During the past year or so, mobile computers-both suped-up laptops and mobile workstations-have made quite an impact in the professional DCC space, offering a viable alternative to desktop machines. But can they take the place of their tethered big brothers? In many case, the answer is "yes," as animator/filmmaker Sam Chen discovered while making his CG short film "Amazonia."rnDuring pre-production in 2006, Chen had used a couple of high-performance Windows XP workstations custom-made by Verari, and a Dell laptop. Both were quite effective at the time, allowing him to previs his entire film with relative ease.
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