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Re: ASK HN: What's your setup?

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Post by Andrenid » Wed, Aug 07, 2013, 8:02 AM UTC

- 27" iMac (i5, 16GB RAM, 1TB) (dev + browsing)

- Win 7 PC (i7, 32GB RAM, 256GB SSD, 4TB storage), 2 x 29" (dev + some gaming)

- Win 8 PC (i7, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD, 8TB storage), 30" (mostly for entertainment)

- MacBook Air 11" (dev while travelling)

- Nexus 4 and Nexus 7 as my primary mobile devices.

- iPhone4, Lumia 900, a few random Android phones, for playing around.

Re: ASK HN: What's your setup?

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Post by zachlatta » Wed, Aug 07, 2013, 8:28 AM UTC

I initially got the 13" Macbook Air (maxed out) planning to only use it while on the go, but it's started to replace my desktop. It's a beast of a machine when plugged into an external monitor.

Most of my development is either done on OS X or in a Linux (generally Debian) VM through VMWare Fusion with Vagrant. For iOS development I use both Appcode and Xcode. Anything else is done in a Tmux/vim/zsh session.

Re: ASK HN: What's your setup?

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Post by lazyjones » Wed, Aug 07, 2013, 9:39 AM UTC

Win 7 PC (i5, 8GB RAM, SSD, very quiet), 27" Dell TFT display (U2711). HP washable keyboard, Logitech G3 mouse. Most of the work is done in PuTTY windows on remote servers.

I'd love to use the 24" iMac and the 13" Air more, but the (german) keyboard sucks for programming ({[]}@ etc.), even after remapping.

I miss my ThinkPad 720C, best laptop keyboard ever...

Re: ASK HN: What's your setup?

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Post by replax » Wed, Aug 07, 2013, 10:54 AM UTC

Thinkpad x220, 8gb RAM, i7, 2xSSD and run ArchLinux on it with Awesome WM, which is a really really great tiling window manager. At home I plug into a 23in screen, mouse and keyboard, which works really well.

Re: ASK HN: What's your setup?

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Post by ceeK » Wed, Aug 07, 2013, 12:20 PM UTC

15" Mid 2009 MBP and two 24" Benq screens (unfortunately TN panels). One screen is dedicated to a Windows 7 tower for more intensive processes (Q6600, 4GB ram). Apple Keyboard (with keypad) for programming, Das Keyboard for other things. Razer Deathadder mouse for both; I prefer gaming mice for everyday use. I use Synergy to share mouse and keyboard between Mac and Windows. 2TB network drive for sharing files and making backups.

It's pretty dated if I'm honest! Problems of a poor student.

Re: ASK HN: What's your setup?

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Post by veesahni » Wed, Aug 07, 2013, 2:08 PM UTC

replax wrote: post #24

Thinkpad x220, 8gb RAM, i7, 2xSSD and run ArchLinux on it with Awesome WM, which is a really really great tiling window manager. At home I plug into a 23in screen, mouse and keyboard, which works really well.

How'd you squeeze 2 SSDs in there?

Re: ASK HN: What's your setup?

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Post by replax » Wed, Aug 07, 2013, 3:12 PM UTC

veesahni wrote: post #26

replax wrote: post #24

Thinkpad x220, 8gb RAM, i7, 2xSSD and run ArchLinux on it with Awesome WM, which is a really really great tiling window manager. At home I plug into a 23in screen, mouse and keyboard, which works really well.

How'd you squeeze 2 SSDs in there?

you have one normal drive bay for a 2.5inch ssd/hd and then you also have a msata connection below the keyboard next to the wifi card. it doubles as a pcie bus in which you could put a mobile broadband card or a msata ssd such as this one:

http://www.crucial.com/store/partspecs.aspx?IMODULE=CT480M50...

Re: ASK HN: What's your setup?

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Post by sejje » Wed, Aug 07, 2013, 4:01 PM UTC

pallandt wrote: post #2

Asus G55VW, classified as a gaming laptop. I do not game. - 15.6 inch screen on 1920 x 1080, 16GB of RAM, excellent cooling and noise control. - Windows 8/Ubuntu. The only regret so far is not getting the 17 inch model. How about you share your configuration as well since you started the discussion? :)

This is almost exactly me, except I have the 17-inch model.

Also dual-boot Ubuntu/Win8, though Win8 is just for games they don't have for linux. I'm a developer and 95% of time is spent in linux.

I find my 17-inch model is a little too large sometimes--barely fits in a backpack. But it's worth it when I sit down to code.

Re: ASK HN: What's your setup?

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Post by ratsimihah » Wed, Aug 07, 2013, 4:48 PM UTC

replax wrote: post #24

Thinkpad x220, 8gb RAM, i7, 2xSSD and run ArchLinux on it with Awesome WM, which is a really really great tiling window manager. At home I plug into a 23in screen, mouse and keyboard, which works really well.

Exact same laptop, distro and window manager, except it dual boots with Win 7 for Windows-only programs.

I also have a mid-2011 13" Macbook Air.

Since I've been doing iOS dev again, my X220 has been laying unused on a shelve, for around a year now. Shame on me, for its a very good machine.

Re: ASK HN: What's your setup?

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Post by pallandt » Wed, Aug 07, 2013, 5:58 PM UTC

sejje wrote: post #28

pallandt wrote: post #2

Asus G55VW, classified as a gaming laptop. I do not game. - 15.6 inch screen on 1920 x 1080, 16GB of RAM, excellent cooling and noise control. - Windows 8/Ubuntu. The only regret so far is not getting the 17 inch model. How about you share your configuration as well since you started the discussion? :)

This is almost exactly me, except I have the 17-inch model. Also dual-boot Ubuntu/Win8, though Win8 is just for games they don't have for linux. I'm a developer and 95% of time is spent in linux. I find my 17-inch model is a little too large sometimes--barely fits in a backpack. But it's worth it when I sit down to code.

I think portability is the reason why I opted for the 15-inch model originally, but in the end it seems that I don't carry it outside that much. However, I can assure you that you made the right decision if you're using it for work/programming, it was a bit difficult at first to get used to such a high resolution on a 15-inch screen.