[cadcam]

I Have both but take the laptop to all the costomers to do work.
Love having it makes life easy as I use to carry a full computer with a 17" LCD monitor.

Now I take a full laptop with a 16.1 Screen and a good Nvidia video and all the tools needed to program and run cncs all day.

I did have to buy a Serial port card to use for DNC to the CNC's but no trouble after that.
You can get one that has dual ports for 70 bucks.

But I use mine for Cad-Cam & DNC for cnc's.

Just have to know what to llok for and as someone all ready explaned you most likey will spend over $2,000 or higher to get some thing to work well for this type of stuff.

I just went to a dealer camp for the Cad-cam software I sell and there were 30 diffrent dealers with all kinds of makes and models of laptops.

I would say after talking with all my Toshiba was one of the best for perfomance and price.

JM2C