Lenovo Thinkpad T420, Mint 14, intel core i5, 16gb ram, nvidia nvs 4200m,60gb ocz ssd, and is regularly hooked up to a 22inch acer monitor.
ASK HN: What's your setup?
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#12MacBook Air 2013 13"/8Gb/i7/128
Lenovo z580 15"/8Gb/750 with Arch Linux, i3wm
Sometimes I plug in a spare monitor if I need the extra screen space but I really prefer a portable setup.
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#13Primary hardware: Dual 24", 1920x1200 monitors; IBM Model M keyboard (manufactured in 1990) still clicking strong; computer is a 4-year-old 2.67 GHz Core i7 920 (which is plenty adequate now that it has 24 GB RAM). Laptop is a 3-year-old Sony, purchased because it was the only model available at the time that was at the intersection of relatively small size (14" screen), highish resolution (1600x900), and Core i5.
Operating environment for both is Ubuntu 12.10 using xmonad as the WM; most hacking right now is in Clojure via Emacs.
Pretty happy with this setup, though I'd like a buckling-spring keyboard with a few more buckybits; I'm also contemplating a switch back to a Kinesis Contoured keyboard. The laptop will probably be looking at replacement sometime soon; Linux support for it has never gelled (power management and external monitors) though it's been generally adequate.
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#14MacBook Air 2013 13"/8Gb/i7/128 Lenovo z580 15"/8Gb/750 with Arch Linux, i3wm Sometimes I plug in a spare monitor if I need the extra screen space but I really prefer a portable setup.
Have you got any wireless connectivity issues with the Macbook Air?
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#152 x 24" LCD in landscape and 1 x 19" LCD in portrait mode. Connected to home built Core2 Duo 3.2GHz with 4G RAM. Running Ubuntu 13.04. Use a Samsung ChromeBook on the road.
This is sufficient since most of the real work happens on AWS with multiple instances and clients' AIX & HPUX clusters.
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#16MacBook Air 2013 13"/8Gb/i7/128 Lenovo z580 15"/8Gb/750 with Arch Linux, i3wm Sometimes I plug in a spare monitor if I need the extra screen space but I really prefer a portable setup.
Have you got any wireless connectivity issues with the Macbook Air?
No I haven't, it's been working fine for me so far.
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#17Earlier quoted context omitted.
Me too! Except I use an Apple Trackpad.
Is the extra portability worth it with the Air? I still have a chunky 15" MBP with 16GB RAM (despite supposedly being limited to 8) but it's relatively heavy in the backpack.
I'd say compared to the a 13" Pro, the Air is noticeably lighter but not enough to be a deal-breaker if you value the Retina. For me personally, I was sold on the 2013 Air because of the battery life mostly. There's rumors of major changes to the Air in 2014, seeing as it hasn't changed in appearance since its release, so if you're willing to wait a bit longer it might be worth it.
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#18Thinkpad T430 (8GB RAM, i5 and Windows 8) and 1 lenovo wireless mouse. This is sufficient to take care of my coding needs
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#19Lenovo w520 w/ 8gb of RAM and i7. After a USB drive update from lenovo stopped Windows from booting completely switched to Debain Sid. It has a NVIDIA Optimus, but I think its turned off ATM. I also have the built in color calibration too but it doesn't work.
I also have a Logitech trackman and hope to someday live in a place bigger than a shoebox so I can use a damn monitor.
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#20Retina MacBook Pro 15" 16GB/512GB SSD. Which I like mainly for the screen, use it at the simulated 1920x1200 res. It sucks that it can barely play flash or do other cpu intensive things without it getting fucking hot and loud. Its a shame because the GPU is pretty fast. Wish Apple could make a fucking decent thermal design.
Thinkpad X220 16GB/256GB SSD, Win7 Pro. I love it for its small size, long battery life, and ruggedness. Although I should warn you the plastic doesn't get on well with mosquito repellant, I learned that in Costa Rica last year. Also the trackpoint, 3 mouse buttons, and keyboard. It actually has a bigger keyboard than the rMBP despite being classified as a 12" laptop. Oh and a 3-year warranty where a guy comes to your house to fix whatever is wrong that only cost $100 or so. The screen is painfully tiny at 1366x768 though.
I guess I couldn't decide on one laptop, there are both good for different things. At home I sometimes plug into a 24" Dell 1920x1200 LCD and use a Kinesys Freestyle Pro keyboard and Logitech Anywhere MX mouse. That is nice for extended computer work.
My phone is a HTC First. Yeah the Facebook phone. Its a reasonable size, looks nice, you can uninstall all the facebook junk, and the battery lasts me 3 days. And I only paid $170 for it because no one wants them. Oh and the GPS and 3G work unlike my previous Galaxy Nexus.
Software-wise, I mainly use Debian under VMWare for work. And Firefox for browsing natively. The builtin sync feature is good. mutt and notmuch for email. I run irssi and bitlbee for jabber on a server, which I connect to with mosh.