Recent content by Ron_2

Thanks all! I think most important takeaway is to go quad-core, with which I concur. @Shadowcalen1, funny thing is it seems hard to find powerful cpu without getting the gpu, at least for much cheaper... but I will check again. Also, since some 6th gen laptops released today, I'm wondering...

Hi all, I'm not really an enthusiast and am on a budget, but would like crazy fast speed during my software development work entailing: using developer software such as C++ Visual Studio or Java Eclipse IDE, compiling code repeatedly, and running a web server or two. I'd like my machine to not...

Thanks for the responses, and those are good leads. For a moment, my search has detoured as I've discovered how fitting a MacBook Pro (I've never looked into Mac before) seems, besides price, and how difficult it is to find a comparable non-Mac. For example, the base 2015 15" MBP (granted, it...

@naturesninja Thanks very much for the response. I agree it seems better to do the SSD myself, though I'll need to research more about the "super raid 2" type setup (like from http://www.laptopmag.com/reviews/laptops/msi-gs70-stealth-pro, and...

Hi all, does anyone have any guidance here? I appreciate any feedback... thanks! I'm a software developer looking for a $600-$1000 17" laptop that's portable enough in battery and weight to work an hour commute on bus, each way, but mainly extremely powerful/speedy for code compiles with...