@aliceif currently using Surface Pro 10.6". So 13.3" is huge upgrade for me heh
Nick Chan Abdullah
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RE: laptop choice for developers
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RE: laptop choice for developers
Thanks all for the advice. As i was about to go to the mall to get a laptop, i did a search again on the dell inspiron. Suddenly a website shows a new version of inspiron 13 5000. I was confused, it looks exactly the same as 7000 series and cheaper too. After much digging i found out that it has two ddr4 slots, no pen input. So i upgraded to 32gb ram and im happy with my decision
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RE: laptop choice for developers
Thanks all for the advice. As i was about to go to the mall to get a laptop, i did a search again on the dell inspiron. Suddenly a website shows a new version of inspiron 13 5000. I was confused, it looks exactly the same as 7000 series and cheaper too. After much digging i found out that it has two ddr4 slots, no pen input. So i upgraded to 32gb ram and im happy with my decision
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RE: laptop choice for developers
@aliceif currently using Surface Pro 10.6". So 13.3" is huge upgrade for me heh
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RE: laptop choice for developers
thanks all for the response. much appreciated. i think the biggest factor in my choice is whether the i7 6700hq (quad core) would actually improve visual studio and sql server performance significantly, compared to i7 6500U version (dual core)
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laptop choice for developers
I have 2 choice, and not a lot of budget
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an i7-6700hq laptop, with 32GB RAM, and lousy battery (Lenovo Ideapad 700 with SSD and beautiful screen)
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an i7-6500u, with 8GB RAM, SSD - great battery life and lightweight. (Dell Inspiron 13 convertible )
with (1), I can load up 2 or 3 VMs, plus Android emulator like DuOS, put sql server tempdb in ramdisk. work, play and experiment. I could also load my VS project folder in ramdisk.
with (2), it gives me great mobility to do my work anywhere, just no VMs. just work. no play, no experiment
Which would you pick ? and Why? Will I see noticeable performance gain if I choose 6700hq over 6500u ? (visual studio finding text, compiling, starting iis express, debugging etc...)
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