https://computers.woot.com/offers/dell-latitude-e6440-14-intel-i5-laptop-11 Comes with an SSD, and you can install and mSATA drive if needed. On Mon, May 14, 2018 at 7:58 AM, wrote: > > I have several low powered cheap Dell i3s that I upgraded to SSD drives > and it really made a difference. This is my recommend SSD : > https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item= > N82E16820147676&cm_re=SAMSUNG_860_EVO_Series_2.5%22_250GB_ > SATA_III_3D-_-20-147-676-_-Product > > Monitor your memory usage. If compiling uses all your memory, add some > more. It has been my experience over the years that two things make a big > difference, 1) faster drives, more RAM. > > I assume you are running some distro of Linux. That helps as well. > > > > On 2018-05-11 23:05, trent shipley wrote: > > I'm thinking about getting a new laptop. Mine is several years old, and > while it's quite serviceable, it boots really slowly, and it doesn't like > to run a guest Ubuntu OS under Oracle VirtualBox. Also, I foresee more > compiling in my future, even though of late I've been rather truant about > working on my own through my Haskell book. I will say no more about the R > book. I don't game, because it is addicting, and therefore bad for me. > > I tend to try to get as much life as possible out of a computer, because I > am poor. I have heard good things about ASUS. I see more Linux in my > future, but I have to have Windows and since Windows tends to come > preinstalled, I expect it would be my native, host OS. > > I'd like to spend $500, but could (and probably will) stretch to $700. > > What could I expect to get for that, and what would you suggest. > > Trent. > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. Stephen