BorlandTalk.com Borland discussion newsgroups   Archives   FAQ   Search   Memberlist   Usergroups   Register   Profile   Log in to check your private messages   Log in  Development laptop? Goto page 1, 2, 3, 4  Next          BorlandTalk.com Forum Index -> Delphi Non-Technical View previous topic :: View next topic   Author Message Ray Porter Guest Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2006 12:03 am    Post subject: Development laptop? Hi all, I know this question has been discussed here before but I didn't pay much attention because I wasn't in the market then. Google groups doesn't seem to find much with any keywords I could think of using. I'm in the market for a new laptop to be used primarily as a development machine. I'll be working with Delphi 7 Pro, BDS 2006 Pro and possibly VS.Net and/or SharpDevelop and probably JDeveloper or Netbeans. I may have to run Oracle client software but probably not the actual RDBMS. Of course, it will also be used for the usual word processing/spreadsheet and possibly a little video/audio editing (got to work on those videos of my son). I don't mind lugging around a slightly heavier machine. I've started pricing Dells, Gateways, HPs and IBM/Lenovo. Anyone else I should consider. I can get a really good deal on an IBM/Lenovo R43 Thinkpad (fairly well loaded for about $1800) thanks to a deal between our university and IBM. However, the frequent harddrive failures suffered by the machines IBM is selling to the university for business use have made me a little leary. Opinions, recommendations? Thanks, -- ================================= Ray Porter Information Technology Services, Enterprise Applications University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Phone: (919) 698-8770 Fax: (919) 962-0584 ray_porter (AT) unc (DOT) edu http://www.unc.edu/~dragon Meddle not in the affairs of dragons for thou art crunchy and taste good with ketchup Back to top Paul Nichols (TeamB) Guest Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2006 12:03 am    Post subject: Re: Development laptop? Ray Porter wrote: Quote: Hi all, I've started pricing Dells, Gateways, HPs and IBM/Lenovo. Anyone else I should consider. I can get a really good deal on an IBM/Lenovo R43 Thinkpad (fairly well loaded for about $1800) thanks to a deal between our university and IBM. However, the frequent harddrive failures suffered by the machines IBM is selling to the university for business use have made me a little leary. We use IBM Notebooks at work, and we do not have any problems with them. Back to top Robin Guest Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2006 1:03 am    Post subject: Re: Development laptop? Ray Porter wrote: Quote: Opinions, recommendations? I don't know much about the others, but I am in love with my new Dell 9400. Completely replaced my PC. (PC wasn't out of date either, I just needed to be somewhat mobile) -- Robin. "He who treats the database as a flat-file repository of data is doomed to burn in Hell. It's true, I asked." - Dratz Back to top Ben Hochstrasser Guest Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2006 1:03 am    Post subject: Re: Development laptop? Ray Porter wrote: Quote: However, the frequent harddrive failures suffered by the machines IBM is selling to the university for business use have made me a little leary. The default drive might be a bit small anyway. (My trusty R40 has 80G now). -- Ben Back to top Joe Hendricks Guest Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2006 1:03 am    Post subject: Re: Development laptop? You might as well grab a 64bit Alienware laptop at this point, so you have one with a nice long life for development. They get great reviews for support as well as performance. After many Dell laptops, (wich are fine) my next one will be from Alienware. JoeH Back to top Dan Downs Guest Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2006 2:03 am    Post subject: Re: Development laptop? I currently have a Dell Inspiron 8200 which has been great. But because I currently have 2 hard drives in it (the second drive is for VMware), its limiting my upgrade path as I need a notebook that'll support a second drive. I'm currently looking to upgrade to a HyperSonic Aviator FX7. http://secure.hypersonic-pc.com/scripts/custom_sys.aspx?sysid=Aviator_FX7 DD Back to top Ben Taylor Guest Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2006 2:03 am    Post subject: Re: Development laptop? Quote: They get great reviews for support as well as performance. After many Dell laptops, (wich are fine) my next one will be from Alienware. you mean from dell.. ;-) http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,1941376,00.asp Back to top Bob Guest Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2006 3:03 am    Post subject: Re: Development laptop? Ray Porter wrote: Quote: I'm in the market for a new laptop to be used primarily as a development machine. I'll be working with Delphi 7 