[OpenDroneMap-users] laptop recommendation

[Stephen Mather]

In that case Fred,

Go with a "Desktop Replacement" type laptop, and you'll do OK.

Cheers,
Best,
Steve
On Apr 12, 2015 1:27 PM, "Frederic Muller" <fred at cm17.com> wrote:

> On 04/13/2015 12:12 AM, Alex Mandel wrote:
> > On 04/12/2015 05:48 AM, Frederic Muller wrote:
> >> Hi!
> >>
> >> I was thinking to add a laptop to my hexacopter which purpose is to do
> >> orthophoto. Do you have any recommendation regarding the CPU/RAM/HDD and
> >> Video for such a dedicated machine?
> >>
> >> What do you guys run ODM on?
> >>
> >> Thanks a lot.
> >>
> >> Fred
> >
> > My recommendation is to not use a laptop. I'm also confused about your
> > wording, you want to fly the laptop or just use the laptop to
> > post-process the images. Is the reason for a laptop so you can see
> > results in the field? That's unrealistic unless you subsample to a very
> > small set of photos.
> >
> > A desktop, server, or virtualized server will in almost all cases
> > provide faster results. In the case of virtualized you can also only pay
> > a few cents an hour when you use it.
> >
> > CPU seems to matter the most right now so Intel i7 or 2600v3 cpu, solid
> > state disks never hurt. At this time ODM does not appear to need huge
> > amounts of RAM. It also does not yet leverage any GPU offloading, though
> > there has been discussion of it.
> >
> > -Alex
> >
>
> Sorry for the confusion. The "system" (read hexacopter + computer) will
> be used in a remote area with no internet access. The plan is to use
> Mission Planner for the mission planning and ODM for the image
> post-processing. A desktop does not seem the best solution in our case
> as infrastructure is very bad too (unreliable electricity sources, etc).
> We are thinking to have a casing with everything inside for easy of
> transportation and protection.
>
> Thanks for the other details as those will help.
>
> Fred
>
>
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