[linux-laptop] high-performance lapt

[Denis Sunko]

> I'm a physics graduate student from WUSTL currently at ORNL to work on
> my thesis.
>  I'll be visiting my family in Italy next month. I need to get a good
>  laptop that allows me to keep working while
>  I'm there. The past years I've rented a desktop. But it always takes at
>  least a week to recreate my working environment from scratch.
>  I think a good laptop would save me some time and energy.
>  I run and develop Monte Carlo simulations therefore CPU-intensive
>  applications.
>  I need the following features:
> 
> 2GB RAM
>  the FASTEST  processor and clock
>  at least  80GB internal hard-disk
>  PCIMIA modem
>  optical cordless mouse
>  high-resolution  screen
>  SuSE 9.2 or Debian
>  wireless ethernet (if it is not too expensive)
> 
> 
> I'd greatly appreciate some adviice from experts. As a graduate
> student I have to be careful
> when it comes to spending money. It must be put to good use !
> I'm not looking for the brand name.
> I'm also amenable to buy a used laptop
> 
> Thank you in advance for your help.
> -- 
> Maura E.M

Dear Maura, it seems to me your feature list rather excludes budget models. If
you don't
have much money, consider buying a Centrino platform which uses the on-board
graphics,
this is not of course 'high resolution' but will save money and battery, and you
get the
wireless. Also I am not sure you need that much RAM, if you only do development
you can downsize the problem instead.

Denis





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