Pro, BDS 2006 Pro and possibly VS.Net and/or SharpDevelop and probably JDeveloper or Netbeans. I may have to run Oracle client software but probably not the actual RDBMS. Of course, it will also be used for the usual word processing/spreadsheet and possibly a little video/audio editing (got to work on those videos of my son). I don't mind lugging around a slightly heavier machine. Good question. I am in same boat and was considering Dell XPS M170, but would like any others opinions as well. Anyone using the XPS? Back to top Joe Hendricks Guest Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2006 3:03 am    Post subject: Re: Development laptop? Ben Taylor wrote: Quote: you mean from dell.. LOL ! So they did it JoeH Back to top Marc Rohloff [TeamB] Guest Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2006 4:03 am    Post subject: Re: Development laptop? On Wed, 22 Mar 2006 18:34:56 -0500, Ray Porter wrote: Quote: I've started pricing Dells, Gateways, HPs and IBM/Lenovo. Anyone else I should consider. I can get a really good deal on an IBM/Lenovo R43 Thinkpad (fairly well loaded for about $1800) thanks to a deal between our university and IBM. However, the frequent harddrive failures suffered by the machines IBM is selling to the university for business use have made me a little leary. I just bought a Dell e1705/9400 which is very nice. My only complaint is that the writing is a bit fine for my tired eyes. Compaq's are cheaper than HPs (Buy direct) and are identical except for the color. Acer is pricing very competitively at the moment as long as you don't need high end features like firewire and video out. Gateway has a bad Rep for support. -- Marc Rohloff [TeamB] marc rohloff -at- myrealbox -dot- com Back to top John Jacobson Guest Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2006 4:03 am    Post subject: Re: Development laptop? Ray Porter <ray_porter (AT) unc (DOT) edu> wrote in message <4421df1f$1 (AT) newsgroups (DOT) borland.com> Quote: I'm in the market for a new laptop to be used primarily as a development machine. I had a Toshiba laptop that was very good, in my opinion. Also, if you are going to use D2006 Pro, and you want to use the Together-based modeling and refactoring, put at least 2GB of RAM in the thing. -- ***Free Your Mind*** Posted with JSNewsreader Preview 0.9.4.2180 Back to top Phillip Herries Guest Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2006 6:03 am    Post subject: Re: Development laptop? Joe, you may also like to read this article on Codefez http://www.codefez.com/Home/tabid/36/ctl/ArticleView/mid/364/articleId/197/Alienware-Nightmare.aspx If the link doesn't work, go to codefez and do a search on alienware Phillip H Back to top Jacob Guest Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2006 6:03 am    Post subject: Re: Development laptop? I'm very happy with the ibm t42 i bought last year for mobile dev work. If ordering an IBM, go with an "express" model. These are their preconfigured ones and are usually considerably cheaper. Also the T42/43 is much nicer than the R series. The cheapest T42 express computer I see is priced lower than the $1800 you mentioned and quite capable. However, it's only comes with a 1024x768 screen. In D7 that resolution is ok. Under D2006 though, it can feel a little narrow with the side panels on both sides taking up lots of room. Back to top Mat Ballard Guest Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2006 6:03 am    Post subject: Re: Development laptop? Ray Porter wrote: Quote: ... I'm in the market for a new laptop to be used primarily as a development machine. I'll be working with Delphi 7 Pro, BDS 2006 Pro and possibly VS.Net and/or SharpDevelop and probably JDeveloper or Netbeans. I may have to run Oracle client software but probably not the actual RDBMS. Of course, You don't explicitly need 64 bit capability, but it's probably a wise investment for dev machine for the next 3 years. Only AMD Turions offer 64-bit capability at the moment - Intel's Merom won't appear until the end of this year, or later. HP has a line of Turion laptops, nx6125: http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/us/en/sm/WF05a/321957-64295-89315-321838-f33-471753.html but they use the higher power ML Turions. The Asus A6K line offers the lower power MT series Turions: http://www.asus.com/products4.aspx?modelmenu=2&model=794&l1=5&l2=24&l3=0 but seems to be unavailable in the US. There's also the Acer Ferrari, but that's really a gaming laptop, and you pay for the horsie on the front cover. cheers, Mat Back to top Joe Hendricks Guest Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2006 7:03 am    Post subject: Re: Development laptop? Phillip Herries wrote: Quote: Joe, you may also like to read this article on Codefez http://www.codefez.com/Home/tabid/36/ctl/ArticleView/mid/364/articleId/197/Alienware-Nightmare.aspx Argh ! Thank you Phillip ! 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