If you buy a laptop double check that it supports 64 bit virtualisation. I am miffed that a HP DV7 I bought does not and so I can only do 32 bit virtualisation even though the processor is 64 bit !.
If you don't need portability, stick to a desktop assembly, go to MSY and roll out your own (they will build as well). Much better bang for the buck. Regards, Stuart On 9 June 2011 21:03, Ken Schaefer <k...@adopenstatic.com> wrote: > I think this really depends on what you want to run. With an 8GB laptop > and a couple of SSDs, you can run 4-5 VMs without too many issues – even I/O > intensive ones like SCOM or Exchange. But this would mainly be for testing > things on an ad hoc basis > > > > If you’re looking to have a permanent lab running, and actually build up > data in databases, then you’ll probably need a desktop machine. Most > mid-high end ones will go to 16GB RAM, and the workstation class ones will > give you 24+ GB > > > > That all said, the more VMs you run, the more I/O throughput you need. So, > get SSDs. Trying to run 10 VMs off 2 regular disks (for example) will just > be painful. > > > > Cheers > > Ken > > > > *From:* ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto: > ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] *On Behalf Of *Tejas Goradia > *Sent:* Thursday, 9 June 2011 6:21 PM > *To:* ozDotNet > *Subject:* Re: Calling out to all you geeks to help me buy\build a machine > (preferably laptop) that can support following System Requirements. > > > > 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 > > > -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stuart Kinnear Mobile: 040 704 5686. Office: 03 9589 6502 SK Pro-Active! Pty Ltd acn. 81 072 778 262 PO Box 6117 Cromer, Vic 3193. Australia Business software developers. SQL Server, Visual Basic, C# , Asp.Net, Microsoft Office. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
