Painless dell return - Page 5

Stan_Lite · 10-11-2006, 12:45

Even on my M1710's 17" screen, 1920x1200 can be a struggle with a hangover - bloody good for games though

I have 2Gb RAM in mine and I don't think I've ever used more than 1 - 4Gb is just crazy

Which OS are you running on it? - iirc, 32bit Windows can only detect 3Gb so, unless you're running XP64 or Linux, the OS won't see it all.

Stan

Mark · 10-11-2006, 13:17

I *will* be running mine with a bloody large database, and I'll be lobbing my VMWare Workstation license on and virtualising things like Vista, so 2GB will get used. For sure.

Just waiting on the quote from Dell now before running the approvals gauntlet.

Burble · 10-11-2006, 19:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by Daz

Likewise, we have some 810's at that res and on 15.4" it's just too much, even for my youthful vision

4GB man

You running some **** off database apps or what?

Mine 'only' has 1GB, but I was paying, and I dont need it to do a great deal. I have 2 workstations for that

/strokes 820

The box will be my 'mobile' development platform so it'll be running Oracle Enterprise Edition, SQL Server 2005 & StreamServe (output management app) which all like to eat RAM like it is going out of fashion so it needs all the RAM it can get.

Daz · 10-11-2006, 19:59

Absolutely. Hope not all at the same time though, you'll be IO bound till it hurts :/

Mark · 10-11-2006, 20:00

Still waiting on a quote from Dell. Next week then I guess. :/

Burble · 10-11-2006, 20:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by Daz

Absolutely. Hope not all at the same time though, you'll be IO bound till it hurts :/

No, not at the same time. It'll be one of the other running. It'll be I/O bound but for developing stuff on the move it'll do the job nicely I should think, certainly better than my D400 does.

Daz · 10-11-2006, 21:00

Oh for sure. My 820 is great for compiling C stuff, and the Ruby bits I'm messing with are tres snappy. The odd VM or two doesnt bother it either

Mark · 10-11-2006, 21:34

Sounds like you and I are going to be doing very similar things. C compling, the odd VM or three, etc. I may *possibly* end up with a database or three on mine as well, besides our own proprietary database that is. Trust me, that alone is bad enough.

Going to be working on the ol' D600 for several hours this weekend unfortunately, due to a customer emergency. That does play right into my hands though as it's about the best justification I can think of for work paying for the new laptop.

Robert · 10-11-2006, 21:52

I'm doing C/C++/Java now in my final year...can't get myself round to practicing C to become good at it...

10-11-2006, 12:45	#41
Stan_Lite Stan, Stan the FLASHER MAN! Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: In bed with your sister Posts: 5,483	Even on my M1710's 17" screen, 1920x1200 can be a struggle with a hangover - bloody good for games though I have 2Gb RAM in mine and I don't think I've ever used more than 1 - 4Gb is just crazy Which OS are you running on it? - iirc, 32bit Windows can only detect 3Gb so, unless you're running XP64 or Linux, the OS won't see it all. Stan __________________ Just because I have a short attention span doesn't mean I...

10-11-2006, 19:59	#44
Daz The Stig Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Swad! Posts: 10,713	Absolutely. Hope not all at the same time though, you'll be IO bound till it hurts :/ __________________ apt-get moo

10-11-2006, 21:00	#47
Daz The Stig Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Swad! Posts: 10,713	Oh for sure. My 820 is great for compiling C stuff, and the Ruby bits I'm messing with are tres snappy. The odd VM or two doesnt bother it either __________________ apt-get moo

10-11-2006, 13:17	#42
Mark Screaming Orgasm Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newbury Posts: 15,194	I will be running mine with a bloody large database, and I'll be lobbing my VMWare Workstation license on and virtualising things like Vista, so 2GB will get used. For sure. Just waiting on the quote from Dell now before running the approvals gauntlet.

10-11-2006, 20:00	#45
Mark Screaming Orgasm Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newbury Posts: 15,194	Still waiting on a quote from Dell. Next week then I guess. :/

10-11-2006, 21:34	#48
Mark Screaming Orgasm Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newbury Posts: 15,194	Sounds like you and I are going to be doing very similar things. C compling, the odd VM or three, etc. I may possibly end up with a database or three on mine as well, besides our own proprietary database that is. Trust me, that alone is bad enough. Going to be working on the ol' D600 for several hours this weekend unfortunately, due to a customer emergency. That does play right into my hands though as it's about the best justification I can think of for work paying for the new laptop.

10-11-2006, 21:52	#49
Robert Chump!!! Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: North West Posts: 993	I'm doing C/C++/Java now in my final year...can't get myself round to practicing C to become good at it...