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Laptop with 8GB ram

  • 22-07-2010 09:32AM
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    stevenmu
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    My current work laptop is on it's way out, so time to get it replaced. I do a lot of software development, in particular using virtual machines regularly and SharePoint 2010/SQL Server locally, all of which love as much RAM as possible.

    So I'm on the lookout for a laptop with 8GB RAM, a Core i7 quad core cpu would be nice too but not essential, a decent dual core would do fine. Screen, battery life, and hard disk sizes aren't of much concern. Dell and Elara don't seem to have much of a range with 8GB, and upgrading a Dell to it on the site is pretty expensive. Does anyone know anywhere else I should look, or can recommend one in particular?

    (I don't have a set budget yet, but a good deal should speed things along)


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  • #2
    corkcomp
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,114 ✭✭✭corkcomp


    stevenmu wrote: »
    My current work laptop is on it's way out, so time to get it replaced. I do a lot of software development, in particular using virtual machines regularly and SharePoint 2010/SQL Server locally, all of which love as much RAM as possible.

    So I'm on the lookout for a laptop with 8GB RAM, a Core i7 quad core cpu would be nice too but not essential, a decent dual core would do fine. Screen, battery life, and hard disk sizes aren't of much concern. Dell and Elara don't seem to have much of a range with 8GB, and upgrading a Dell to it on the site is pretty expensive. Does anyone know anywhere else I should look, or can recommend one in particular?

    (I don't have a set budget yet, but a good deal should speed things along)

    dell latitude E6410 or E6510 would fit the requirements.. if you chose base spec with i5 or i7 proc it shouldnt be that expensive to upgrade ram to 8GB.. thisis going to cost you a bit either way .. make sure you go with a 64bit operating system also if going over 4 Gb ram. win 7 64bit ftw


  • #3
    stevenmu
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 9,689 Mod ✭✭✭✭stevenmu


    Thanks, they are what I had been looking at, and I think they will fit the bill nicely.


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