Thanks man didn’t pull the trigger on it will look into the dell and see what coupons are available
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The Anycubic Kobra S1 Combo
- Thread starter Ryan
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Certainly not a bad price. I'm always concerned about the integrated Intel GPUs. They certainly can work and my tablet computer runs current SW with such a GPU. But, years of bias and remembering the old, crappy, integrated GPUs has me knee jerking away from systems that don't have a dedicated GPU. I suspect the performance improvement is at least 1% but likely less than 100000%.
Edit: nope, I don't like that computer. The Celeron N4500 is ****.
Too put the performance in perspective, my Dell M3800, a computer released almost 11 years ago, is significantly faster
I also think it's misleading to say it comes with 1.5T of storage when it has only 1T of hd space and the other 0.5T is a thumb drive. That's like saying my car has 600 miles of range thanks to the pair of 5gal gas cans in the trunk.
Anyway, that is a very slow computer. It's probably has good battery life but it would be a bad choice for CAD as well as 3D model slicing.
For comparison, the 3 year old, every level Dell CAD system's CPU is about 2-6x faster depending on the job.
The GPU is also much more powerful. I wouldn't fault anyone for saying they would rather buy new vs used or avoid a specific brand due to personal history (Dell has been good to me so I keep going back). Lenovo is generally good but this computer is just too restricted for modeling. Even if it "can" for similar money you can get someone much better for the job.
Well you’re more knowledgeable than me I will see what’s out there in my budget. The dell model you suggested seems like a good option
redragoon
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I think the options the others have provided are good. There is also another option for server based CAD software.Well you’re more knowledgeable than me I will see what’s out there in my budget. The dell model you suggested seems like a good option
I've used Onshape for several years. It is close to the Pro-E/Wildfire and Creo software in layout and functions.
Non-professional accounts are free and the server handles all the computing. A faster internet and processor helps with the reaction speed, but it doesn't require large GPU/CPU processing.
Files can be accessed anywhere with an internet connection through a web browser or app.
The only downside I've found is that models are usually open to the public once made. You get some free private storage, and paid accounts have more. I don't care if anyone copies my files since they aren't confidential or proprietary.
This does also have the benefit that you can search through all public files for models of things.
I download backups of files to my PC if needed, and it outputs most common file types.
platohedron
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Can anyone that owns a Kobra S1 Combo, let me know...
- What the connection options are for this machine?
- Is there a USB port, and is it strictly for storage/file loading, or can it be used to connect to my computer?
- Is there an SD slot?
- Can I use a slicer of my choice? (ie. Cura, MatterContol, etc.)