HP Laptop for Art and 3D Modeling? - No Budget, USA
An American friend asked me for help in finding them a good laptop and while i've collected some info, i'd appreciate guidance from people who know a lot more about this stuff than i do Country United States Budget No budget Are you open to refurbs/used…
An American friend asked me for help in finding them a good laptop and while i've collected some info, i'd appreciate guidance from people who know a lot more about this stuff than i do Country United States Budget No budget Are you open to refurbs/used options? Yes, however from my research i think the requirements she needs won't be found refurbished Screen size i think a good range is from 13" to 16" nothing too small or too big Weight limit Any Purpose Personal Art/Projects and Schoolwork Form factor Standard Intended usage Rhino 8, Blender 5.1, and general Pc gaming (nothing too advanced game wise, and 3D modelling will be light-moderate) Desired battery life Any Please list, in order of most important to least important, the priority between Size, Weight, Performance, Battery life Performance, Battery, Size, Weight Info/Requirements Preferred brand is HP, would prefer refurbished however as i mentioned i wasn't able to find anything with a processor good enough in that regard
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At least what’s your top budget?
it would be but in her case she already draws using an ipad and needs the laptop for modelling mainly, and thanks ill look into it! but from what i searched i think intel arc graphics arent the best for rhino and blender right?
well there isnt really one but i wouldnt prefer a gaming laptops price range
It's RTX4050-level performance. The only compatibility problem would be 3rd party renderers like V-Ray & Octane for Rhino. Is anything like that required? The intel 388H (B390 GPU) is really the best balance between performance, battery life, thickness&weight, and price. Hard to gauge what do you have in mind, which direction from that to go. Does weight really matter the least? Will it rarely be transported? If you want peak performance to do regular heavy rendering, with unlimited budget, that extreme would be ThinkPad P16.
That can still be large range, gaming laptops go from 1k+ to 3k :D let us say 1k to 1.5k is good range ?
Wouldn't a 2-in-1 form factor be useful for an artist? If you want a standard ff HP - this the the latest gen CPU and the best integrated GPU. And nicely discounted. https://www.bestbuy.com/product/hp-omnibook-ultra-14-3k-oled-touchscreen-laptop-intel-core-ultra-x9-2026-32gb-memory-1tb-ssd-copilot-pc-silk-sand/JJGWKYW9KH
hey, I've had a look for you and it looks like the HP OMEN 16 (16-ap0000, 2025) could be worth looking into for your friend. It's priced at $1,529.99 for new, has an Ryzen AI 9 365 plus RTX 5070 chip which is ideal for Rhino/Blender type works and the GPU will run rendering without much fuss. It has 32GB RAM which is perfect for that type of work so multitasking won't be an issue and battery life is strong for that to, which is ideal for switching between gaming and modelling all day. Its also 16" so at the upper end of their size range. A couple of things worth flagging is that it isn't the greatest value for money and the 1TB storage may be a little thing if they have a big 3D file library. You can find some more info and specs here: https://plample.com/spec/us/hp-omen-16-16-ap0000-2025/2 (disclosure: I built the site that generated this match and I would receive an affiliate fee is they were to purchase the laptop through the website at no extra cost to you)