Brandon_K
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If you want a monster machine without the monster size, definitely look into the Dell m3800. It's a killer workstation, great warranty, excellent build quality.
If you buy cheap, low end models, they are flimsy. You but a Business Class Dell Precision it is Anything but flimsy. Thing is built like a tank. Full magnesium chassis AND magnesium screen frame. Your assessment is not accurate.
What about Linux as a host? If you run VirtualBox it was designed to run on Linux; that means you don't waste CPU & RAM running two versions of Windows (host + VM session).
...but you can also run VMware workstation on Linux if you like that better.
What about Linux as a host? If you run VirtualBox it was designed to run on Linux; that means you don't waste CPU & RAM running two versions of Windows (host + VM session).
...but you can also run VMware workstation on Linux if you like that better.
That's fine, but I personally choose my host OS based on where I do most of my work. I makes no sense to me to run Linux as my host OS when I do most of my work in Windows.
I'm currently running an Asus laptop, I-7 processor, 16GB ram, 960 GB SSD. Win 7 Pro 64 Host, Win 7 Pro 32 VM, Ubuntu VM. and a QNX VM.
The point arlenjacobs was trying to make is your resources would be more efficient with a stripped Linux host OS and your non automation software windows VM would also be elastic and moved to another machine in an easy manner when you upgrade, drive crashes, etc.
Having a stripped and lean OS like Linux and running your non programming and automation windows in a VM is a far better solution than running a windows host.
I have done it both ways on multiple machines and bench marked them all what arlenjacobs suggested is best for performance.
I do not like the Dell selections at the moment - quite often a hard drive with no SSD option and 8gb RAM with no 16gb option - they seem to have gone a bit silly! The current PC is not what I want but it is nearly impossible to get what I want. I guess the world of laptops does not revolve around the PLC road warrior - light appears to be good these days for the ladies to carry on and off the plane.
I too have a MacBookPro. I have the 2015 version. I bought it because the aluminum case is stronger than the plastic of other laptops. I also wanted all day battery life and something relatively easy to move around and a good track pad so I didn't need a flat surface for a mouse.I have a MacBook Pro, late 2013. Plenty powerful for VMs, 2.6 core i7, 1TB SSD,NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M 2048 MB video card. But it wasn't cheap.
That sounds like a matter of opinion, while you may be able to get better performance on some benchmarks, I have done it both ways as well and do have machines that run a Linux host, it wasn't necessary to run benchmarks either way, but decided on my current setups based solely on productivity. My big workstation is a Linux host, but with 256 GB of ECC ram and 16 logical processors,it is specifically designed to run Virtual Machines.
When you go to build on the Dell Oz site and put in 17" screen it only brings up the Inspiron with limited options - will have to have a bit more of a look.
I too have a MacBookPro. I have the 2015 version. I bought it because the aluminum case is stronger than the plastic of other laptops.