On 12/5/16, mike.v...@gmail.com <mike.v...@gmail.com> wrote: > 2016-12-05 11:55 GMT+01:00 Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton <l...@lkcl.net>: > >> *sigh* argh i can just feel that, after thinking it through, 16GB >> simply isn't going to be enough, long-term. >> > > How about using a lighter/smaller laptop and a "mini" desktop as a server, > SSH/VNC. Like an Intel NUC
nice idea... can't do it. remember, i would have to carry the mini desktop as a server, plus its power supply, plus network cables, in my backpack, setting it up at the factory, or at a client, or at a hotel, or a supplier, every single time. plus, openscad, which is heavy on the 3D OpenGL side, simply wouldn't work over X11. > Asus ZenBook UX305CA-FB649T > <https://tweakers.net/pricewatch/656079/asus-zenbook-ux305ca-fb649t.html> > (13,3" > (3200x1800 IPS), 128GB (ssd), 1,2kg, €699) > Shuttle XPC Nano NC02U damnit if they could do up to 16GB of RAM instead of being restricted to 12 i'd consider it, based on the lower price. > P.S. Look at ram compression. Browsers are quite bloated in RAM usage these > days. tried it: it failed spectacularly, trashing the performance completely for general use, and, worse, actually made matters worse by taking up real RAM. _______________________________________________ arm-netbook mailing list arm-netbook@lists.phcomp.co.uk http://lists.phcomp.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/arm-netbook Send large attachments to arm-netb...@files.phcomp.co.uk