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  • Y Yvan Rodrigues

    AMEN! SSD has done more for PC performance than anything I can remember, and I've been playing with these things for 30+ years

    Yvan Rodrigues, C.Tech. Red Cell Innovation Inc.

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    Jorgen Andersson
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    I can second that too.

    Yvan Rodrigues wrote:

    30+ years

    Who's that on your profile picture? Or do you have a secret to share?

    Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello

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    • T Tomz_KV

      Interesting to see Latitude 14 (rugged) with 512 SSD is much more expensive. DVD drive is probably not needed anymore. I do not even remember what was the last time I used it on my current laptop.

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      Dan Neely
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      Ruggedization itself is several hundred dollars extra on top of Latitudes having a higher base price for being built with magnesium instead of plastic for the chassis. Unless you normally bust your laptops or are planning on doing a lot of rough fieldwork with it, the rugged models are almost certainly more than you need.

      Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason? Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful? --Zachris Topelius Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies. -- Sarah Hoyt

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      • J Jorgen Andersson

        I can second that too.

        Yvan Rodrigues wrote:

        30+ years

        Who's that on your profile picture? Or do you have a secret to share?

        Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello

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        Yvan Rodrigues
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        That's me... circa 2012. I'm a '74 model. Good genes.

        Yvan Rodrigues, C.Tech. Red Cell Innovation Inc.

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        • T Tomz_KV

          I've been using Laptops for the last several years. It is relatively slow. This one has 16G ram. I wish it can have more. But from Dell site, I did not see an option for more.

          TOMZ_KV

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          peterchen
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          Rest of the spec looks good, but throw in a dedicated SSD for OS and as build drive. "Hybrid" helps but doesn't cut the cheese.

          ORDER BY what user wants

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            Has anyone used Dell Inspiron 17 7000 Series Touch http://www.dell.com/us/p/inspiron-17-7737/pd?oc=fncwj1904h&model_id=inspiron-17-7737[^] for a dev box? I need a new box. Any suggestions?

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            stoneyowl2
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            I generally use an MSI G70 Steath laptop with all SSD drives (1.5TB) for travel (rollaround computer case), and a Gigabyte Brix Pro attached to the back of a monitor with 1.5TB SSDs for desk top work. Both of which are somewhat pricey.

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            • T Tomz_KV

              Has anyone used Dell Inspiron 17 7000 Series Touch http://www.dell.com/us/p/inspiron-17-7737/pd?oc=fncwj1904h&model_id=inspiron-17-7737[^] for a dev box? I need a new box. Any suggestions?

              TOMZ_KV

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              TheGreatAndPowerfulOz
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              Tomz_KV wrote:

              I need a new box.

              That's what she said. :wtf: :omg: :~

              If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.-John Q. Adams
              You must accept one of two basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe, or we are not alone in the universe. And either way, the implications are staggering.-Wernher von Braun
              Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.-Albert Einstein

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                Tomz_KV wrote:

                I need a new box.

                That's what she said. :wtf: :omg: :~

                If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.-John Q. Adams
                You must accept one of two basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe, or we are not alone in the universe. And either way, the implications are staggering.-Wernher von Braun
                Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.-Albert Einstein

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                Tomz_KV
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                I know it is a joke. But I do not know it. Who is she?

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                  I generally use an MSI G70 Steath laptop with all SSD drives (1.5TB) for travel (rollaround computer case), and a Gigabyte Brix Pro attached to the back of a monitor with 1.5TB SSDs for desk top work. Both of which are somewhat pricey.

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                  Tomz_KV
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                  I did not find a way to customize a computer on MSI.com. Did you install the SSDs yourself?

                  TOMZ_KV

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                  • T Tomz_KV

                    I know it is a joke. But I do not know it. Who is she?

                    TOMZ_KV

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                    TheGreatAndPowerfulOz
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                    Any "she" you'd like. Take anything someone says (or part of it) and say "That's what she said." It can sometimes be very hilarious and usually in a sexual way. :-D

                    If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.-John Q. Adams
                    You must accept one of two basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe, or we are not alone in the universe. And either way, the implications are staggering.-Wernher von Braun
                    Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.-Albert Einstein

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                    • T TheGreatAndPowerfulOz

                      Any "she" you'd like. Take anything someone says (or part of it) and say "That's what she said." It can sometimes be very hilarious and usually in a sexual way. :-D

                      If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.-John Q. Adams
                      You must accept one of two basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe, or we are not alone in the universe. And either way, the implications are staggering.-Wernher von Braun
                      Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.-Albert Einstein

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                      Tomz_KV
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                      :laugh:

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                      • T Tomz_KV

                        So there is no possibility for anything bigger than 512G for a while.

                        TOMZ_KV

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                        Dan Neely
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                        I seem to've spoken too soon. Dell's offering at least one model with a 1TB mSATA drive. It's the same approximate size as M.2; but using the slower sata bus instead of (optionally) PCIe. http://anandtech.com/show/8934/dell-updates-ultrabook-thin-m3800-mobile-workstation-with-4k-display[^]

                        Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason? Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful? --Zachris Topelius Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies. -- Sarah Hoyt

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                          I seem to've spoken too soon. Dell's offering at least one model with a 1TB mSATA drive. It's the same approximate size as M.2; but using the slower sata bus instead of (optionally) PCIe. http://anandtech.com/show/8934/dell-updates-ultrabook-thin-m3800-mobile-workstation-with-4k-display[^]

                          Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason? Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful? --Zachris Topelius Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies. -- Sarah Hoyt

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                          Tomz_KV
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                          Thanks for the info. I have decided to go with this model. Unfortunately, budget does not allow me to have a SSD which would be $700 more.

                          TOMZ_KV

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                          • T Tomz_KV

                            I did not find a way to customize a computer on MSI.com. Did you install the SSDs yourself?

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                            stoneyowl2
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                            The primary (C drive) is already an SSD. I pulled the 1 TB secondary drive and replaced it with the 1 TB SSD myself.

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