I'm currently using Windows 8, with Hyper-V. I've got a 8GB Lenovo X220T, and I use an external USB3 512GB SSD to run my VMs.
Mitch Denny Readify | Chief Technology Officer M: +61 414 610 141 | E: [email protected] | W: http://www.readify.net -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bill McCarthy Sent: Friday, 24 February 2012 9:20 AM To: 'ozDotNet' Subject: RE: New laptop for developer, has 16Gb RAM I use win 7 x64 with VMWare. Put the server OS'es in VMs |-----Original Message----- |From: [email protected] [mailto:ozdotnet- |[email protected]] On Behalf Of Peter Griffith |Sent: Friday, 24 February 2012 8:56 AM |To: 'ozDotNet' |Subject: RE: New laptop for developer, has 16Gb RAM | |Thanks guys, | | He already has the laptop. | | | | Trying to resolve whether to set it up with Windows |server 2008 R2 or just go for Windows 7. | | | |PG | | | |Peter Griffith CP | |http://pgriffith.wordpress.com <http://pgriffith.wordpress.com> | |PH: 0408 832 891 | | | |From: [email protected] [mailto:ozdotnet- |[email protected]] On Behalf Of David Connors |Sent: Thursday, 23 February 2012 8:30 PM |To: ozDotNet |Subject: Re: New laptop for developer, has 16Gb RAM | | | |On Thu, Feb 23, 2012 at 7:18 PM, Ken Schaefer <[email protected]> wrote: | | | |From: [email protected] [mailto:ozdotnet- |[email protected]] On Behalf Of Stephen Price |Sent: Thursday, 23 February 2012 4:46 PM |To: ozDotNet |Subject: Re: New laptop for developer, has 16Gb RAM | | | |Laptops are like phones (and women, come to think of it). There's |always a better one available in less than six months. You want to |upgrade it in less than six months. There's never a perfect system |specs, IF ONLY you could take those specs from that laptop and combine |with the specs from that other laptop, and make it weigh like that thin |ultra portable laptop specs you've been dreaming about... | | | |Seriously: http://www.sony.com.au/product/vpcz227gg/specs - <1.12kg | | |To follow on from Stephen's analogy, she is a bit doey, can't draw |without her louis vuitton luggage in tow, and isn't really interested |in resolution of matters, and is probably high maintenance. | | | | |-- | |David Connors | [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> | |www.codify.com <http://www.codify.com> | |Codify Pty Ltd |Phone: +61 (7) 3210 6268 | Facsimile: +61 (7) 3210 6269 | Mobile: +61 |417 189 |363 |V-Card: https://www.codify.com/cards/davidconnors |<https://www.codify.com/cards/davidconnors> |Address Info: https://www.codify.com/contact |<https://www.codify.com/contact>
