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Is this decent value?

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    Alanstrainor
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators Posts: 23,157 Mod ✭✭✭✭Alanstrainor


    What kind of programming? Generally you wont need much spec at all to do a lot of programming....

    It's decent, nothing too amazing. Big heavy machine, with a low resolution screen, and mediocre battery life. It does have a beefy processor and just above average ram however.


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    JohnPPP
    Registered Users Posts: 94 ✭✭JohnPPP


    Alanstrainor wrote: »
    What kind of programming? Generally you wont need much spec at all to do a lot of programming....

    It's decent, nothing too amazing. Big heavy machine, with a low resolution screen, and mediocre battery life. It does have a beefy processor and just above average ram however.

    Backend stuff. Eclipse etc :)


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    Alanstrainor
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators Posts: 23,157 Mod ✭✭✭✭Alanstrainor


    JohnPPP wrote: »
    Backend stuff. Eclipse etc :)

    Don't worry too much about having an i7 and oddles of RAM. Pretty much an intel i processor will do you. Plump for better screen if you can.


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    JohnPPP
    Registered Users Posts: 94 ✭✭JohnPPP


    Alanstrainor wrote: »
    Don't worry too much about having an i7 and oddles of RAM. Pretty much an intel i processor will do you. Plump for better screen if you can.

    Hmmm. Can't find anything better than this atm though. Maybe an i5 with a SSD or something

    See I've already had an i3 so want to go up.


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    K.O.Kiki
    Registered Users Posts: 18,703 ✭✭✭✭K.O.Kiki


    Why not invest in an SSD + RAM upgrade instead?


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    JohnPPP
    Registered Users Posts: 94 ✭✭JohnPPP


    K.O.Kiki wrote: »
    Why not invest in an SSD + RAM upgrade instead?

    I'm not mad about the idea of messing about with laptop parts, stupid I know. Still haven't found anything :(


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