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[Jake McGraw]

4GB RAM is the minimum that I would recommend for any laptop, as this
is the sweet spot in most instances:

* Represents the maximum most laptop mobos will support.
* Most laptop mobos only support 2 sticks of RAM, which brings me to
my next point.
* 2GB DDR sticks offer the best $/GB ratio:

Compare:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2010170381%201309139889&bop=And&ActiveSearchResult=True&Order=PRICE

to:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2010170381%201309121118&name=4GB%20%282%20x%202GB%29

* In the past, you may have been able to argue that typical clients
would never hit the 4GB ceiling, just try developing using Eclipse,
open a couple of AJAX heavy sites in Firefox and spin up one or two
VMs, and BAM! you've maxed out your RAM.

- jake

On Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 4:49 PM, David Mintz <vtbludgeon at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> On Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 4:32 PM, Jake McGraw <jmcgraw1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Get the cheapest Intel based, aluminum MacBook with an end-user
>> serviceable HD and RAM. Do not buy the white plastic MacBooks, they
>> chip and warp like crazy, I've owned 4 (3 companies + 1 for my
>> girlfriend) and every single one has warped or chipped in some way.
>> Throw in 4GB+ RAM and at least a 7200RPM HD, though you may opt for a
>> SSD. Buy an external monitor (24"+) and you're good to go.
>>
>
> 4GB RAM? Wow.
>
> My workstation (Dell, Ubuntu) in this office where I am not officially a
> programmer has 1GB and you know what? It strains to run Zend Studio and
> Firefox at the same time. Groans and moans and lapses into a catatonic
> state. I wonder what the real minimum specs are for ZendStudio.
> --
> David Mintz
> http://davidmintz.org/
>
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