Greetings /3/ I'm getting into computer animation but class

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2016-02-11 18:56:40 Post No. 512689
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Anonymous 2016-02-11 18:56:40 Post No. 512689 [Report]

Greetings /3/

I'm getting into computer animation but class time isn't enough for me to properly finish all of my projects, so I'm planning on buying a laptop that can handle Maya, Zbrush, etc.
What specs would you folks recommend while keeping the budget at a maximum of about $1k? Thinking of taking a trip to the nearest Best Buy this weekend since it's the only tech store nearby

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Anonymous 2016-02-11 19:32:33 Post No.512694
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Anonymous 2016-02-11 19:32:33 Post No.512694 [Report]

>>512689
Just buy the computer with the highest specs you can afford, but prioritize CPU performance higher than if you were shopping for a gaming rig. Any current computer that can run videogames will be plenty good enough for /3/ work.

But actually rendering animation without at least a small computer lab as farm is never gonna be a good experience even if you have a $5000 computer.

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Anonymous 2016-02-11 21:00:54 Post No.512699
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Anonymous 2016-02-11 21:00:54 Post No.512699 [Report]

>>512689
>Any current computer that can run videogames
this, Asus rogs in particular are a pretty safe choice.

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Anonymous 2016-03-02 05:30:39 Post No.514565
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Anonymous 2016-03-02 05:30:39 Post No.514565 [Report]

Acer has some good laptops on Newegg. I've got an Aspire V (840m GPU) and its worked pretty well so far.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100157995%2050001146&IsNodeId=1&Manufactory=1146&bop=And&SpeTabStoreType=0&Order=PRICE&PageSize=30