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If you need an idea, pls take a look here : http://desk.cmiscm.com/
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wow, what do you need the 192GB of RAM for?
I suppose virtual machines. Tons of virtual machines.
Nah, those days are gone... I bought the machine when working on my MSc project as it worked out to be similar in price to renting AWS machines at the time for the duration of the project and work.
I needed 20+ virtual machines to be running, for a long period of time (3-6 months), gathering and processing data, to perform various experiments during the project.
The crux of it was that as AWS would cost me the same ballpark as 6 consumer desktops or 1 professional workstation, that I might as well buy and own the hardware.
Then the choice was between 6 consumer machines all using energy and producing noise + heat, or the 1 workstation (idling most of the time). I chose the workstation as it would be more flexible in the future (now).
The workstation has lasted years and is still a superb workhorse. I'd go this route again as it's proved great value for money and still has years in it.
It's an older HP Z800, runs Linux now but used to run Windows.
A single Ikea desk, beside a window that has good blinds, on the 19th floor of a building with a view over North London. Under the desk a UPS, NAS (18TB RAID6), the WiFi plus a single powerful workstation (16-core, 192GB RAM, SSD for main drive, 6TB RAID0 scratch disks). On the desk some books, a bottle of single malt whisky, a playstation (dusty and not wired up) and a scanner. A single large monitor (high quality).…
wow, what do you need the 192GB of RAM for?
Not that they write better code, they're just prettier :D
https://news.layervault.com/stories/8613-ask-dn-your-workspa...
I thought it would feel cramped at first, but it doesn't.. Allows me much greater focus, and everything is in arms reach.
I recently set up a new home office: http://i.imgur.com/mSTllTC.jpg it's nice to finally have a decent space to work in. Having a comfortable spot that I enjoy being in has definitely improved my productivity. My goal is to eventually work from home.. maybe 2014 will be my year :)
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Curious what you do? I do web development & programming and feel that when using a laptop my productivity can nosedive unless I have a full size keyboard.
Different strokes and all that but I have a reasonably big desktop setup (4 large monitors, multiple machines, etc.) but my main keyboard is an Apple Bluetooth one which feels no bigger than the one on my MacBook Pro.. :-)
A single Ikea desk, beside a window that has good blinds, on the 19th floor of a building with a view over North London. Under the desk a UPS, NAS (18TB RAID6), the WiFi plus a single powerful workstation (16-core, 192GB RAM, SSD for main drive, 6TB RAID0 scratch disks). On the desk some books, a bottle of single malt whisky, a playstation (dusty and not wired up) and a scanner. A single large monitor (high quality).…