Mobile Workstation Performance To Max
Building a viable alternative to a powerful desktop workstation poses quite a challenge. In our article on the
The historical argument has been that it is just not possible to cram the raw processing power of a typical workstation into a mobile platform. Typical desktop workstations used for such tasks as AutoCad, Avid, MicroStation, 3D Studio Max, ARC View, Alias Wavefront, Pro/E, Ideas, Softimage XSI, and similar applications, are for powerhouse systems which often feature "exotic" components not typically found in mainstream desktop systems, let alone notebooks. The basis for the majority of these exotic components are rooted in the same components that make up a desktop PC, but often they are built to more exacting and demanding standards. The workstation market, in general, is so outrageously overpriced that it makes one ask, "Why?"