RE: cheap laptop with 32G or 64G recommendations

[lobna gouda <lobna_gouda () hotmail com>]

lenovo not a must , I am looking for the cheapest, I am even looking in  ebay
Brgds,
Lobna Gouda
> Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2014 21:59:20 +0100
> Subject: Re: cheap laptop with 32G or 64G recommendations
> From: baconzombie () gmail com
> To: jschiel () flowtools net
> CC: nanog () nanog org
>
> I'd say 60% of laptops at security conferences I've been to are Lenovo, 30%
> Apple and 10% Dell/other.
> On 12 Nov 2014 20:35, "John Schiel" <jschiel () flowtools net> wrote:
>
> > On 11/11/2014 05:54 PM, lobna gouda wrote:
> >
> > > Thanks all for your reply, lenovo seems decent almost all the pc ( lenovo
> > > and hp) are decent with the 16G.somebody mentioned with 16g it is a bit
> > > slow; Keith here is saying the 32G he had no issue. i intend to buy my own
> > > memory just to save on the costi agree 64 will be sky expensive and cloud
> > > will do, then.By the way W530 is replaced by W540, donot see much benefit
> > > for my case.
> >
> > Be careful with Lenovo, some folks think it has a bad security reputation.
> > Why? *shrug*, not sure but maybe because it's a Chinese company with ties
> > to the PRC and IIRC, there was a BIOS flaw.
> >
> > --John
> >
> >  Brgds,
> > > Lobna Gouda
> > >
> > > > Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2014 12:13:09 -0800
> > > > From: blakangel () gmail com
> > > > To: nanog () nanog org
> > > > Subject: Re: cheap laptop with 32G or 64G recommendations
> > > >
> > > > I have an almost two-year old Lenovo W530 with 32G ram. I've been happy
> > > > with it. I don't find myself taking advantage of the ram (w/ VMWare
> > > > Workstation) as much as I thought I would.
> > > >
> > > > http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/laptops/thinkpad/w-series/w530/
> > > >
> > > > -Keith
> > > >
> > > > Darden, Patrick wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > If there is a cheap quad-core laptop with 64GB of ram and no huge
> > > > > downsides...  then sign me up!  I expect that will be the standard in 5
> > > > > years, but right now that is a hoss.
> > > > >
> > > > > Izaac's suggestion of using the cloud is good, if you can do it.  Cloud
> > > > > services have come a long way--fast and easy to set up complex
> > > > > environments.  Great article comparing performance and costs:
> > > > >
> > > > > http://www.infoworld.com/article/2610403/cloud-
> > > > > computing/ultimate-cloud-speed-tests--amazon-vs--
> > > > > google-vs--windows-azure.html
> > > > >
> > > > > --p
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: NANOG [mailto:nanog-bounces () nanog org] On Behalf Of Izaac
> > > > > Sent: Monday, November 10, 2014 6:25 PM
> > > > > To: NANOG
> > > > > Subject: [EXTERNAL]Re: cheap laptop with 32G or 64G recommendations
> > > > >
> > > > > On November 10, 2014 4:49:08 PM EST, lobna gouda <
> > > > > lobna_gouda () hotmail com> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > Hello,
> > > > > > Any recommendation, not looking for anything fantasy,  my understanding
> > > > > > it should be quardcore, with more than DIMM0 slot so each can have 8G.
> > > > > > wind7-64bits to work. I want to use it as a server or practice logical
> > > > > > routers
> > > > > "Cheap" and "64GiB of RAM" are incompatible concepts in laptops.
> > > > >
> > > > > There is no earthly reason you should need to carry a machine like that
> > > > > anyway. If for some reason you need something so equipped, get yourself a
> > > > > cloud instance and connect to it. That's how you save money.
> > > > >
> > > > > If you're stuck working in a completely isolated environment, then work
> > > > > it into the contract. That's the cost of being on an island.
> > > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > > Izaac