How to Choose Your Architecture Laptop

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00:00 INTRO
0:39 LAPTOP VS WORKSTATION
1:31 YOUR FIRST LAPTOP
3:01 STATIONARY VS PORTABLE
6:09 COOLING AND NOISE
6:53 SCREEN
8:16 ERGONOMICS
9:26 CONNECTIVITY
10:25 SOFTWARE OPTIMIZATION
11:35 CPU
11:57 RAM
13:47 GPUs
14:49 RECOMMENDED LAPTOPS

My personal Laptops

Dell XPS 15
MacBook Pro M1

My Ipad Pro 11 inch

Gaming Laptops

ASUS TUF F15
Dell G15
Acer Predator Helios 300
Alienware X17

Multi-screen Laptops

Asus Zen Book Pro Duo
Hp Spectre x360 16
ThinkBook Plus Gen 3
ASUS Zenbook 17 Fold OLED
(Coming soon)

My Monitor:

LG DualUp
LG official Store

Other Monitors:

BenQ
Asus ProArt
ViewSonic | ColorPro

My Apple Watch Wristband by LONGVADON

Benchmarks

Passmark
3DMark
CINEBENCH
Superposition

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[mangoz]

As an architecture student and someone who has worked in the industry for about five years, I really appreciate videos like this that help other architecture students and beginning architects. Videos like this are well-rounded, unbiased, and filled with useful information that is easy to understand. By far the best architecture youtube channel!

[bq]

Congratulations on your big move! I went the other way, from owning my own practice for about 5 years to going corporate. There’s pros and cons to each in any given stage of life, but for me, with 2 young kids, and living in one of the most expensive cities in the US, it’s a welcome relief for now to receive the support of a large company. Your production quality and multiple planned streams of income will hopefully help overcome the grind of a traditional service-based practice. Best of luck to you. Looking forward to seeing what’s in store!

[DylonDylonDylon]

What's kinda cool, is I found you because you did a laptop review. I enjoyed that video for more then the review and checked out your other videos. I was hooked. I'm not surprised you made this change and can tell you're going to do well. I'm in a similar place in my career so your videos and specially this one are extra interesting to me. Keep up the good work!

[cc]

As a junior software developer, most of your videos are very relevant for that field because career progressions are so comparable. Keep up the good work!

[jerickson_abuel]

Another great video from Dami! I see how picking a laptop can be intimidating for newbies. It is very important to identify your needs, budget and living situation. I would recommend giving yourself some allowance for growth. You learn a lot in your first couple of years working and you really dont want to hit the skill ceiling a cheap laptop would be able to give you within a year.

[mauricioreyes]

Dropped out of Architecture and Came back my connections were few and this was a resource that has proved helpful to my motivation and my knowledge of the working field ... Thank you I Finished school my first interview is in a week wish me luck

[johnoliver]

very impormative i do listen and watch, happy to hear from you about the selecting loptops for our professional.

[JD]

I just am getting back into architecture school after taking a leave from my start in 2020 and this video helped me so much on finding a new one. I feel so ready and reinvigorated!

[diaby]

very detailed and articulated and informative . thank you so much

[dyowaner]

Nice content, really hit the key points.

For Archi Student, a gaming laptop running in Windows is the best option.
Just ensure RAM are upgradable to 32GB or the best at 64GB
Additional SSD slot is a big help.

I am using a GIGABYTE AERO 15 (10th GEN) with 32GB ram no issues with Autodesk Prod & Rendering software.

[ginjie]

I actually find it so cool that you made a video on this. Thank you Dami

[ddubs]

I came across this video DamiLee and it helped me make a couple of decisions with my tech. Great job, I instantly subscribed. Keep up the great work.

[farhanullah]

I really appreciate your video, a lot of info related laptop selection.

[bartlos]

Very insightful, your knowledge is clearly on the highest peaks. Thanks Dami, very cool.

[Thecenterofmyworld]

Dami I work in the IT industry and I know that at first glance Intel may look like they are leading the way but with the performance your going to need for the programs you are using AMD is the better way to go because when dealing with overheating and performance intel has Dropped the ball to where PCs have even been known catch fire when being used. also when it comes to software one of the best things to do is look into using SSD (Solid-State Drive) Hard drives or M.2 drives for storage and as your primary hard drive in particularly at 500 GB as an OS (Operating System) drive and a 1TB or 2TB as storage most Laptops will come with space to accommodate 2 M.2 drives. this set up with make you PC boot 100 times faster than a mechanical hard drive and you don't have to worry about the sound.

[jorgecanalesbarrera]

late for this video but great work. So much information, thanks Dami

[videojames]

Ive had a zenbook pro duo for a couple semesters now, its honestly been revolutionaru in terms of my workflow. It feels a little bit underpowered compared to the rig I use for gaming for instance, but being able to pull panels onto the second screen has beein instrumental for stuff like assembling my portfolio/cleaning up drawings and working in rhino and grasshopper simultaniously

[jx]

I'm studying interior design with a minor in architecture. Good to know how things fit together both ways.
Dami, I really appreciate your videos. Thank you.

A few years back I came up with a similar setup. A portable solution, combined with a workstation. After much research and testing, I settled on a Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 plus, combined with a powerful AMD workstation. Using apps, I am able to use the tablet as a graphics tablet for my desktop (both wired and wireless, and remotely). And it works as a second screen as well. Similar to the apple second screen ability. But this works with nearly any OS. I enjoy being able to work in one window on my tablet, and have another open which is displaying or working on something from the desktop. My computer is in the home office, while I could be in the living room on the couch. Nothing is ever perfect, but this has been working extremely well.

[israelolalere]

Great content dami! Right videos at the right time🤝👐🤗

[cdwizzerd]

i work in film doing set management & IT, & i use an Asus flow x13. its super light & portable, & lets me draw on the display for annotating photos on set. but off set it connects to an external gpu for video editing & more intensive tasks. its an odd machine, but perfect for my needs.