engineering student.

Hey in your opinion if budget wasn't an issue, what is the beast mode of a laptop? Top of the line, mother of all current laptops out right now

I´m studying civil engineering and i need to buy a new laptop. What is your opinion about the Macbook Pro? is it good to buy this laptop instead of a laptop that runs windows?

Is a UX303LN with 6G RAM and 1,7 GHz is enough to use Matlab or CATIA ?

I don't need it to be fast, I would need a small laptop able to work on it occasionally (just in case). I have a computer for the hard work.

Hey. I am an Aerospace Engineering student. I need a new laptop and i was wondering what barand i shouldnlook into. I use program such as MATLAB and Solidswork. What brand should i consider foe these types of programs. Thank you.

I am into the final year of engineering from electromics and communication department...we have projects to work on and now i feel i should have a laptop for all those projects..so can you suggest me one which runs all the engineering related programs..

My son is starting optical engineering this fall. Which laptop do yo suggest..

I want laptop for civil engineering up to 500$ and colour white with slim

Plz advice me a laptop for aerospace or computr science for which ill b going next tym

I was talking with some friends of mine and they suggested getting a decent $300 laptop for classes and then building a more expensive like $600-$700 desktop. Would this work for me?

Hi, I am a senior year Mechanical Engineering student and I want to buy a new laptop for my work and entertainment as well. Can you please recommend the best laptop for me? I use AutoCAD, MATLAB, Inventor, and Pro E till now. And I dont know what other softwares I'll be using in this year and in my post graduate studies. My budget is almost $1k. I need your help asap.

ina here!

i'll be going to aeronautical engineering, what should i buy? budget is important. thx

ina here! what should i buy for my aeronautical engineering? aeronautics drafting too. Terima Kasih

Your thoughts on a laptop for optical engineering students?

As of now I have narrowed down my choices to the asus zenbook pro ux501 and one of the surface pro 3 models. I like that the ux501 is powerful and reasonably priced at $1500 for the specs that it has, but I also want a computer that is more portable for use in class. This os what makes the surface pro 3 so appealing. If I had to choose one, I would go with the surface because of its versatility, but I also want to make sure that I will have a device that is powerful enough to run programs so that I can use it anywhere and not have to rely on using lab computers. I will be a civil engineering student if that has any effect on your response.

I'm gonna be a mechanical engineering student this fall and I found this laptop called "Dell - 13.3" Latitude Notebook", it has Windows 7 x64, 8 GB Memory, 750 GB Hard Drive,Processor Speed 2.5 gigahertz,Processor Model Intel 2nd Generation Core i5, Intel HD Graphics 3000, and a Lithium Ion Battery (if that means anything o-o ). I know for sure that one of my classes involves solidworks. Do you think this would be good for programs and use in college? btw I don't plan on gaming during school.

Hey,

I'm a Biomedical Engineering student and I've been recently looking for a good laptop. It'd be great if I can get some advice since I'm really new to this.

I'm looking for a laptop that is : good for moderate gaming, has the necessary specs required to run engineering software, light (as I'll be carrying it around), fairly durable, and is under $1500.

Some things that I don't need: touchscreen, 2 in 1 laptops/tablet hybrids, and back lit keyboard.

I was looking at the Lenovo Y50 laptops and they seem to be good, but they also appear to be on the heavier end (5.29 pounds). Is it worth it to get a moderately heavy laptop if it has all the specs?

Also, I saw on a lot of forums/threads that even though Apple products are great they aren't recommended for engineering students because they can't run all the software.

Thanks for reading! As you can see I'm a real newb to this so any advice at all would be much appreciated. :)

Yes I also chose that for my self, but I'm not sure if its good machine in context of heating up, hanging, or any problems like these.

Plus it goes a little out of range.

Hello,

Am rithika , i am a graduate aeronatical engineer and now am looking forward for Masters at St.Louis university.

Am confused after reading the comments which laptop to choose Apple or any other??

Can anyone help me in this?

I can afford upto $1.5k

Toshiba P50.

And what about Dell Inspiron 15-5558(I7 with 4gb dedicated), HP envy 15- k series (I7 with 4gb dedicated) or HP Probook 450G2(I7 with 2gb dedicated)? Which one is and would be the best for me?

first of all, thank you for posting this.

I am planning to attend college in a month and I am thinking about engineering (have not decided yet, but most likely mechanical).

