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  • Desktop vs laptop doesn’t matter much for any given CAD software. Just make sure you hit the recommended specs.

    There’s truth in this, but also caveats. I work with a bunch of mechanical engineers. In the warmer months, while working on really complex drawings, they need to take frequent breaks.

    It’s because laptops are designed to be compact, by sacrificing airflow. So when they run anything heavy, the CPU would heat up and start throttling itself.

    On a desktop, easily solved by slapping on a semi-decent cheap cooler. On laptops, well, you take frequent breaks.