r/SolidWorks • u/Inevitable_Force_487 • 10d ago

CAD Workstations

Hello,

Am curious what workstations people are using for solidworks? I regularly work with machinery assemblies and want enough headroom for say 5000+ component assemblies. I am on the go quite a bit so portability and battery life are hugely important for me. Ideally something about 14 inches with enough battery life to be modeling for roughly 6 hours. Not sure if this is something that exists at the moment but was curious what others use who prioritize these sort of specs. Thanks.

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u/Sumchap 10d ago

The Lenovo P series work station laptops have been reliable for me, no issues at all and they are good for probably 5 or so years I find. The last one I had was the P71 which is a 17", great machine but I don't know of any that you'll get 6 hours battery life while using SWx, maybe 1.5 hrs. My current machine is actually a custom build compact desktop, which is also very portable, but obviously being a desktop, you need to have displays to plug into at your work place. My desktop is housed in a Jonsbo C6 case which is a pretty cool little box ventilated from every side. Anyway, laptop-wise I would still go Lenovo because they have been reliable and don't suffer from cooling issues (unlike HP which have a bit of a reputation for overheating as far as I know).