I am not that friendly with computers because I've used cheapest laptops I could find for paper, but since college is not all about writing papers, I want to purchase a laptop that would help me go through my possible major : engineering, or anything. I was thinking about Macbook Pro, but people told me that is for more design. My price range is up to $1500

I really want to get some help from you!

Hi, I'm about to start school as a chemical engineering student. I want to ask you what would be the best laptop suited for my major. I don't know much about computers/laptops so it'd be great to hear from you. Thanks for posting the article by the way. It was really helpful.

Hello! Thank you for replying. I looked at the subjects I'll be taking in the near future and saw some that'll focus on 2-D & 3-D modeling using AutoCAD, use of CAD software (particularly AutoCAD & SolidWorks), computer programming using the C language, and then the rest are some of the branches of chemistry and math.

Going into a genral first year engineering program and planning on branching off into mechanical, but nothing is certain yet. I've been looking into many laptops and was wondering which you thought is better (not focused on their price). The Dell XPS 15 or an MSI like the GE62 2QD-081US APACHE PRO or GS60 2QE-237US GHOST PRO 4K? If there are any other super computers like or better than these that would also be appreciated

Hi Roberto, Thanks for posting this article, it was very useful. I'm starting my final year at Biomedical Engineering, I use Autocad Inventor (similar to Solidworks) and Matlab but I don't need these very often. My main priority in a laptop is that it is light weight as I have a long walk in the mornings. My budget is less than 1K. Is there anything that suits this criteria?

Hi,

Do you think the Dell Inspiron 13 is a good computer for engineering majors?

Thanks

Thanks Neosurk.

Do you recommend the HP Pavilion x360 13-s052sa 13.3?

Hi there,

I'll be studying undergrad civil and environmental engineering, right now I'm considering between Lenovo Y50-70, HP Envy 15 and ASUS ROG series. From reviews i found on the net, many people said that the Y50 have some issues with overheating. I'll be using the laptop for Civil engineering softwares such as autoCAD and SolidWorks and also a bit of gaming. How about the Envy 15 and ASUS ROG? Which one of these three do you recommend?

Thanks

hi I'm planning to study animator, can yo at least advice me which brand of laptop can i buy but not too much expensive please

Hey .. Planning to take mech engi can u give me some laptops recommendations that arent too pricey n not too heavy pls

My son is going into Civil Engineering. He wants to buy a Asus - 15.6" Laptop - Intel Core i7 - 8GB Memory - 1TB Hard Drive - Dark Gray

Model: X550JXDB71 SKU: 8963091. Do you have an opinion on this laptop? Thanks.

Hi there! I am a Mechanical Engineering graduate looking to enter job soon. I have been using HP pavilion g4 for 4 years now. Now i need to upgrade my laptop and looking to buy a new one! I am looking for a laptop with i5 5th gen, 8gb ram and dedicated 2 GB graphics. I have a choice between dell inspiron n 5458, dell inspiron n 3542, Asus x555LF, dell inspiron 5558 and lenovo g50-80. My budget is around 750$! Can you please suggest me the perfect laptop in which i can run latest versions of solidworks, autocad, matlab,catia smoothly?

Thanks! I m really confused here to chose between dell and lenovo. some are suggesting acer and asus too! I am concerned about longevity and heating issue. can you give me an idea about which one heats up the least? Dell or Lenovo? Have Hp recovered from their heating problem? And I dont think I would be able to buy an i7 as it is really tough for me to exceed the budget.. suggest me the brand which I can trust! thanks!

Hi I'm going to start my mechanical engineering next week and wanted to know if hp probook 450 g2 is a good choice? Its got a 5th generation i7 processor with 8gb ram and 2gb dedicated graphics along with 1 terabyte HD and it's also a touchscreen. I'm getting it for around $650.i will be using auto cad in my first semester so want something which can handle it. Let me have your advice. Thanks

I'm headed to software engineering school and would like to know you thoughts on what computer would go great for that.

hi ! my son is going into engineering and i would like to give him a laptop,,, now i'm choosing between Lenovo Y50 Touch,, Toshiba Satellite S55 and HP ENVY 15 w/ 4K,,, pls help me on this,,,

The Toshiba Satellite laptop series is very good. I myself have the Toshiba Satellite P75-A7200 and it works great! Plus, I got it for only $800 at Best Buy.

