[RESOLVED] New lap

[shakti5385]

Hi all
I am going to buy new laptop , please provide me good configuration so DOT NET +SQL SERVER run easily on it.
Thanks

[szlamany]

HP mobile workstations

http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/us/en...1-3355679.html

I've got a 3 year old nw8240 - it's a great machine.

Runs MS SQL 2000 Developers edition, SQL 2005 Express.

Loaded with VB6, VS2003, VS2005

and runs IIS for web development

I can't think of anything else I could ask this laptop to do

Backs up to a maxtor terabyte external drive everyday...

[RhinoBull]

I have an IBM Lenovo T60 series.
It may cost a bit more than other brands but it is really very well built machine and I run Visual Studio 6, 2005, 2008, SQL Server and even Oracle off of it.
It is easy to recommend and apparently you can have it for a darn good price.

[mendhak]

Hi all
I am going to buy new laptop , please provide me good configuration so DOT NET +SQL SERVER run easily on it.
Thanks

Will you be playing games too?

[RobDog888]

A true programmer wont have any games on his system as he wants to conserve all resources for his development needs.

He may have another system, which is game'd out for specifically playing games.

[szlamany]

You need the e-mail only/web world workstation...

You need a development laptop - since development can happen anywhere - anytime...

You need a multi-media box - ours is video editing, photoshop - all that great image stuff...

And a server in the middle of it all!

[RobDog888]

Cool, when can I expect to receive those systems from you? You are very generous


You can consolidate the workstation of web/email with the multimedia box so only 3 systems is really needed.

When I get my laptop it will be as powerful as i can afford and not have any multimedia programs on it.

[szlamany]

Give me your ssn, home phone, mother's maiden name - and they will be shipped within a day!

The adobe products are so heavy and the video-processing needs are so stringent that I don't like my image-processing box to see the outside world!

[RobDog888]

For those same reasons, a gamer wont be having VS on their system either. They are resource hogs and they want them all to be alocated for their games

Indian giver You said you were going to give them to me.

[Paul M]

A true programmer wont have any games on his system as he wants to conserve all resources for his development needs.

He may have another system, which is game'd out for specifically playing games.

What about game programmers

[RobDog888]

The same applies but he will definately have two systems. One laptop and one desktop.

[penagate]

I have an IBM Lenovo T60 series.
It may cost a bit more than other brands but it is really very well built machine and I run Visual Studio 6, 2005, 2008, SQL Server and even Oracle off of it.
It is easy to recommend and apparently you can have it for a darn good price.

Nice specs, although the screen is a little small for me.


On that note, if you are going to use a laptop as your primary development machine I highly recommend investing in a secondary display as well. This helps a lot with things like debugging.

[RobDog888]

Or at least a Widescreen

[shakti5385]

Will you be playing games too?

Why not I am also human being

[RhinoBull]

Or at least a Widescreen

My T61 does have a widescreen - 15.4". It's not large but it's very decent for a laptop.
I also have one of those docking stations so when in the office or at home I can use regular keyboard, mouse and external widescreen (24" if you interested to know).
And when on-the-move I still have a widescreen, hate the keyboard tought (this goes for any laptop).

If anyone's looking for multimedia only laptop I would recommend Toshiba (model will depend on the budget).

[shakti5385]

Thanks all