Currently MathCAD 15 and MathCAD Prime 2.0 run slowly on both of my older computers. Prime 2.0 is especially bad, recalculating a page of equations after adjusting a variable takes about 10-20 seconds and when typing in a text box the characters displayed on the screen lag what is typed by 2-5 words. It is time for a laptop upgrade and I'd like to get the most bang for the buck. What base level of CPU/memory is adequate for 2.0 to run smoothly? I use 2.0 for structurally engineering which is mostly iterative equation solving with an occasional 2-D graph. Is it best to avoid CPUs that have integrated GPUs? Also, should I expect 2.0 to experience a performance reduction if run in parallels on a Mac vs. running on a PC?
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