Recent content by gelmanjim

Do you have any suggestions for a barebone i5 processor which is good price-value? I am a little bit lost in all the choices

I do heavy data analysis. In more detail, I work with large spatial datasets, machine learning techniques, and sophisticated statistical models. Multi-core processing and ram are of necessity. Also quality trumps price, but obviously as a graduate student I have to save money where I can.

Hi Community, I don't know if any laptops have i7 5th Gen Intel Broadwell processors already, but I wanted to ask the community, and maybe someone can help me. Here is why I am asking: I want to purchase a new laptop with 16gb ram, fairly light, ability to upgrade to SSD myself, and newest i7...

So, I know most experts would argue that you don't need a computer with 32gb ram, and in most cases this is certainly true. But let me try to convince you that I might need 32gb ram in my computer. In my research, as a graduate student, I work with very large spatial / GIS datasets, some of the...