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It all depends on what you want to develop. For me, my number one priority is RAM and CPU since I have to do a lot of indexing. Since this is the case, a deskt
by sdesol 17y ago
It all depends on what you want to develop. For me, my number one priority is RAM and CPU since I have to do a lot of indexing. Since this is the case, a desktop machine would make the most sense for me.
Without any additional information, we really won't be able to help.
- whughes 17y agoThis is absolutely the right answer. If you've got test servers or a render/compile farm or something to test your work on, then obviously you only need a machine that can support your editor, server access and lookup needs. On the other hand, if you're limited to one machine and you're doing complex work, you're going to need something more powerful, laptop or desktop. The question then becomes how much more you're willing to pay for the extra portability of a laptop, especially when it's a heavy desktop replacement.
- nostrademons 17y agoOTOH, less powerful developer computers often equal tighter, faster code, as you get more pissed off by the slowness of your own programs.
- sdesol 17y agoThis is true, but the saying "time is money is also true". If you are in a situation where you can throw a thousand dollars at something that will save you half an hour in turn around for each build, then that would probably be a wise choice. However once things have solidified, it would then make sense to look at optimization. You definitely have to be smart about your time, especially if you value it. Otherwise you can find yourself spending a week to optimize, plus test to gain very little performance. I'm a strong believer in throw hardware at a problem if you can in the short term to buy you valuable time elsewhere.