I use a Microsoft Surface Pro 7. I got the i7 processor and 16G of ram. I use it to run some memory intensive programs and run virtual box with several vagrant VMs running Ansible with a 3tier application stack.
What has he currently got and where are the bottle neck? Is Matlab memory/processor/IO intensive? On Tue, 26 Jan 2021, 16:22 Roger Munford via Hampshire, < hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk> wrote: > It may sound a bit old fashioned but you could try John Lewis. At least > in the recent past they did train their sales staff. > > They may not thank me for suggesting this but we have had excellent > service from Rocket Repairs in Southampton. I would recommend them > highly for their repair service but they might be happy to advise based > on their experience. > > Regards > > Roger > > > > On 26/01/2021 14:53, Owain via Hampshire wrote: > > Afternoon. > > > > I wonder if anyone could give me some advice? My son is in the last > > leg of his chemistry degree and finding that his laptop is not up to > > the statistically heavy Matlab calculations he has to do, so he wants > > a higher spec laptop. In the past I have used PC World and the like > > with both of my sons and been amazed with the disappointing performance. > > > > So where is a good place to go to have knowledgeable but > > non-patronising service? He wants a Windows machine, but I am hoping > > to inherit the old one myself, and install a grown-up operating system > > on it. > > > > Thanks for any tips > > > > Owain > > > > https://tantmusic.com > > > > > > -- > Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk > Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire > LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk > --------------------------------------------------------------
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