Hi Ben, Thanks for the info. Would you suggest building a desktop instead? I'm happy to invest in a laptop but these days no amount of RAM is good enough.
Tejas. On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 7:29 PM, <ben.robb...@jlta.com.au> wrote: > I'm not sure if any laptops exist that have the option of having Win > Server 2008 R2 installed. If they do they are likely pretty expensive. > > Here's a reasonable Acer laptop for $1,050 (after cash back from Acer) that > will meet your specs once you add another 4GB of RAM (comes with 1x 4GB but > can be upgraded to 2x 4GB) and install your OS of choice. I've bought a > couple of things from MWave before and had no problems with them (I have no > affiliation with them). > > > http://www.mwave.com.au/sku-31010931-Acer_AS5750G_2634G64Mn_Notebook_Intel_Gen2_Core_i7_2630QM_Processor_%282_0GHz_up_t > > There are faster processors but this is pretty good (the entry-level Sandy > Bridge mobile CPU with 4 cores and hyper threading): > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandy_Bridge > > Ben > > ------------------------------ > *From:* ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto: > ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] *On Behalf Of *Tejas Goradia > *Sent:* Thursday, 9 June 2011 5:14 PM > *To:* ozdotnet@ozdotnet.com > *Subject:* Calling out to all you geeks to help me buy\build a machine > (preferably laptop) that can support following System Requirements. > > System Requirements > ------------------------------ > > - *Supported Operating Systems:*Windows Server 2008 R2 > > > Additionally you will need: > > - Windows Server 2008 R2 with the Hyper-V role enabled. > - Drive Formatting: NTFS > - Processor: Intel VT or AMD-V capable > - RAM: 8 GB or more recommended > - Hard disk space required for install: 50 GB > > > This machine is going to be dedicated for running Virtual Machines made > available from Microsoft like the *2010 Information Worker Demonstration > and Evaluation Virtual Machine * > <http://goog_1420228367>(RTM)<http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=751fa0d1-356c-4002-9c60-d539896c66ce&displaylang=en> > > I naturally don't want to spend a fortune so please suggest good value for > money. > > Thanks, > Tejas > > This email is intended for the named recipient only. The information it > contains may be confidential or commercially sensitive. If you are not the > intended recipient you must not reproduce or distribute any part of this > email, disclose its contents to any other party, or take any action in > reliance on it. If you have received this email in error, please contact the > sender immediately and delete the message from your computer. > >