I must agree I enjoy use this. Thanks alot. My question is as a Laptop Engineer what do I really need to know and do?

Great article, it gave me a lot of help.

I am currently looking at studying civil engineering next year and am looking to purchase a laptop. What are your thoughts on the MSI GE62 Apache pro 2QE model? Would it this laptop be suitable for engineering?

Hi I am a mechanical Engineering junior student, I am struggling Thinkpad T450s or Allienware 13 R2.

Or Allienware 15

Which one you perfer? Thx!

Hello, first off i want to say that i am thankful i stumbled onto this article. I'm doing aerospace engineering. Currently, i don't know what programs i will be using. I was most convinced with the Y50. I do some light gaming, with Battlefield 4 being the only demanding game. (other games include CS:GO and TF2 but those games are really easy to run)

Anyways, currently, Best Buy has an older model that can have it's RAM extended to 16gb however they have a newer model without this option and only having the stock 8gb RAM. Is this something that i should take into consideration when deciding which model to choose?

Another difference being that the newer model comes with windows 10 while the older comes with 8, but i don't think that really matters...right?

Final note, do you have any experience with this laptop in terms of heating. I don't plan on playing too often but on the occasions i do game or do any other school projects, will this laptop be realiable? Thanks for the help!

Thank you so much for this article!

I'm planning on doing engineering (probably mechanical or electrical) and I was wondering if the Samsung ATIV Book 9 Spin would be a good laptop for that.

Is the lenovo y700 a better alternative for the y50?

Thanks a lot for this informative article.

I have the microsoft surface Book in mind, as it seems like a versatile laptop/tablet. I'll be doing electrical and electronics engineering so would this piece of device be a good choice youthink?

I'm a Civil Engineer, so can you help me that which laptop is best for civil engineering softwares like Auto cad and other engineering applications.

Hi I am going into my first year of mechanical engineering next year and I need a new laptop. I like the idea of the 2 in 1 that can function as a laptop or tablet. I am leaning towards the Dell Inspiron 13 7000 series. I am trying to stay under $1000 do you have any suggestions? thanks so much!

Hi, i need help which laptop to buy.. I want to get the DELL inspiron gaming or Asus zenbook pro with upgraded specs, but my concern is the screen resolution it has 4k HD. I read some of reviews it is not good for designing, autocad and etc because it became pixelated.

Hi my friend Civil Engineer, so can you help me that which laptop is best for civil engineering softwares like Auto cad and other engineering applications. you suggest me?

Hi

I am mechanical engineering student I want to buy laptop for educational purposes(engineering software), playing and browsing (videos, images) in best quality, Which is best laptop for this purpose . And also which specifications are important when selecting laptop.

does macbook air support autocad for mechanical engineers?

If using a Mac what needs to be done to make it work better with engineering software. The newer Mac's can use Windows 10, is it worth the time and money, or is just better to go with the excellent recommendations above???

Hi,

I really liked this page, it helped me a lot to buy a new laptop for engineering. I will be a freshman in UC Berkeley on this August and my major will be mechanical engineering. So I started to search laptops with the help of your recommendations. I thought that HP Envy x360-15-w155nr (energy star) is a good choice and it looks like very compatible. do you suggest that one or any HP Envy 15 or 17 is a better choice?

Hi,

Thank you for your response. I searched little further. I think Dell XPS 15 (with 8gb RAM, 256gb SSD, and i7) is much better than HP envy. Furthermore, I heard that HP laptops have overheating problem.

Hi.iam an electrical engineering student.I want to buy laptop.But i have no clarity for which lap is to buy?IF in apple laptop which features are required and in dell lap which OS is required for supporting MATLAB AND SIMULATION SOFTWARE...please give me clarity?

Hi, i'm a mechanical student who are currently looking for affordable convertible laptop. Do you have any suggestion for that ? Or is it better not to choose a convertible laptop due to some specific reasons, perhaps ?

which laptop is useful for Information technology engineering students

hi, my son is electrical & electronic student which is the best laptop to use.

Is Asus K501LX a good choice for mechanical engineer ?

Hi!! I'm going for Chemical Engineering and is Microsoft Surface Pro 4 a good choice?

Hi!! Is Surface Pro 4 a good choice for engineering students? (i5, 4GB RAM 124GB SSD mode, and thinking of replacing my Macbook Pro) I'd probably taking Chemical Eng... Thanks!

