I don't have any experience with Microsoft Surface, but I will say that my three-person office has been running Revit for seven years on computers I purchased over the counter at Staples and Best Buy, with no modifications beyond maxing out RAM. The graphics cards aren't listed on Autodesk's website, they only have Intel i5 processors, and they do just fine. One thing you can do is, under the "R" menu, go to the bottom and go to Options. Under the graphics tab, uncheck the box for "use hardware acceleration". That will help with your on-screen graphics.
We work on smallish projects, with files up to about 45mb and we've never had a problem with any of our sub-$600 machines. I also use Revit on a laptop with similar specs. Paying $3,500 or more for a tricked-out monster is total overkill for our work.
Ian.
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Ian Toner
Principal
Toner Architects
Philadelphia PA
Original Message:
Sent: 11-30-2016 18:26
From: Brian Viehland
Subject: Running Revit on Microsoft Surface
With AutoCAD out for Mac, I finally ditched the pc. I got a lease to own deal on a Mac Pro, all tricked out and it handles everything like a boss. 6 core 3.5 GHz and 64GB RAM. Sweet!
The multiple 'virtual' desktops on the Mac let you swipe the trackpad to switch from one screen to the next, so I dropped from 4 monitors on my windows machine to 2 on the mac. I use one for whatever my current task is (drawing, writing, etc) and the second screen for reference - emails, specs, cut sheets, etc.
Brian Viehland, RA, AIA, NCARB brian@designonthesquare.com
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