School laptop

[Boy]

Hi, i need to replace my desktop with a laptop which i also could use at school.
I am not really familiar with hardware so please help me.

At the moment i am thinking about this:
Windows 8.1 64
4th generation Intel® Core™ i7-4800MQ Processor
Included 2 Year Warranty
Intel® HD Graphics
17.3-inch diagonal Full HD LED-backlit Display (1920 x 1080) Touchscreen
8GB DDR3 System Memory (2 Dimm)
1TB 5400 rpm Hard Drive
NO mSSD Hard Drive Acceleration Cache
$20 off Microsoft® Office Home and Student 2013
Security Software Trial
Two 6-Cell Lithium-Ion Batteries
SuperMulti 8X DVD+/-R/RW with Double Layer Support
Standard Keyboard
Webcam and Microphone
802.11b/g/n WLAN [1x1]

The calculator on hp's webstore said $1.184,98 Which is 860euro

Is this overpriced for what i get?
Don't blame me haha i really don't know what to buy.
But i need to run very big software for my study, and maybe some small games but that doesn't really bother me.

Most imported thing would be the use of software like "AutoCAD".

[Terrorista310]

why hp? asus is much better

[Boy]

asus died in my hands while hp survived me. 

[Vinny]

Do you plan on playing games with it ? Because i only see an "Intel® HD Graphics" which won't bring you far with games.

[Terrorista310]

asus died in my hands while hp survived me. 

opposite to me ahah

[TheSandman]

Do you plan on playing games with it ? Because i only see an "Intel® HD Graphics" which won't bring you far with games.

Yep im going with this as well.

[Ethan]

Most important thing would be the use of software like "AutoCAD".

so more use out of it would be resource intense programs, not so much of a 'gaming' pc

[TheSandman]

AutoCAD what? just AutoCAD the 2D drawing? or Inventor? 3DS Max?
If its jsut the 2D drawing AutoCAD, then intel graphics would be fine. But reiterating what Vinny said, if you intend on playing any game, find another laptop that doesnt have Intel Graphics.

You say you need to run big apps, like what?

[Ethan]

I think he needs a computer that can run AutoCAD and other hardware intense programs like that and that could also play games, maybe like Euro truck or something like that (I dont know what games he means)

[Joshy]

Intel HD Graphics won't be a good match if you're using AutoCAD with 3D stuff, it will probably run but not with desirable performance.

Ask in the AutoCAD forums about it and see if there's any users with a similar laptop using AutoCAD.

[Supreme]

Take a look at the ASUS K56CB, I got that one and it runs everything fine, and it's thin and beautiful designed (XX311H)

[Vinny]

But hp sucks anyway. If you downgrade to a i5 (which still is a very good cpu, i have one) you could probably get a similar laptop with a good graphic card for a similar price.

[Rubber]

I use a 5 year old dell with intel and autocad works just fine. I use autocad, solidworks, inventer, pro/engineer, mechanica, pro/mechanism...haven't had a problem with running any of these (all are engineering softwares). If you are doing massive FEA simulations, it can slow down. But chances are you won't be doing that.

[Boy]

Thanks for reply's.

Yes indeed i am not such a gamer (only CT lol) But i need to run very large software for my school.
And yes it's AutoCAD 3d max

And many other software used for the study Bouwkunde (engineering/architecture)

It's very important that i can run this software, cause i will live on my own so the laptop will be my home-pc too :s

But i am planning to buy a second big screen 27inch for my room 200km away from my parents house

[Boy]

I am not really a gamer, but i think the specs i need are pretty similar to game-laptops..