Hey, thanks for the article! I don't know a ton about computers, but will need one for Ag Engineering and am really liking the Lenovo Y50. I've heard, however, that gaming computers with NVIDIA GeForce GPU's are not suitable for CAD or other engineering software. I'd really like to be able to run games, but the schoolwork is more important to me. Do you think this will be a problem or will the Y50 run engineering software smoothly?

I will be doing MechE. I just wanted an opinion on whether HP pavillion ab584TX is good or Dell Inspiron & 7559 i5 quad core ?

I have akhilesh yadav's laptop,so please advice me that is helpful or not in engineering sector!!

Hi Zach,

My son is studying mechanical engineering . I would like to get him an hp but am having a hard time finding one with the specs you suggested. I even talked with hp. You recommended the Hp envy 15 but it is only offered with 256 GB SSD it is not available with the 500 GB SSD. Can you offer some suggestions . I am open to other brands but I don't want to get a dell

Hi Zach, My son is studying mechanical engineering. I have been looking for a laptop with the specs you mentioned. I am having a hard time finding one with the 500 GB ssd most are 1 TB. Which is better? The envy 15 you mentioned isn't offered in 500 GB SSD only 256 GB SSD. Am I missing something because I can't find it on the HP site with those specs. What about the HP Z Book mobile workstation. Do you recommend that? That is the only one I could find with the specs you suggested. Thanks, Carol

Hi, this article is fantastic. I am an engineering student looking for a laptop that will run software like solidworks and matlab without problems. However, I am left handed and most of the laptops you recommend have the track pad on the left hand side of the laptop. Ideal if you're right handed but not so good for me. Is there a laptop you can suggest (£1000 or under) with a track pad in the centre? Thanks, Isy

Hi Zach,

Thanks for responding to my question about the HP envy 15 t. I am having a really hard time finding a laptop that meets the specs. What would be your top choice in hp models ? or any other brands that are reasonable priced. I have checked hps website and I can't find any with the dedicated graphic cards and 256 GBssd or higer. Can you help? Thanks

I enjoyed this article but i went into Best Buy and the tech guy recommended a Surface Pro. Is this a good laptop to run AutoCAD and other engineering software?

Hi, I'm going to be a freshman in college for computer engineering and I was wondering if a dual core i7 6560u would be enough to last me all 4 years and run solidworks Autocad etc. throughout! Thinking about the highest model of the lenovo yoga 900! Thanks!

I currently use an early 2011 Macbook Pro 13" (1280 x 800) with 2.3 GHz intel i5 core processor and an intel HD graphics 3000 512mb. I recently upgraded the hard drive to a 480gb SSD and upgraded the RAM to 16gb. I'm wondering if this will be enough to run Matlab and AutoCAD among other engineering software? Or if I should consider getting a second laptop for school/engineering. Also, would it be worth it to run Windows, or would it be best to stick with OS X? And finally, would it be worth to upgrade the logic board?

What about the Dell Inspiron 17 5000? How about it?

Umm.. Windows 10 pro. ; 6ty generation i7 up to 3.10Ghz.

16 gig memory : 2TB 5400 RPM SATA Hard Drive, AMD Radon R5 M335 4GB DDR3 graphics card

Is this graphics card good???

Is it good as it doesn't have a 4k display or should I take a dell Inspiron 15 or better still just stick with xps 15

I am looking into the HP 17.3 would that be a good recommendation for Electrical Engineering?

is MSI laptop a good choice for emgineering students. the specs look good - i7 8Gbram nvidia 950 graphics etc...however its not mentioned by most commenters. is there a downside to MSI laptops?

Hows this for aeronautical/electrical engineering? I'm going into it in 2 years, after my associates at a community college. Acer Aspire E 15, 15.6 Full HD, Intel Core i5, NVIDIA 940MX, 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD, Windows 10, E5-575G-53VG from Amazon. Also, in noticed its onlly 256 GB which most likely wont last me through college, can you recommend me a external drive too? Thanks.

Hows this from Amazon? Acer Aspire E 15, 15.6 Full HD, Intel Core i5, NVIDIA 940MX, 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD, Windows 10, E5-575G-53VG . I'm going into aeronautical engineering, and from what I've read I'm mainly going to be using programs like SolidWorks. I see also that it's only a 256GB SSD, so can you also recommend a good external drive or give some tips on picking one? Thank you.

