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I am duplicating my current development environment in a portable machine. Well... not duplicating.. but getting feasibly close without spending a fortune myself. I'm working on multiple VMs on a VMware cluster. The specs are based on current needs with planned room for growth. This laptop is not for gaming. I'm not spec'ing as much as I can just because I can.
I'll be running several VMs in virtual box and sometimes several containers in Docker. I'm also running several databases for integration/test purposes (Oracle, SQL MongoDB.. etc) although I won't need to all at once. A future integration project involves a high performance in-memory database (both master and transactional). In production deployments, the size of RAM scales in relation to source data size. As you can surmise, the RAM size of some of these servers can be quite large. Of course, my dataset will not be anywhere close to that.
The product itself has 200+ OSGI bundles (not counting third party) running on Virgo Server for Tomcat (in its largest configuration). So while I can unload/refresh certain bundles dynamically during development cycles, the actual deployment takes a while on a small machine... makes for frequent coffee breaks.
Of course, I'd like a new personal laptop as well. But the specs will definitely be overkill for my personal projects... that's ok though... I'm currently on a first generation macbook air (2gb) lol as my personal laptop along with a 2010 fully loaded 27 inch iMac at home. Both of which are not used for work (indirectly via VPN)
I have no problems with Dell (and the like). However, I'm not really looking forward to dealing with drivers and installations; Linux is necessary for me. I posted this thread inquiring about system 76 primarily because it is Ubuntu out of the box. THe Dell XPS 13 developer edition seems a bit cramped.. screen wise and also is limited to 16GB.
Thanks for the recommendation. I have a long history and personal reasons for not support HP products (work related) but perhaps I could put that aside and take a look at your recommendation. Are you running linux on it?
No, now I work in Windows.
What's about Dell? I have it at home. The hardware is amazing and the screen is great, but the keyboard is useless, touchpad works awful.
I have no problems with Dell (and the like). However, I'm not really looking forward to dealing with drivers and installations; Linux is necessary for me. I posted this thread inquiring about system 76 primarily because it is Ubuntu out of the box. THe Dell XPS 13 developer edition seems a bit cramped.. screen wise and also is limited to 16GB.
Oh, I see the answer to my question!
I see your point, dealing with dell drives is a real mess. That's why I always have a lot of work when I change my system at home laptop.
I'll be running several VMs in virtual box and sometimes several containers in Docker. I'm also running several databases for integration/test purposes (Oracle, SQL MongoDB.. etc) although I won't need to all at once. A future integration project involves a high performance in-memory database (both master and transactional). In production deployments, the size of RAM scales in relation to source data size. As you can surmise, the RAM size of some of these servers can be quite large. Of course, my dataset will not be anywhere close to that.
Cool. I cannot imagine that much RAM in a laptop. Of course, there was a time I thought 512M was a lot!
Oh, I see the answer to my question!
I see your point, dealing with dell drives is a real mess. That's why I always have a lot of work when I change my system at home laptop.
Yeh... I've heard the same across many manufacturers. I noticed a thread a while back that discussed getting a Dell XPS (windows) and load linux. Then someone posted that the wifi card on the Dell XPS 13 Developer edition is different and more "linux friendly". So that person would need to hunt around for a driver. It seems that the most popular graphics cards for laptops also have some problems on linux.
Its not like I cannot do it... back in the day in college I would not even hesitate. Its just that I need to focus on work rather on the building the laptop. I basically need something that works out of the box. As such, I guess I have to work with the limited boutique linux manufacturers and higher cost... something I have to accept.
Cool. I cannot imagine that much RAM in a laptop. Of course, there was a time I thought 512M was a lot!
There will be a time that even 64G will seem undersized....
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Yeh... I've heard the same across many manufacturers. I noticed a thread a while back that discussed getting a Dell XPS (windows) and load linux. Then someone posted that the wifi card on the Dell XPS 13 Developer edition is different and more "linux friendly". So that person would need to hunt around for a driver. It seems that the most popular graphics cards for laptops also have some problems on linux.
Its not like I cannot do it... back in the day in college I would not even hesitate. Its just that I need to focus on work rather on the building the laptop. I basically need something that works out of the box. As such, I guess I have to work with the limited boutique linux manufacturers and higher cost... something I have to accept.
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I cannot imagine that much RAM in a laptop. Of course, there was a time I thought 512M was a lot!
