Yep, they didn’t seem to list the i7 E7440’s on the Oz site but the sales guys have access to them. We paid under $2k each with 4GB and whatever the lowest cost drive was. Then put in 16GB of memory and 1 1TB SSD from Crucial (certainly not from Dell).
Regards, Greg Dr Greg Low 1300SQLSQL (1300 775 775) office | +61 419201410 mobile│ +61 3 8676 4913 fax SQL Down Under | Web: www.sqldownunder.com<http://www.sqldownunder.com/> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Tom P Sent: Thursday, 27 November 2014 6:18 AM To: ozDotNet Subject: Re: [OT] Ultrabook for noob Stephen and Greg I couldn't even locate the E7440 on the Australian Dell site, found it on the US one though. Am I missing something? Dell site is confusing. Thanks Tom On 26 November 2014 at 19:17, Stephen Price <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Spec'd up the Dell E7440 and it seems expensive for the specs. Only let you put 8Gb RAM in them too. Did I miss something? $3974 for i7 with 8Gb RAM and 256Gb SSD. (and 5yr warranty). That's almost half as much again as my Surface pro 3 with similar specs. Or do they just charge more for the business laptops vs the consumer targeted ones? (like XPS) On Wed, Nov 26, 2014 at 3:26 PM, Greg Low (低格雷格) <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: We’ve had a really good run with Dell E7440’s. We get them with quad core i7’s. Buy them with small memory and drive, and fit Crucial 16GB memory and 1TB SSDs. Been an awesome set of machines. Didn’t think I’d get used to the 14” screen after having a 17” but I’m surprisingly ok with it. I did have to kill off screen scaling in Win 8.X though, as I couldn’t live with it. Regards, Greg Dr Greg Low 1300SQLSQL (1300 775 775) office | +61 419201410<tel:%2B61%20419201410> mobile│ +61 3 8676 4913<tel:%2B61%203%208676%204913> fax SQL Down Under | Web: www.sqldownunder.com<http://www.sqldownunder.com/> From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> [mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>] On Behalf Of Tom P Sent: Wednesday, 26 November 2014 2:51 PM To: ozDotNet Subject: Re: [OT] Ultrabook for noob Hi Stephen Thanks for the quick response. Actually a coworker suggested this list a while ago but I forgot all about it. Surface Pro 3 did have me interested at first but it is too small in my opinion and I prefer to just use the laptop and not have to hook up to an external monitor and keyboard and so on. Even a 13" has me concerned. I may go with 15". I've heard great things about the Macbook but the keyboard didn't feel right to me for Windows. I'll check out the XPS 15. Wow, 16Gb RAM? I didn't realise that was such an issue. 8Gb would be plenty for me I think but I guess going forward that will matter. How often do people change laptops? Is 3-4 years a stretch? Thanks Tom On 26 November 2014 at 17:02, Stephen Price <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Welcome Tom! (OMG where did we get a new poster from?) Having more than a few laptops (both past and present) I feel slightly qualified to reply. I've found Dell pretty good, but always get the longest warranty you can get your hands on. It's happened a couple of times where a laptop has needed parts/repairs and its been out of warranty. When that happens its usually better to upgrade than spend money on it. I'm currently running a Mac book Pro 13 (for iOS dev cross platform stuff with Xamarin), a Surface Pro 3 (for most dev) and an Asus gaming laptop (amazing machine but a bit too heavy to lug about. Awesome for gaming at a mates place, or when others bring their laptops and you want to be sociable in the same room). The only thing that stops me from saying get a surface pro 3, is the RAM limit of 8Gb. If it could have 16Gb it would be the way to go, hands down. The other two laptops both have 16Gb and its really the only thing that lets the Surface Pro 3 down (spec wise). That said its the most portable, and most adaptable (laptop or tablet mode) and even wins on battery life by a huge margin. That said, the real answer is "it depends". You need to look at what you want it for and makes sure whatever you get fits that first. Oh, I had a Samsung Ultrabook (the QuadHD touch screen one) and was disappointed with the high DPI experience of Windows 8. Passed it to my daughter for Uni laptop and she loves it. I almost got the Dell XPS 15 (with the QuadHD touchscreen) but got the surface pro 3 instead. So far not regretted that decision but I daresay the Dell would have also been a good buy (without the tablet form tho) HTH On Wed, Nov 26, 2014 at 12:55 PM, Tom P <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Hi First time poster here so please take it easy on me. I've only ever had a desktop but looking to purchase my first laptop, ultrabook preferred. I've been looking at the Dells for warranty and support feedback I've received, XPS 13 sounds mainly. I wish to use it for development mainly with some minor travel. Can some of the wiser more experienced developers here share their thoughts and recommendations? Thanks Tom