Hello,

This article was fantastic. It answered so many of my questions, though I still have a few that I hope you can help with. I am an incoming freshman pursuing civil engineering and am fairly sold on an HP Envy. The problem is like listed above, the right one you suggest is hard to find. I'm not very tech savvy so I don't know much of the differences between internal/external, portable/mechanical. The link to the one on Amazon in your review of the envy 15, is that a good option took with?? I believe it says it has a 8GB Ram and a 1000gb mechanical hard rice. Would that be sufficient for my needs?? Any help is greatly appreciated, thank you so much.

Attached below is that link.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B005F7H984?linkCode...

Any recommendations for software engineering student ?

Hi, I am going into mechanical engineering school in October and this article helped me a lot. I thought I could be ok with my 3 year old laptop with a 3rd gen i5 and no dedicated graphics card and 8 GB of RAM and 750 GB of storage...but I think I need an upgrade for school. I found the Asus Q534UX . This thing is a beast. 2 in 1 laptop/tablet with touchscreen . 15.6 inch 4K display. 6th gen core i7 processor. 16 GB of DDR4 RAM. 2 TB HDD with 512 GB SSD. And to top it off NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950M GPU. And a backlit keyboard. Now...this is for 1399$ on Best Buy. Idk about you but I'm pretty sure this is a real bargain for these specs. Do you think I should pull the trigger on it? I'm

What do you think about Acer s5-371-55Ah 13.3 inch For a mech Eng student doing some heavy CAD?

Operating System

Operating System

Windows 10 Home

Processor & Chipset

Processor Manufacturer

Intel®

Processor Type

Core™ i5

Processor Model

i5-6200U

Processor Speed

2.30 GHz

Processor Core

Dual-core (2 Core™)

Memory

Standard Memory

8 GB

Memory Technology

LPDDR3

Memory Card Reader

Yes

Memory Card Supported

SD

Storage

Solid State Drive Capacity

256 GB

Solid State Drive Interface

Serial ATA/600

Optical Drive Type

No

Display & Graphics

Screen Size

33.8 cm (13.3")

Display Screen Type

Active Matrix TFT Colour LCD

Display Screen Technology

ComfyView

In-plane Switching (IPS) Technology

Screen Mode

Full HD

Backlight Technology

LED

Screen Resolution

1920 x 1080

Graphics Controller Manufacturer

Intel®

Graphics Controller Model

HD Graphics 520

Graphics Memory Technology

LPDDR3

Graphics Memory Accessibility

Shared

Network & Communication

Wireless LAN Standard

IEEE 802.11ac

Ethernet Technology

Gigabit Ethernet

Built-in Devices

Microphone

Yes

Finger Print Reader

No

Interfaces/Ports

HDMI

Yes

Number of USB 3.0 Ports

2

Total Number of USB Ports

3

USB Connector Type

Type-C

Software

Operating System

Windows 10 Home

Operating System Architecture

64-bit

Input Devices

Pointing Device Type

TouchPad

Keyboard

Yes

Battery Information

Number of Cells

3-cell

Battery Chemistry

Lithium Polymer (Li-Polymer)

Battery Capacity

4030 mAh

Maximum Battery Run Time

11 Hour

Power Description

Maximum Power Supply Wattage

45 W

Physical Characteristics

Height

14.6 mm

Height (Front)

14.58 mm

Height (Rear)

14.58 mm

Width

327 mm

Depth

288 mm

Weight (Approximate)

1.30 kg

Miscellaneous

Package Contents

Aspire S5-371-55AH Ultrabook

Lithium Polymer Battery

AC Adapter

Warranty

Warranty

1 Year Warranty

Many thanks

I'm going into general Engineering. And I have been looking at the Microsoft Surface book. Should that be a good laptop for me or should I go somewhere else?

hi ! my son is going into electrical engineering. Please help me choosing between Dell xps 15 i5 vs dell alien ware 15 R2 i7. Thank you.

Hi , I Completed my graduation in computer application and got placed in an IT Company as a programe Trainee, wud u plss suggest me a laptop for my work..

Thankyou..

