Thanks Michael ...

Only a few laptops and desktops are being offered with Windows 8 installed. They are higher end machines than I have budgeted for so it probably won't be an issue though I do plan to have a look at them. Definitely I am only looking at i7 laptops or ultrabooks ... no tablets.

My current laptop is big, heavy and five years old. MoI works just fine on it but it takes a backpack to lug it around. I am hoping for something to take to a client's house and set on the corner of the kitchen table for a quick 3d pdf view of their proposed renovation or new house preliminary drawings.

cheers,
eric