On Tue, Sep 03, 2013 at 04:29:30PM -0400, Nick Sabalausky wrote: > On Tue, 03 Sep 2013 20:58:32 +0200 > "monarch_dodra" <monarchdo...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Today, if your computer has an SSD, and at least the 4 gigs of > > memory, then it is basically fast enough to do mostly anything > > that's not 3D, or massive number grinding. It will allow flying > > through files, coding, surfing with tons of tabs etc... > > > > I'm on a 4GB machine with no SSD (and much less than i7, only a > mobile 2-core) and I find it to be plenty fast for anything non-3D. > Not saying that an SSD (and i7) wouldn't be even better (and much > hotter in the case of i7), I'm sure SSD et al would be a noticeable > improvement, but FWIW I haven't had performance problems. > > But I tend to avoid resource-hogging programs, so YMMV. > > [1] My brother has an i7 Macbook - you could almost cook food on the > underside of that thing!
Perfect, so one could browse the latest dmd git commits while boiling an egg for breakfast (under the computer). Just the thing for D enthusiasts. :-P T -- Famous last words: I *think* this will work...
