Quote Originally Posted by markevans View Post
I have no problem cutting with even a cheap laptop, just make sure it is plugged in and the power settings are set so it stays fully awake when doing a long cut.

The biggest "stress" on it would be rendering in Aspire which might require a decent video card. I alway do my major design work on the desktop and then use dropbox to have the files on the laptop. Then do minor edits if needed on the laptop.
My lenovo Has 16 gigs ram with a high end video card.
I hook it up to my 65in Samsung when I work in either program.
3d rendering is still a little slow but I can live with it.
I will probably have at least the same ram and quality video card on the dedicated shopbot so I will be looking for a factory reconditioned box or laptop. I may get a better computer for design down the road.
I just want to get cutting
Thanks for the input