Desktop or Laptop for Architecture ?!

 

"Should I get a desktop or laptop for architecture?".  This, along with,  "what computer hardware should I get for Revit?", are the two most common hardware based questions I get... In this video I recorded an open box review of my new desktop computer, benchmark it, an compare it to it's laptop equivalent...

Click here to view the video now...

If you're looking for a new desktop or laptop be sure to check out BIMBOX today (and let them know you heard it here!!)...

Desktop Specs:

BIMBOX Stryker IV

13th Gen i9-13900K

128 GB RAM

2TB NVmE

Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090

Laptop Specs:

BIMBOX Mech 16

13th Gen i9-13900HX

64 GB RAM

2TB NVmE

Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 (Laptop)

My Revit Laptop - Balancing Performance, Portability, and Price

If I am being honest, this is a post that I have been avoiding for many years.

Why?  Because I know there are going to be lots and lots of opinions about it.  I also know how fast computer hardware changes and updates.

But, I have decided it's time...  (Maybe my skin has thickened up after 11 years of blogging and YouTube comments... ;)).

At least once a week I get an email, comment, or message that goes something like this, "Jeff, what laptop do you recommend for Revit".

After 12+ years of "Revit-ing" and using countless laptops I think I finally found one that I am willing ad confident in enough to share with you all.

Continue reading to learn about the laptop I use, and why, for Revit (and adjacent software)...