Woot.com has the

HP ZBook 15-G2 Mobile Workstation, 15.6" Full-HD Anti-Glare Display, Intel Core i7-4710MQ Quad-Core 2.5GHz, 8GB DDR3, 500GB SATA, NVIDIA QUADRO K610M 1GB, 802.11ac, Bluetooth, Win8.1Pro

$799.99

What do you think? would it work well with solidworks 2016

Hi, many programs sugest a workstation grade graphics card, but do i really need that or am i ok with a good gaming card?

Also I have 2 options, since screen resulution is important, what should i go for:

1- gtx 960m with 1080p screen

2- gtx 950m with 4k screen

PS: is a i5-6300HQ good for the programs or should i save some more money and go with a i7-6700hq

I am helping my daughter spec out a new laptop for college. She is Engineering, not sure what discipline she will pursue. But we would like laptop to last all 4 years, regardless of her major. We are considering fully loaded i7 Surface Book with the dedicated NVIDIA graphics, 1TB SSD, 16 GB memory. However, my concern is the i7 processor is dual core versus quad core. Do you think the dual core will be sufficient? If not, we will have to look at larger laptops (i.e. 15 inch). In general, what is your opinion on the i7 dual core. Thanks for your help.

I had a Macbook pro but it recently stopped working, I had software such as AutoCad, MatLab, and Sketch up but was also running a dual boot with ArcGIS and other surveying software. Would you recommend me buying another Mac or what other lap top would you suggest.

Thanks!

i am going to start with computer engg. and i am a bit of comfused between two laptops ,one is dell inspiron 5000 with 6th generation i5 and HP Notebook - 15-ay011tx.

hi, i am from India. i am student of instrumentation engineering. my budget is kind of low-moderate ( INR 20,000 to 30,000 ). what laptop would you suggest ?

PS : i don't actually care about gaming

Hi, I'm from India.I am a first year instrumentation engineering student. my budget is low (INR 20,000 to 30,000 ). I don't know which softwares I'll be using. Which laptop would you suggest ? What are the minimum specifications I MUST look for before buying the laptop?

P.S.- I don't actually care about gaming.

THANKS FOR YOUR HELP!

Hey, I'm tight on budget around 45k, also u have mentioned the minimum requirements for an engineering student, considering those specs I would like add one more - a good keyboard ( as I'm studying computer science engineering ) and quite portable, considering all these plz suggest a few portable laptops under 50k, which perform great and is also good for multimedia and lite gaming, my minimum requirements are - 6gb ram, 512gb ssd/hdd, 1080p screen, dedicated graphics, above 2.0 GHz, screen size 13.3-14. I can compromise on memory, but not on performance , graphics and screen resolution. Thanking you !

2nd year undergraduate Civil Engineering Student

Want to get a MacBook but money is a factor

And the cheapest was MacBook Air but I hear it's not advisable

Which MacBook should I get ?

Or which other sleek laptop about 12-13"

Thanks

Thank you @neosurk sir,

You took time for my question and I respect your advise, but I would rather prefer a 13.3 inch laptop, 15.6 would be too bulky, is there any you could suggest ?

Again with due regards , I thank you .

Is a dell Inspiron i7 with Intel core i5 procescor 16 GB ram 500 gb ssd memory and Nvidia 960m 4gb good. And if so I'm debating to use this or get another laptop becuase it's a little bulky

Hi, I've designed a custom build laptop and I am wondering if it would be alright for mechanical engineering. The application I know I will be using are ANSYS, creo and solidworks. The specs for it are as follows:

Intel I7 quad core 6700hq (2.6ghz - 3.5ghz turbo)

16Gb hyper x 2133mhz sodimm ddr4

Nvidia gtx 970m 6gb vram

500Gb serial at a hard drive (7200rpm)

Artic mx-4 cooling compound

1920x1080 res

About £950

Would this be an alright build?

Hi, i just finished my a levels and i want to take up civil engineering. Do you think a AMD quad-core A10-8700P with Radeon R7 discrete class graphics(1.8/3.2Ghz) processor is better or should i just stick with Intel core i5/i7 6th generation?

