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Dell Precision: up to 64GB ram, 3 X SSD, top of the line mobile CPU/GPU, etc. For lightweight MBP-like offering check out the 15" model[1] Have been running Pr

Dell Precision: up to 64GB ram, 3 X SSD, top of the line mobile CPU/GPU, etc. For lightweight MBP-like offering check out the 15" model[1] Have been running Precisions for 7 years now on stripped down Fedora (minimal install + tiling window manager and VirtualBox for Windows/Mac) and will likely continue to do so for many years to come ;-) [1] http://www.dell.com/us/business/p/precision-m5510-workstation/pd http://www.dell.com/us/business/p/precision-m5510-workstatio...

vladimir-y 10y ago
Dell Precisions have always been decently made, heavy and solid laptops, but now they got XPS models chassis...
- virtualwhys 10y ago
  Right, still on an M4700 here. Was going to bite the bullet on the 5510 for Dell's 35% off sale, but held off due to: 1) CPU clock speeds having stagnated 2) unsure about thermal issues with the ultra thin chassis 3) will it significantly outperform existing setup? Ideally there will be 6-core mobile processors landing in the next year or so, but likely will have to wait until 2019+ Would be nice to shed some weight with 5510 though, and the power adapter would actually work on planes to boot (180W adapter draws too much).
  - majewsky 10y ago
    What makes you think Intel will do 6-core mobile processors anytime soon? Their core count has been pretty constant at least since the introduction of the Core i3/i5/i7 brands.
    - virtualwhys 10y ago
      "Ideally", thus, not happening soon enough for me as I'm going to upgrade within a year. According to this article[1] in mid-2018 Intel will release a 6-core mobile processor. http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/intel-cannon-lake-late-2017-coffee/ http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/intel-cannon-lake-lat...
- Godel_unicode 10y ago
  They're still well made and solid, simply no longer heavy.
alexeiz 10y ago
Dell Precision can also be configured to have Ubuntu installed instead of Windows which not only saves a few bucks but also guarantees that the machine will come with the right Linux drivers.

vladimir-y 10y ago

Dell Precisions have always been decently made, heavy and solid laptops, but now they got XPS models chassis...

virtualwhys 10y ago
Right, still on an M4700 here. Was going to bite the bullet on the 5510 for Dell's 35% off sale, but held off due to: 1) CPU clock speeds having stagnated 2) unsure about thermal issues with the ultra thin chassis 3) will it significantly outperform existing setup? Ideally there will be 6-core mobile processors landing in the next year or so, but likely will have to wait until 2019+ Would be nice to shed some weight with 5510 though, and the power adapter would actually work on planes to boot (180W adapter draws too much).
- majewsky 10y ago
  What makes you think Intel will do 6-core mobile processors anytime soon? Their core count has been pretty constant at least since the introduction of the Core i3/i5/i7 brands.
  - virtualwhys 10y ago
    "Ideally", thus, not happening soon enough for me as I'm going to upgrade within a year. According to this article[1] in mid-2018 Intel will release a 6-core mobile processor. http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/intel-cannon-lake-late-2017-coffee/ http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/intel-cannon-lake-lat...
Godel_unicode 10y ago
They're still well made and solid, simply no longer heavy.

alexeiz 10y ago

Dell Precision can also be configured to have Ubuntu installed instead of Windows which not only saves a few bucks but also guarantees that the machine will come with the right Linux drivers.