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No TrackPoint, 16 GB mem, not interested! Where is the perceptions that developers want really thin laptops and super hi res screen coming from? Neither is goi

• kozak 10y ago
  That's because developers work with text quite a lot, and text benefits hugely from a higher res screen.
• oftenwrong 10y ago
  For the hard hardcore, the Precision 17 7000 is available with 64GB ECC. I can't risk a cosmic ray corrupting my extreme web browsing sessions.
• karmajunkie 10y ago
  Just out of curiosity why the trackpoint requirement? I've always hated those things, wondering if I'm missing something.
  • dorfsmay 10y ago
    For me: • no need to take my hands of my keyboard when I need to move the cursor, so I can start typing again right away • you can make the cursor travel long distance by just applying a bit of hard pressure, no need to go back and forth on the pad • three-button, so I can use the middle button to paste (X11 copy/paste system), open a link in a new tabe, etc...