New user here. I work as a neuroradiologist and love to create 3D models for teaching and research. The work that the developer are doing with this software is awesome. I currently use 3D Slicer on a small desktop (Intel NUC i5-8259U, 16GB, 512SSD, Ubuntu 20.04) and on a MacBook Pro (i5-7360U, 8G…

Hi you can get a idea, [image] 3D Slicer Hardware requirements As i understand 3D Slicer is mainly built on VTK and ITK. I understand answers to the following will depend on the type of data and size of data and what you are going to do with it but in general is it possible to tell, …

Just as a data point: I recently upgraded to a MacBook Pro 16" with the upgraded Radeon Pro 5500M 8BG graphics card and 64GB of memory. I also got a 2TB drive. My needs were specifically geared towards using Slicer. I do micro-CT of living and fossil insects. My datasets range from 500MB to 3GB in…

Thank you Herhold for your answer. That would be nice as the laptop is great and I could work both at home (32" USB-C monitor) and everywhere else, but it is quite expensive compared to a desktop setup. The XPS I mentioned is 3x/4x cheaper than the MBP 16" you mentioned and roughly as powerful (or …

[image] Marco: is Quadro better than GeForce because of OpenGL (in the same price range)? Quadro cards tend to be more powerful. [image] Marco: is NVIDIA really better than AMD? Or should I go AMD with Linux because of open source drivers? Ho boy, that’s like Ford vs Chevy, or take yo…

[image] Marco: is Quadro better than GeForce because of OpenGL (in the same price range)? Not necessarily. Marketing difference is Quadro aimed for data center deployment (designed for dense installation) or commercial usage, long-term driver support and some difference in floating point ope…

Yep, go with Murat’s advice - he’s far more knowledgeable. I do know there are eGPUs for Macs, but they are AMD based. Never tried one, but would like to.

[image] Marco: can I expect Slicer and Ubuntu to work flawlessly with the XPS I mentioned? Or would Windows work better? Slicer works flawlessly on Linux. (I am using with mint, ubuntu ). have a large swap space around 100 Gb. Also I have used on dell before but not the one that you mentions. …

[image] muratmaga: Quadro driver supports openGL over remote desktop quite good (not an option if you are using Geforce). NVidia started to ease up on this about 1-2 years ago. Now I don’t think it is nothing actively disabling remote desktop usage anymore. There may be still some driver inco…

Thanks a lot for your support, it helps a lot. I will go for the desktop i7 + GeForce + Ubuntu as it is open source and seems cost-effective; if anything goes wrong with drivers plan B is switch to Windows.

[image] lassoan: NVidia started to ease up on this about 1-2 years ago. Now I don’t think it is nothing actively disabling remote desktop usage anymore. What I meant by remote rendering is that in a RDP session, I still cannot start Slicer from cold, if the remote computer has a Geforce card …

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