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    Surface Pro 3- i5 vs i7 for virtual machines?

    I am thinking of getting a Surface Pro 3. Considering support for Linux (particularly Ubunut/Linux Mint) is not perfect yet particularly with keyboard support, I figured I can buy a Surface Pro 3 with very high specs (i5/i7 with 8GB of RAM) and run Linux as a virtual machine. I primarily want...
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    Surface Pro 3 and Ubuntu/Linux Mint

    I am strongly considering getting a Surface Pro 3. However, the past two years I have increasingly become fond of Linux, and been messing around with Ubuntu and then Linux Mint. While I don't mind Windows 8, but Linux is where I'm more comfortable now and feel like I can do more. I'm hoping my...
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    Are large-screen laptops going out of fashion?

    I wanted to get this ASUS laptop, primarily for the CPU, RAM, and screensize to do programming and virtual machining. http://www.amazon.com/ASUS-17-3-i7-4700HQ-Laptop-Drive/dp/B00DXFF6EO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1411852469&sr=8-1&keywords=asus+17.3 However, this model is well over a year old and...