To buy a new dev box
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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.
TOMZ_KV
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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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
That's me... circa 2012. I'm a '74 model. Good genes.
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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
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.
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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?
TOMZ_KV
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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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
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 -
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 -
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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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 -
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 -
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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I did not find a way to customize a computer on MSI.com. Did you install the SSDs yourself?
TOMZ_KV
The primary (C drive) is already an SSD. I pulled the 1 TB secondary drive and replaced it with the 1 TB SSD myself.