Re: Laptop for compiling.

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, <techlists@phpcoderusa.com> 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.
>
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