Computer System and Setup Recommendations? (case 2912)
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Be careful to watch the dates for the posts on this thread--they start back from 2006! Much of what is written still applies but not the later posts.[/I]
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We are in the process of setting up a new lab and are purchasing a small army of new computers. Presuming we will be running many experiments using both MediaLab and DirectRT, do you have recommendations regarding what we should buy in terms of hardware? Many experiments will involve simple questionnaires but some will involve extensive video and audio.
What Laptop Specs work well with DirectRT?
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[/I]Hello. I am looking for a new laptop computer that I can use to collect data with DirectRT. Can you tell me the minimum specs I need for the computer? How much RAM, chip processing speed, etc?
Shared vs. Dedicated Graphics Card
I'm in the process of setting up a laboratory and I am trying to decide which type of laptop to purchase. I know that the graphics card is perhaps the most important consideration when selecting computers to run DirectRT (as you've stated above, 128 MB's Minimum; 256 MB's Recommended). Do these recommendations refer to a dedicated or shared/dynamic graphics cards?
Would a laptop using a shared/dynamic graphics card be capable of running Direct RT?
Recommendations for new laptop for just Medialab?
Hi,
I noticed the above recommendations were for running DirectRT--what are the minimum recommended specifications if I were to use MediaLab? I need to buy a another laptop for my study and I don't have a lot of money to spend on a laptop, so I want to make sure I have "just" what I need to run MediaLab smoothly.
Thanks.