12 gig of ram I recommend. Minimum Just saying Sent from my iPhone
On Jun 7, 2013, at 21:58, Scott Barr <[email protected]> wrote: > ** > To all you road warriors and non-road warriors alike… > > Which brands / models have you been using and where have you been purchasing > them? I have always been a desktop kinda guy but am in the market for a > decent laptop. > > It’ll be running the usual productivity software like Office, etc… As well > as a SQL Server, ARS, Mid-Tier etc… > > I have a pretty decent idea of what I am looking for and its been a while > since I have started “one of those threads” and I thought I’d see what > everyone else thought. Thoughts on CPU/RAM/Screen/Battery > Life/Expandability/Keyboard/Options/Looks/Manufacturer Support/&/warranty are > all equally relevant. > > Drives are/can be interchangeable and can be compared purely on stats but am > curious about your experiences with these as well but has anyone tried one of > the hybrid drives yet? > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822178340 > > I am pretty sure I’ll end up with something that has a quad core i7 , > expanded to 6GB+ RAM and an SSD (or SSD/spinner combo). > > Has anyone tried loading everything up on a Surface Pro yet? With only 4GB > RAM I can’t see it working all _that_ well with a full ARS install on it… > But with an SSD and a well-tuned install it may not be all that bad swapping > to disk etc… Thoughts? (asking more out of curiosity than anything else) > > Thank you! > > Scott Barr | aus cell: +61-468-929-076 | BBM: 290AC637 | [email protected] > > "The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has > taken place." > > _ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are" and have been for 20 years_ _______________________________________________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org "Where the Answers Are, and have been for 20 years"
