I want to buy a new laptop for .Net Programming

Ravi Bhavnani

If you can, upgrade to 16G and a 512 SSD. That will probably give you 7 years of service. If you want a small footprint (but will always use a large monitor and full-size keyboard and mouse), I'd recommend going with a Brix Pro[^] instead of a laptop. /ravi

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DaveAuld

I have almost convinced myself the my next one will be the new Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Carbon 2014. •ProcessorIntel Core i7-4550U Processor (4MB Cache, up to 3.00GHz) •Operating SystemWindows 8.1 Pro 64 •Display14.0” WQHD (2560x1440), 260nit, IPS, Multitouch •GraphicsIntel HD Graphics 5000 •Memory8GB PC3-12800 DDR3L on MB •Hard Drive 256GB (/512GB) SSD M.2 eDrive Capable •WirelessIntel Dual Band Wireless 7260AN with Bluetooth 4.0 •Integrated Mobile BroadbandLTE Sierra EM7345 http://shop.lenovo.com/gb/en/laptops/thinkpad/x-series/x1-carbon/[^] Having fixed the button on my left keypad button ultrabook a couple of weeks ago I can afford to wait for a little bit longer before committing. I had originally planned to get a Zenbook UX301, but the spec I wanted appeared to be vapourware and I lost interest in it. Scott Hanselman mentioned the X1 in one of his presentations a couple of weeks ago and he appeared to be impressed with it.

Maximilien

Get as much memory as possible. I think a latest generation i5 (don't know the code names nowadays) might be sufficient for most programming needs.

I'd rather be phishing!

realJSOP

I'm hoping I never have to buy another new computer.

".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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LloydA111

4th Gen is the latest :)

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Jon Sagara

MacBook Pro, Early 2011 edition, 15", 8GB RAM, 2.2 GHz Intel Core i7, 256 GB SSD. I run Windows 8.1 Update 1 in VMWare Fusion. If I could change anything, I would get more RAM.

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Acaz Souza Pereira

This seems to be a good choice!

Chris Maunder

My life on a MacBook Air[^]

cheers Chris Maunder

Paulo Augusto Kunzel

I agree, it should cover .net and anything else you want to program with :thumbsup::thumbsup:

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Petr Pechovic

MacBook Air (11'), i7, 8GB RAM (disk minimum 256GB SSD) + Apple Thunderbolt Display ;) SW: Virtual Box (this one is free and working perfectly)

DaveAuld

Is that because the vast array of choice and speed that it all changes make it so damn difficult to pick one!

Forogar

I agree. If the choice is between: more memory/bigger SSD with an i5 or: less memory/smaller SSD with an i7 then go for the i5 option. The processors these days are fast enough (certainly the i5) that the memory and disk bottlenecks are the biggest problems.

- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.

Andy Brummer

I got the XPS 15 with similar specs and that is amazing. What I like most about it is the display. My work laptop is a 2 year old i5 with a 256Gig SSD and I've never noticed a performance difference between the two. Everything runs just as fast on my 4 year old i7. If you get decent hardware these days, I don't think you can really go wrong.

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Kevin Marois

I'm 6'4" and I have big hands, so coding on a laptop is not an option for me. I use mine solely to go to client sites. For my desktop I have 2 24" monitors, wireless keyboard & mouse... all the standard desktop enhancments. I also own a laptop and the once or twice I tried to work on it I gave up. Unless you're going to plug in monitors & a keyboard/mouse, go with a desktop.

If it's not broken, fix it until it is

FIorian Schneidereit

This X1 is pretty much one of the best machines one can get, but it doesn't come with an anti-glare display, does it? I'm no friend of the glossy ones, that's why I'm considering a X240 instead.

realJSOP

It's more because I don't care.

".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013

Jorgen Andersson

I got a new Latitude 7440 (I7, 8GB memory, 256 GB HDD, 1920x1080) a month ago. And I can say that I was positively surpriced by two things:

Batterytime, it lasts for 6-8 hours of procrastination, which is quite a lot more than at the best two hours on my old one.
The SSD is ten times faster than the SSD in my old laptop. And then it was still an even bigger wow feeling to get the SSD on my old laptop.

Downsides:

Came without DVD, and has only three USB connectors spaced out so that I can't use the external DVD that needs the power from two USB connectors
Has text size set to a default of 120DPI, which is utterly stupid, because it means that the local IIS renders all text in images and such likes to 125% of the normal size. Fixed it through a registry setting.

Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello[^]

BobJanova

Just get anything, .Net dev is not that hard on machines (particularly if you don't use VS), so ergonomics and a good display are the most important things.

charlieg

I think that would do it. Also, I would search - there have been multitudes of threads.

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Acaz Souza Pereira

Great observation!