And also, it has 2GB AMD Radeon R7 M360 Graphics, 2TB hard drive and 8GB RAM

I'm sorry if this is a lot but I have 5 laptops in mind and don't know which to choose

Here are my choices:

1. Asus - Zenbook 13.3" Touch-Screen Laptop - Intel Core i7 - 12GB Memory - 512GB Solid State Drive

2. Dell - Inspiron 2-in-1 13.3" Touch-Screen Laptop - Intel Core i7 - 12GB Memory - 512GB Solid State Drive

3. HP - Spectre x360 2-in-1 13.3" Touch-Screen Laptop - Intel Core i7 - 16GB Memory - 512GB Solid State Drive

4. Acer - Aspire R 14 2-in-1 14" Touch-Screen Laptop - Intel Core i7 - 8GB Memory - 512GB Solid State Drive

5. Lenovo - Yoga 900 2-in-1 13.3" Touch-Screen Laptop - Intel Core i7 - 16GB Memory - 512GB Solid State Drive

Which one would you recommend?

which graphics card is better?

1. NVIDIA GT 940M graphics/ NVIDIA GeForce 940M graphics

2. Intel HD Graphics 520

3. Intel HD Graphics 520

4. Intel HD Graphics 520

5. Intel Iris Graphics 540

Hey I have recently got the samsung notebook 7 spin with 940m Nvidia 12gb ram 1T hard drive and 15.6inch screen that is 1080p. Is this a decent laptop?

I'm stuck between getting a Mac and a Windows laptop. I have a macbook pro now that I got 4 years ago, and I love it. I've never been a fan of windows laptops. But when I was looking at the macbook I wanted to buy, they have a bunch of upgrades available. Do you think that it's worth getting all the upgrades and adding about $900? or just get the base macbook pro? I haven't chosen my field of engineering yet, but I'm leaning toward biomedical. The upgrades include:

2.9GHz Dual-core Intel Core i5, Turbo Boost up to 3.3GHz to 3.1GHz Dual-core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost up to 3.4GHz

8GB 1866MHz LPDDR3 SDRAM to 16GB 1866MHz LPDDR3 SDRAM

512GB PCIe-based Flash Storage to 1TB PCIe-based Flash Storage

hi, i would like to know if the model HP ProBOOK are good for civil engineers

If you are even thinking of running SolidWorks I highly recommend a Quadro card. I'm a mechanical designer finishing my BSME degree and work in SolidWorks daily. As a CAD Administrator and having worked for several companies with pesky IT departments that think they know better than the CAD guys that use the software everyday...I can tell you that you WILL notice a difference when not using a Quadro or similar graphics card.

What do you think about the Dell XPS 13? Although there are desirable upgrades to the CPU/GPU/Storage/RAM, the 13 seems like a good alternative to the 15 for significantly less.

What laptop would you recommend to run Solidworks and ANSYS smoothly?

Please am an information technology student. Which HP,Dell or Toshiba laptop budget $500 to $550 will you recommend for me. Thanks

I am going to pursue electronics engineering can you plz suggest me the list of laptops that would be better option for me and yes it includes software also as today we should be multi-disciplinary in education

Grettings, My 17 year old son wants to become a Pilot he currently has a flight simulator. I would like to purchase a laptop so he can use to play his simulator.I have no clue about computers but from reading your articles would the Toshiba P50/P52 be the best laptop to get him? Thanks.

is amda8 is better than intel i5 or not

I'm a third year mechanical engineering student. Should I buy a macbook air or a Windows laptop. Which is the best option?

hi.

whats youre idea about Surface book?im really dont know witch one to buy,surface book or dell xps 15,help me please.

thanks

hi...i recently took admssn in cmputer netwrking program...please suggest best laptop for me.....

If you are on a tight budget, look for a two year old refurbished Lenovo or equivalent and load it with a SSD and memory from NewEgg or TigerDirect. Fairly inexpensive way to build a very capable student machine that will easily last through your undergraduate years. Upgrade once you have your degree and are in the workforce.

I am a Civil Engineer and i want to buy a computer which generation would you recommend for me please?

Hello there!

I have just started my computer engineering anf hvae looking for a laptop for programming stuff. Can you please help in choosing one.My budget is about 35k bucks

I am currently searching for the best laptop that will run AutoCAD Civil 3D smoothly, what is the best one you'd recommend?

Hey hi, Im currently doing my chemical engineering, i want to buy a laptop that would support these softwares : Autocad, Cadworx P&ID, matlab, ASPEN, Raspberry PI, COMSOL, ANSYS, microsoft visio. can you suggest a good laptop between 35k to 40k available in India?

Thanks for the help.

Hello!

