Will ArcGIS desktop advanced run on a Dell Precision 3510?

KennethVance-Borland · ‎08-26-2017

My Dell Precision M4700 laptop is getting old and I'm looking to replace it. A Dell document listing computer requirements for various software states that ArcGIS needs the Precision 7000 level of hardware, but I'm interested in using a Precision 3510 because it is a couple pounds lighter in weight, and also more economical to purchase. Has anyone had success running ArcGIS desktop advanced on a 3510?

curtvprice · ‎10-21-2017

IE components are used to compose ArcMap tool dialogs, display metadata (Item Description), and I'm sure a few other things under the hood. Even if you set your default browser to something else.

KennethVance-Borland · ‎08-28-2017

Thanks for this link, Dan. I'll send it to the Dell person I'm working with and ask them to run it on a 3510.

VinceAngelo · ‎08-28-2017

Note that there's a difference between "Run" and "Runs well", and a difference between "Runs well with trivial input" and "Runs well with massive input." The RAM in the computer may have as significant impact on the viability of the platform as the CPU (and disk performance isn't too far behind). It's difficult to predict platform suitability for any purpose without specific details about the configured host and workload.

- V

JasrajGramopadhye · ‎04-04-2018

Hello Vince,

I have a similar question - Would a Dell Laptop - Mobile Precision 5520 with the following specifications run ArcGIS Desktop 10.5 and higher and Pro with heavy processing? I would appreciate any help / suggestions.

Mobile Precision 5520 Specifications:

Intel Core Xeon E3-1505M v6 (Quad Core Xeon 3.00GHz,
4.00GHz Turbo, 8MB 45W)
Intel Xeon E3-1505M v6 with Thunderbolt 3, NVIDIA Quadro
Graphics
Windows 10 Pro for Workstations (up to 4 Cores)
Intel Xeon E3-1505M v6 with Thunderbolt 3, NVIDIA Quadro
Graphics
NVIDIA Quadro M1200 w/4GB
32GB (2x16GB) 2400MHz DDR4 Non-ECC SDRAM
512GB M.2 PCIe Solid State Drive Class 40

Thanks,

Jasraj

VinceAngelo · ‎04-04-2018

Okay, here's the deal: I refuse to be dragged into a case-by-case hardware evaluation role for GeoNet.

My contribution to this thread was to point out:

It's difficult to predict platform suitability for any purpose ...

That was gently phrased. In fact, it's impossible to predict platform suitability for any purpose (due to OS, drivers, data, networks, and an infinite number of imponderables). The last time I had to do a hardware procurement for a customer, it took several weeks to assemble the shopping list. We got a posterior-kicking lab out of the deal (after oodles of driver nightmares), but I didn't sleep for two weeks while waiting to see how it would work out.

In the end, only you can decide what is appropriate for your needs, and I'm not going to tangle myself in that process.

Best of luck to you.

- V

KennethVance-Borland · ‎04-04-2018

HI Jasraj -- Based on my entirely satisfactory experience with my Precision 3520 I would imagine you would find the 5520 to perform very well. If you haven't already, check out the links that MidnightYell_2003 posted at the very top of this thread pointing to the ArcGIS Desktop and Pro system requirements. And if you have a chance before you purchase to try the link to "check your computer's ability to run ArcGIS Pro" that Dan_Patterson posted it would be informative for you. Or try it after you purchase to assess your system. Mine passed with flying colors. Best of luck, and please report back on what system you got and how it performs. -ken

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