Resolution-wise, HD isn't that great from a computing perspective. 720p is comparable to XGA if you consider the different aspect ratio, and really, XGA belongs in the former millennium. Not even the people taking IE5.5 into consideration when designing web pages even cares about the people running on XGA anymore. 1080p is closer to the current norm, I guess, but this laptop is 720p which is painful.
On 19 September 2012 09:37, Victor van Reijswoud < [email protected]> wrote: > Good points. 13" is small, even with HD. But do you not connect this > to a bigger screen when you are in the office? At the same time I see > a lot of developers running around with a MacBook Air..... Doesn't > seem to be different. > > Hard Disk: Cloud is the way to go. My hard disk is empty these days..... > > V > > > On Wed, Sep 19, 2012 at 8:23 AM, Brian Ssennoga <[email protected]> > wrote: > > My Sentiments Exactly! And am not even a core developer... > > > > > > On Wed, Sep 19, 2012 at 10:21 AM, Paul Bagyenda <[email protected]> > > wrote: > >> > >> Colour me hard-to-please but really I think not. > >> 1. 13" is far too small. Your average developer these days likes a bit > >> more screen real estate because they have many windows open at a time > >> (browser windows on a couple of reference documents, multiple source > >> windows, etc). 15" is at the lower limit in my view, 17" would be good, > but > >> then the laptops tend to be heavy. > >> 2. 4GB of RAM! Again from what I have seen, developers tend to run VMs > >> from time to time, to test how things work in other environments (say > for > >> example how a site renders in IE8). Run your typical Windows VM in 4GB > and > >> see what happens. > >> 3. Hard drive too small. Most people I know will have filled that with > the > >> music they listen to as they work. > >> > >> Slapping Ubuntu on this aint nearly enough. > >> > >> P. > >> > >> On Sep 19, 2012, at 09:44, Victor van Reijswoud wrote: > >> > >> > Is this the developer Linux dream machine? > >> > > >> > http://content.dell.com/us/en/enterprise/d/campaigns/sputnik.aspx > >> > > >> > V > >> > _______________________________________________ > >> > The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > >> > > >> > Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: > >> > [email protected] > >> > Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > >> > Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > >> > To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > >> > > >> > The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: > >> > http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > >> > > >> > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them > (including > >> > attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for > them in > >> > any way. > >> > > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > >> > >> Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: > >> [email protected] > >> Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > >> Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > >> To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > >> > >> The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: > >> http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > >> > >> The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > >> attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them > in > >> any way. > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Brian Ssennoga | FOSS & ICT Consulting > > > > COSS | @COSSug | #COSS > > FOSSFA Country Liaison - Uganda | @fossfa | #FOSSFA > > Skype: bssennoga | Gtalk - b.ssennoga > > > > Blog | Alt. Email | Twitter | > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > > > > Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: > [email protected] > > Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > > To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > > > > The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: > > http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > > attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in > > any way. > _______________________________________________ > The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > > Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: > [email protected] > Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > > The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: > http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in > any way. >
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