Hi,
After reading TR for many years i thought i would join the community and start off by asking for some advice.
I am after a performance laptop for my development work (I write C#, ASP.Net, VB, SQL and low level drivers and code for ARM micro controllers). The specification I am looking for is as follows:
• CPU: i7
• Screen: 17.3” (ideally greater than 1080p, as the integrated development environments like Visual Studio and Eclipse can take up loads of screen space)
• RAM: between 12GB and 16GB as I would like to run some VM’s for testing
• Backlight keyboard, so I can do some coding / testing / general computer use whilst watching TV in a darkish room.
• HDD: SSD drive 128GB and a secondary 500GB mechanical (could use a USB 3.0 instead)
• GPU: not sure on this would like an Nvidia 860/870M as I do some Direct x programming and would like the ability to play the odd game, plus need to be able to connect to at least two external monitors.
• Battery: 2 hours on low power is fine.
• Price: max around the $2,000 mark (or £1,300 as I am from the UK )
• Weight / Dimensions: Light and thin as I need it to be more of a laptop and less of a desktop replacement, for onsite work.
All I can find that matches most of my specification is either the MSI GS70 2PC-074UK Stealth or the
MSI GS70 2PE-421UK Stealth Pro, can anybody suggest anything better that is available in the UK?
EDIT: Found it on the main page
"NOTE: Where do I go to make a donation / become a member, as I have read a few articles regarding this and feel that the site and podcast is more than worth a donation / subscription."
Thanks,