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I don't use an SSD simply because the operating system block cache is good enough! More RAM is a better investment if you ask me. And I only reboot my laptop
by chrisjsmith 15y ago
I don't use an SSD simply because the operating system block cache is good enough! More RAM is a better investment if you ask me. And I only reboot my laptop every month or so, so I don't notice the boot speed.
I use Windows 7 x64 with 8Gb of RAM on a cheap Acer laptop.
On a side note, developing software on the "best workstation you can get" is a really bad idea. You never get to see how the software will run on a piece of stink like the ones your client probably owns.
- robotresearcher 15y agoBy your argument, shouldn't you toss out 3/4 of your RAM? You should indeed test your code on a client-like machine, but for many if not most apps, building is much more demanding than running them. Developer time is expensive, so building on the fastest available machine is a good idea.
- chrisjsmith 15y agoPicking the right tech and keeping your product size small is sensible.