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• ciprian_craciun 6y ago
  Thanks for the suggestion, however from what I gather they offer only ARM processors. Unfortunately for development (especially when using languages that are better suited for x86, like Rust, Go, Julia, etc.) I think ARM processors aren't yet the solution. With ARM I think there are at least the following major issues: * availability of pre-compiled packages for Linux distributions; (perhaps not that problematic for established distributions;) * availability of pre-compiled packages (or binaries) for applications not part of the "core" Linux distribution; * raw processing power; (especially for Rust, Julia, which are CPU hungry;) * you can't build locally and just `rsync` the binary to the VM in the cloud, which most likely uses x86 processors;
  • jayp1418 6y ago
    Okay.. check Fujitsu Lifebook series of laptops.
    • ciprian_craciun 6y ago
      Funny enough, I currently use a Fujitsu laptop, although from 2012... Thanks for the suggestion! I didn't know they were still making laptops. In fact searching the largest online retailer in Romania, eMAG, they don't have any Fujitsu laptop on sale... And it seems that neither do other large retailers. Perhaps it is popular only in certain countries? (This "availability" could be a major issue, as if I encounter any hardware problems, the support will be quite difficult...)