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> It has 16G of ram and a very recent 3.10GHz Intel CPU. I had 16 GB of ram in 2010 and it was not even a top computer at the time

kingofhdds 9y ago
I don't know what you mean by "top computer", but 16gb is still not very usual amount of RAM in laptops even today.
- Freak_NL 9y ago
  Finding a laptop with 32 GB of RAM for sale is pretty rare even. Dell only seems to offer it on their Alienware laptops (over $3000 each).
  - FRex 9y ago
    They are rare (and it's hard to google for them..) but I got one in the summer of 2016 for just under 5000 PLN (about 1400-1500 USD and that already includes 23% Polish VAT)[0]. [0] - https://www.x-kom.pl/p/293547-notebook-laptop-156-msi-pe60-6qd-i7-6700hq-32gb-1tb128ssd-gtx950m.html https://www.x-kom.pl/p/293547-notebook-laptop-156-msi-pe60-6...
  - bjpbakker 9y ago
    They are pretty rare. Been looking for one myself for a while now. There are others, inclusing Lenovo and Systems76. They’re all top of the line though, same price levels as the Dell you mention. And I personally won’t buy Lenovo.
    - Freak_NL 9y ago
      I bought my new work laptop from System76 in January this year with 32 GB RAM for around $1800 (including VAT paid upon importing the device into the EU). They are one of the few vendors that make it simple to configure a laptop with 32 GB RAM.
  - jtreminio 9y ago
    Their XPS line also has 32gb
    - Freak_NL 9y ago
      I guess that XPS model is region limited? It's not showing up for me in the Netherlands. (Or their filter function is broken.)
- eugeniub 9y ago
  You don't have a real computer unless it has at least 128gb of RAM.\s
adrianN 9y ago
Did you replace all the tools you used to use in 2010 with Electron versions of themselves or what changed since then?
- favadi 9y ago
  The web happened.
  - adrianN 9y ago
    The web works fine on my 2009 computer with 8GB RAM.
gkya 9y ago
I make do with 4GB RAM and 1.8GHz CPU. If I need anything that exceeds the capacity of that, be it games or graphics or compilations, I invest in a proper device or service for that. And if you need GBs of RAM for each compilation, you have to fix your build system, switching from detrimental builds to incremental builds. We're talking about a thir-teen-inch laptop here, i.e. sth one can shove in the pocket of some older overcoats.

kingofhdds 9y ago

I don't know what you mean by "top computer", but 16gb is still not very usual amount of RAM in laptops even today.

Freak_NL 9y ago
Finding a laptop with 32 GB of RAM for sale is pretty rare even. Dell only seems to offer it on their Alienware laptops (over $3000 each).
- FRex 9y ago
  They are rare (and it's hard to google for them..) but I got one in the summer of 2016 for just under 5000 PLN (about 1400-1500 USD and that already includes 23% Polish VAT)[0]. [0] - https://www.x-kom.pl/p/293547-notebook-laptop-156-msi-pe60-6qd-i7-6700hq-32gb-1tb128ssd-gtx950m.html https://www.x-kom.pl/p/293547-notebook-laptop-156-msi-pe60-6...
- bjpbakker 9y ago
  They are pretty rare. Been looking for one myself for a while now. There are others, inclusing Lenovo and Systems76. They’re all top of the line though, same price levels as the Dell you mention. And I personally won’t buy Lenovo.
  - Freak_NL 9y ago
    I bought my new work laptop from System76 in January this year with 32 GB RAM for around $1800 (including VAT paid upon importing the device into the EU). They are one of the few vendors that make it simple to configure a laptop with 32 GB RAM.
- jtreminio 9y ago
  Their XPS line also has 32gb
  - Freak_NL 9y ago
    I guess that XPS model is region limited? It's not showing up for me in the Netherlands. (Or their filter function is broken.)
eugeniub 9y ago
You don't have a real computer unless it has at least 128gb of RAM.\s

adrianN 9y ago

Did you replace all the tools you used to use in 2010 with Electron versions of themselves or what changed since then?

favadi 9y ago
The web happened.
- adrianN 9y ago
  The web works fine on my 2009 computer with 8GB RAM.

gkya 9y ago

I make do with 4GB RAM and 1.8GHz CPU. If I need anything that exceeds the capacity of that, be it games or graphics or compilations, I invest in a proper device or service for that. And if you need GBs of RAM for each compilation, you have to fix your build system, switching from detrimental builds to incremental builds. We're talking about a thir-teen-inch laptop here, i.e. sth one can shove in the pocket of some older overcoats.