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Call me crazy but I would get an alienware (which is what I have). Gamers will say that its overpriced compared to other gaming laptops, but I love mine. The tr

Call me crazy but I would get an alienware (which is what I have). Gamers will say that its overpriced compared to other gaming laptops, but I love mine. The trackpad, keyboard, and over all build are extremely solid. Along with that I've got a GTX 1080 and 32 mb of RAM. Windows subsystem linux is actually really great once you get used to it. You can run everything you need, I never have problems like I used to. Command line is all linux, but then you get all the great drivers on windows (linux OS drivers for things like speakers and monitors can be terrible). I had macs for five years, I ended up getting this alienware half off (which is why I bought it, never would have otherwise), and I'll never go back to mac. Completely overrated. Again, linux command line on a windows laptop is amazing. Really surprised it hasnt caught on more yet with developers. Also google colab and anything cloud can be really annoying for ML experiements. Its cheaper to hack things together all day on your laptop and only move to the cloud when you need to.

ConfusedDog 7y ago
Alienware specs are good, but a Alienware 15 is 7.69lbs... I have a work computer Dell Precision M6300 is about that weight... I hate having to carry that around...
- codingslave 7y ago
  ha yeah its like a desktop, but if you need a GPU, its gonna be heavy
- kugelblitz 7y ago
  There's Alienware's m15 notebook, which is lighter and can also come with the RTX 2060. If you work mostly at home / at a certain place, perhaps a desktop computer will be more cost-efficient. Maybe paired with one of the new Ryzens (12 or 16 core) that even beat the i9 9900K in many benchmarks ;-). I work (full time-ish) freelance for 3 to 12 months at a time. I upload my work in git, and save my data in Dropbox. After each project I make sure everything I need is in the cloud, and clear the hard-drive and do a clean re-install of the OS (Linux; last 3 installations were regular Ubuntu, Manjaro, and currently on Xubuntu). I switch between hardwares a lot (sometimes I even use an Intel NUC with an i5 + good SSD + enough RAM, which can be really fast on a light-weight Linux). So I'm less dependent on the hardware and I get faster at setting up what I need. Last time I needed about 1,5 hours to re-install a new Linux distro, setup my ssh keys and get the programs I need to be 98% productive again. I feel none of the OSes (e.g. Mac OS, Windows, Linux... Linuces?) always "just work". After some time of usage, they seem to always break down somewhere. I try to reduce the risk of failure by having exchangeable hardware + software, a re-installation routine and online-synced data. Add a nice mechanical keyboard and a decent mouse that fits your hand - and you gain control of your computer and have more freedom in your choices.

ConfusedDog 7y ago

Alienware specs are good, but a Alienware 15 is 7.69lbs... I have a work computer Dell Precision M6300 is about that weight... I hate having to carry that around...

codingslave 7y ago
ha yeah its like a desktop, but if you need a GPU, its gonna be heavy
kugelblitz 7y ago
There's Alienware's m15 notebook, which is lighter and can also come with the RTX 2060. If you work mostly at home / at a certain place, perhaps a desktop computer will be more cost-efficient. Maybe paired with one of the new Ryzens (12 or 16 core) that even beat the i9 9900K in many benchmarks ;-). I work (full time-ish) freelance for 3 to 12 months at a time. I upload my work in git, and save my data in Dropbox. After each project I make sure everything I need is in the cloud, and clear the hard-drive and do a clean re-install of the OS (Linux; last 3 installations were regular Ubuntu, Manjaro, and currently on Xubuntu). I switch between hardwares a lot (sometimes I even use an Intel NUC with an i5 + good SSD + enough RAM, which can be really fast on a light-weight Linux). So I'm less dependent on the hardware and I get faster at setting up what I need. Last time I needed about 1,5 hours to re-install a new Linux distro, setup my ssh keys and get the programs I need to be 98% productive again. I feel none of the OSes (e.g. Mac OS, Windows, Linux... Linuces?) always "just work". After some time of usage, they seem to always break down somewhere. I try to reduce the risk of failure by having exchangeable hardware + software, a re-installation routine and online-synced data. Add a nice mechanical keyboard and a decent mouse that fits your hand - and you gain control of your computer and have more freedom in your choices.