Groups | Search | Server Info | Keyboard shortcuts | Login | Register [http] [https] [nntp] [nntps]
Groups > linux.debian.user > #243998
| From | john doe <johndoe65534@mail.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | linux.debian.user |
| Subject | Re: OT: Recommendation for a new Debian laptop |
| Date | 2022-01-15 07:40 +0100 |
| Message-ID | <DFKTf-1hH-1@gated-at.bofh.it> (permalink) |
| References | <DEGI1-5IB-1@gated-at.bofh.it> <DEH1o-65E-3@gated-at.bofh.it> <DEHb4-6b2-5@gated-at.bofh.it> |
| Organization | linux.* mail to news gateway |
On 1/12/2022 9:29 AM, Jeremy Ardley wrote: > > On 12/1/22 4:12 pm, Jeremy Ardley wrote: >> >>> The only requirement is to have virtualisation available. >>> >> My advice is if you are going to be doing any virtual work is get a >> laptop with >> >> - decent processor ( I use Ryzen mid range ) >> >> - Expandable memory to 32G >> >> - NVME PCIe system drive (256G upwards) >> >> - Large internal secondary drive - typically SATA 1G + >> >> In terms of things just working nicely, I prefer ASUS, but most brands >> with those specs will be able to do all you want. >> >> Standard off the shelf systems are either very expensive or don't have >> the memory and disk you will need. >> >> Get the cheapest one with the capabilities needed and do the upgrades >> yourself for usually a lot cheaper >> >> -- >> >> Jeremy >> > Typical laptops off the shelf offer 8G ram, 256G drive (beware of SATA > instead of preferred PCIe) and if you are lucky a 1T SATA secondary HDD > (mistake in previous post 1T not 1G). > > Check the specs on these to see how much RAM you can upgrade to. 32G or > better is what you want. > > And always get a good CPU to start with. Ryzen 5 is very workable. > > I've looked a bit online and laptops with a Ryzen CPU (5 .../7 ...) are between 550 and 1000 box or more. is this price range what you were suggesting? IN other words, if you were to buy a new laptop which one would you pick. Thanks all for the model suggestions and ensuring that KVM support is available. -- John Doe
Back to linux.debian.user | Previous | Next — Previous in thread | Next in thread | Find similar | Unroll thread
OT: Recommendation for a new Debian laptop john doe <johndoe65534@mail.com> - 2022-01-12 09:00 +0100
Re: OT: Recommendation for a new Debian laptop Jeremy Ardley <jeremy@ardley.org> - 2022-01-12 09:20 +0100
Re: OT: Recommendation for a new Debian laptop Jeremy Ardley <jeremy@ardley.org> - 2022-01-12 09:30 +0100
Re: OT: Recommendation for a new Debian laptop john doe <johndoe65534@mail.com> - 2022-01-15 07:40 +0100
Re: OT: Recommendation for a new Debian laptop Jeremy Ardley <jeremy@ardley.org> - 2022-01-15 10:20 +0100
Re: OT: Recommendation for a new Debian laptop Jeremy Ardley <jeremy@ardley.org> - 2022-01-15 10:50 +0100
Re: OT: Recommendation for a new Debian laptop Eric S Fraga <e.fraga@ucl.ac.uk> - 2022-01-18 10:20 +0100
Re: OT: Recommendation for a new Debian laptop Georgi Naplatanov <gosho@oles.biz> - 2022-01-12 09:30 +0100
Re: OT: Recommendation for a new Debian laptop 황병희 <soyeomul@doraji.xyz> - 2022-01-12 12:40 +0100
Re: OT: Recommendation for a new Debian laptop deloptes <emanoil.kotsev@deloptes.org> - 2022-01-12 13:30 +0100
Re: OT: Recommendation for a new Debian laptop Teemu Likonen <tlikonen@iki.fi> - 2022-01-15 09:30 +0100
Re: OT: Recommendation for a new Debian laptop Andrei POPESCU <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> - 2022-01-15 17:20 +0100
Re: OT: Recommendation for a new Debian laptop "Roy J. Tellason, Sr." <roy@rtellason.com> - 2022-01-15 17:30 +0100
Re: OT: Recommendation for a new Debian laptop "hdv@gmail" <hdv.jadev@gmail.com> - 2022-01-15 17:40 +0100
csiph-web