I bought the HP - HP Envy x360 2-in-1 15.6" Touch-Screen Laptop - Intel Core i7 - 16GB Memory - 1TB Hard Drive - Silver. When I started to it it was extremely noisy and the brightness was at 100% but looked low. I also read that the battery life isn't that well, so I was disappointed. I got it at $700 (Black Friday Deal) and it has good specs, but I was wondering if it was a good computer for engineering. I also found the Asus - 2-in-1 15.6" Touch-Screen Laptop - Intel Core i7 - 16GB Memory - 1TB Hard Drive + 128GB Solid State Drive - Silver at $900 and was wondering if that was a good computer for engineering regarding its price, its specs are alike the Envy, but I am not sure if it is truly better. Thank you.

Is the lenovo thinkpad 13 as good?

I appreciate your blog. It was so helpful for me.

My son is in his second year of engineering at Lehigh and just informed me that the iBook he bought for school runs the windows based engineering applications too slowly and he would like a windows based unit. Let me say that I'm generally computer illiterate. I noticed your top 5 picks for computers for engineers have a GTX video card. This tends to be more for the gaming computers. I have been reading from some other sites that for engineering it may be better to have the Nvidia Quadro, such as offered on the Lenovo P50s or P50 computers,for video rendering for engineers. Are there drawbacks to this train of thoughts? He needs a well rounded computer and I don't want him to have a one dimensional computer. Will that be the case with a business based computer such as the p50?

what about this one:

Prosess Core i7 - 2.5 uo tp 3.5 GHz 6700qh

Ram : 16 Gb

Graphic : 4 GB

FULL HD

screen: 15.5"

thanks..

sir,I have just started my engineering 1 year ago.I want a best laptop for engineering purposes and honestly my range is just between 350$ to 500$. Are you prefer 2nd hand laptop because new laptop with particular specs will be expensive as compare to 2nd hand with some modification.

The image you used for Dell XPS 15 is wrong.

hai, i'm a communication engineering student, which the best laptop for cst studio suite software. i currently use the acer aspire.. it took 4 hours to run a simple design.

I am concerned about the weight. I have back problems that's why I currently own a Mackbook Air which is amazing for Matlab/Autocad/OpenSees. But now I am starting graduate school and I need something that supports other programs for windows. My question is, what's the lightest laptop you can find for Engineer Students?

Hello, I am a Mechanical Engineering student.

I was looking at the Lenovo yoga 910 with 16 gb ram and 1 tb hard disk drive. It has a graphics card as well. You think it will be a good option or would one of the ones you listed be better?

I'm an engineering student that uses design software and I make considering buying a dell xps or precision 5520 . I need to be able to game and not worry about laptop speed. Can anyone help me decide and tell me the pros and cons of both?

Hi

Nice work a bit outdated though. I was wondering if lenovo thinkpad x1 yoga 2017 will be useful for the computer engineering graduate program . I require a long time battery with excellent keyboard.

I am looking for a laptop that does well under software simulation. I'm an electrical engineering student.

Which laptops would you advise for aeronautical engineering?

Hey man! Being the most likely broke asses that we are, it would be nice to suggest more affordable laptops!

I want to ask that is surface pro 3 is better than laptop because i am bit confuse . I am going to an engineering college to do mechanical ; electrical engineering and computer science so plzz plzz tell me which will be the best laptop or surface pro 3 .please respond as you see this .

I work in robotics and will need to set up a dual-boot Linux machine or run a fast virtual machine. Would some of these recommendations be better than others with that thought in mind?

I am a computer science engineering student and I need to get a laptop of my own...

I'm confused whether to go for Windows or Mac.. will these laptops decide the future of me?

Say like if I get a Mac will my programming just confine with Apple or I can write program for Windows too..

First preference is Mac ..Since I'm a big fan of Apple.

MacBook pro _2015

I am gonna study Robotics so I will be working on various simulations software's, platforms, programming all stuffs. So i want to know which laptop is best in apple Mac collections?

Which laptop is needed for ece branch

Am going to join electronics and communication engg.please recommented me to enough lap top? Which is the best laptop for electronics and communication enginering?

I am going into architectural engineering. Which computer would you recommend?

Which laptop is best for autocad

Currently I'm pursuing a BE in civil engineer. I'm in my 3rd year. I'm planning to buy MacBook air 256gb ssd. Can u pls tell me is that good for 3-4 different softwares.!