Computer aided drafting is a rising in demand job. That’s the reason why my friend is considering a computer aided drafting career. Architecture drafting and design is what he likes and he’s eying to have a good job in the some construction firm. Computer aided drafting school will take about 3 - 4 years of study though, but there’s a lot of practice to be done at home. If you are wondering what you might exactly learn at a computer aided drafting school, it could be in line with architectural drafting or mechanical drafting.

Computer laptop is very vital in this kind of study. I was asked of what kind of portable computer aided drafting laptop on sale would be okey? I suggest that you’ll take a look on Fujitsu LifeBook A6120 Notebook. This is a laptop that have a 15.4 inch crystal view WXGA LCD which provides a better view of the drafting while keeping the weight to a minimum. The laptop also comes with 3 GB DDR2 667 MHz SDRAM memory which is more than the usual requirement for Autodesk’s AutoCAD 2009 of 1 GB RAM on a Windows XP SP2 machine. Better Homes and Garden’s Architectural Home Designer software for model making of home and property could be installed here without a glitch.

Notable Standard Fujitsu LifeBook A6120 Notebook Specifications:

• Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T5850 (2.16 GHz, 2 MB L2 cache, 667 MHz FSB)
• Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium with Service Pack 1
• Microsoft Works and Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007 60-Day Trial
• 15.4” Crystal View LP WXGA display
• 3 GB DDR2 667 MHz SDRAM memory (2 GB + 1 GB)
• 300 GB S-ATA, 4200 rpm hard drive1 with Shock Sensor protection
• Dual-Layer Multi-Format DVD Writer
• Integrated webcam and digital microphone
• Multinational2 56K3 V.90 modem and Gigabit Ethernet LAN
• Integrated Atheros XSPAN Wireless (Quad-mode 802.11a/b/g and Draft N)
• Integrated Bluetooth
• Five USB 2.0 ports, IEEE 1394, Memory Stick/SD/xD slot, PC Card slot, ExpressCard slot
• Main battery: Lithium ion (6-cell, 10.8V, 4000 mAh)
• Standard spill-resistant keyboard

I have this stylish Fujitsu LifeBook A6120 Notebook and they are state-of-the-art computing laptop at a very reasonable price of about 899.95$ US from buy.com. The laptop could be well not only for computer aided drafting courses, but for multimedia use also.