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Coming soon: 128GB RAM in a laptop! Don’t really need it, but I _want_ it!

mvdwoord 8y ago
I would LOVE that.. Not that any apps require it, but I could host an entire virtualized stack locally. Big Win in my book.
- peatmoss 8y ago
  Data science / statistical applications. Nothing better than the laziness and speed afforded by bein' able to load large datasets into memory.
- parvenu74 8y ago
  I have a Lenovo with 64GB RAM which is really handy for consulting: separate VMWare images for all clients and the ability to do Sharepoint dev work (separate VMs for SqlServer, SP, Visual Studio) with enough memory left over for Chrome...
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- mlvljr 8y ago
  Is that a Win Pro on my laptop joke?
- eberkund 8y ago
  Just wait until all the apps on your PC get updated to use Electron.
jtreminio 8y ago
Dell Precision 7730 can do 128GB RAM: https://www.notebookcheck.net/Precision-7530-7730-A-redesign-128-GB-RAM-and-Coffee-Lake-for-Dell-s-mobile-workstations.299882.0.html https://www.notebookcheck.net/Precision-7530-7730-A-redesign...
- utopcell 8y ago
  Then, now I realize I want 256GB :-)
stefan_ 8y ago
Is selective power off for individual DIMMs a thing? Not sure I want the power consumption of 128GB when I don't need it.
- roryisok 8y ago
  Does more RAM use more power?
  - RealityVoid 8y ago
    It should, since the banks need to be constantly refreshed. I think the bigger power consumption for standby phones is RAM.
    - abfan1127 8y ago
      SRAM (not DRAM).
    - gnode 8y ago
      > I think the bigger power consumption for standby phones is RAM. Looking at this analysis, it seems the cellular radio is the largest consumer of power in standby, with RAM being minimal: https://www.usenix.org/legacy/event/atc10/tech/full_papers/Carroll.pdf https://www.usenix.org/legacy/event/atc10/tech/full_papers/C...
      - RealityVoid 8y ago
        It looks like you are correct. I wasn't truly sure of that statement when I made it. It was just mis-remembering something heard in the lecture here[1] and somehow I formed the idea that RAM is a big consumer in standby mode (even though the lecturer did not make such a claim) [1] https://youtu.be/wHVyshkyZ4w?t=1h20m44s https://youtu.be/wHVyshkyZ4w?t=1h20m44s
  - cowboysauce 8y ago
    Yes, DRAM cells have to be refreshed every 60 ms or so. More RAM means more cells to refresh which means more power consumption.
bitL 8y ago
128GB? Pfff, I still can't do my genomics Deep Learning blockchain with it!
- mpweiher 8y ago
  To be buzzword compatible, you need to do that In the Cloud™ anyway.
rambojazz 8y ago
As a developer myself, I know how I could put 128GB or more to good use. I certainly would love more RAM...

I would LOVE that.. Not that any apps require it, but I could host an entire virtualized stack locally. Big Win in my book.

peatmoss 8y ago
Data science / statistical applications. Nothing better than the laziness and speed afforded by bein' able to load large datasets into memory.
parvenu74 8y ago
I have a Lenovo with 64GB RAM which is really handy for consulting: separate VMWare images for all clients and the ability to do Sharepoint dev work (separate VMs for SqlServer, SP, Visual Studio) with enough memory left over for Chrome...
- deleted 8y ago
  [deleted]
mlvljr 8y ago
Is that a Win Pro on my laptop joke?
eberkund 8y ago
Just wait until all the apps on your PC get updated to use Electron.

jtreminio 8y ago

Dell Precision 7730 can do 128GB RAM: https://www.notebookcheck.net/Precision-7530-7730-A-redesign-128-GB-RAM-and-Coffee-Lake-for-Dell-s-mobile-workstations.299882.0.html https://www.notebookcheck.net/Precision-7530-7730-A-redesign...

utopcell 8y ago
Then, now I realize I want 256GB :-)

stefan_ 8y ago

Is selective power off for individual DIMMs a thing? Not sure I want the power consumption of 128GB when I don't need it.

roryisok 8y ago
Does more RAM use more power?
- RealityVoid 8y ago
  It should, since the banks need to be constantly refreshed. I think the bigger power consumption for standby phones is RAM.
  - abfan1127 8y ago
    SRAM (not DRAM).
  - gnode 8y ago
    > I think the bigger power consumption for standby phones is RAM. Looking at this analysis, it seems the cellular radio is the largest consumer of power in standby, with RAM being minimal: https://www.usenix.org/legacy/event/atc10/tech/full_papers/Carroll.pdf https://www.usenix.org/legacy/event/atc10/tech/full_papers/C...
    - RealityVoid 8y ago
      It looks like you are correct. I wasn't truly sure of that statement when I made it. It was just mis-remembering something heard in the lecture here[1] and somehow I formed the idea that RAM is a big consumer in standby mode (even though the lecturer did not make such a claim) [1] https://youtu.be/wHVyshkyZ4w?t=1h20m44s https://youtu.be/wHVyshkyZ4w?t=1h20m44s
- cowboysauce 8y ago
  Yes, DRAM cells have to be refreshed every 60 ms or so. More RAM means more cells to refresh which means more power consumption.

bitL 8y ago

128GB? Pfff, I still can't do my genomics Deep Learning blockchain with it!

mpweiher 8y ago
To be buzzword compatible, you need to do that In the Cloud™ anyway.

rambojazz 8y ago

As a developer myself, I know how I could put 128GB or more to good use. I certainly would love more RAM...