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Ask HN: What’s your current dev laptop?

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Re: Ask HN: What’s your current dev laptop?

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Post by mathematically »

notkurt wrote: post #10
mathematically wrote: post #2

Dell XPS 17. With WSL and 64GB of RAM it's basically unbeatable as a dev laptop.

Any chance you've tried out Dell Mobile Connect? It seems pretty useful, but can't tell if it's a half baked POS...

I haven't tried it. I tried using an RDP client once but it wasn't a good experience. Now that I know this exists I might give it a try.

Re: Ask HN: What’s your current dev laptop?

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Post by Jugurtha »

notkurt wrote: post #11
Jugurtha wrote: post #6

Dell XPS 15 9570.

Any issues with it over the years? Seem to have read some mixed results regarding their reliability.

None until recently: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28648321

Side note: virtual ethernet interfaces will drain your battery like crazy (if you run minikube, for example).

Re: Ask HN: What’s your current dev laptop?

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Post by mikewarot »

HP Envy x360 convertible, with 8 GB of RAM, and 256 of SSD, running stock Windows 10. Compiles always take under 3 seconds, so it's fast enough. My vision is shot, so I use a 32" HP monitor at 1920*1080 for the main display.

The keyboard is a bit weird in size, so I've got an external USB keyboard and mouse.

Re: Ask HN: What’s your current dev laptop?

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Post by Rochus »

giantg2 wrote: post #15

I have a 14 year old Dell 1525 (or something) with a newer SSD. All these people with 24GB+ of RAM... mine is 32 bit (3.8ishGB).

Same here, do all my work on an HP Elitebook 2530p with 4G RAM 128 G SDD; this is a very good machine with a track point and long battery life of which I have several copies.
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