System Requirements
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- *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 recomm
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
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, wrote:
> I'm not sure if any laptops exist that have the option of having Win
> Server 2008 R2 in
Steve,
I bought Samsung Focus unlocked from mobiCity. My experience was good.
Address: http://www.mobicity.com.au/
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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 run
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 w
I've found these guys to be good in the past
http://www.uniquemobiles.com.au/
They will have a bricks and mortar store in Brisbane opening in July sometime
too.
Keith...
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Guys, thanks for your suggestions! Much appreciated.
Will take a look at these and see what they have.
Cheers,
Steve
On 10 June 2011 07:56, Keith Peck wrote:
> I've found these guys to be good in the past
> http://www.uniquemobiles.com.au/
>
> They will have a bricks and mortar store in Br
Sorry Tejas
There's been so many threads about laptops recently I just assumed that this
was another one! I'd definitely get a desktop unless you need the portability.
If you are up for building a machine yourself (rather than buying one) then IMO
you can't go past the Intel 2600k CPU (~$320) w
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Hi Stuart,
Have you checked with them about bios upgrades? We got a bunch of Dell
machines a while back that had the same limitation but after a bios upgrade,
all good.
Regards,
Greg
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On Behalf Of Stuart Kinne
>
> Have you checked with them about bios upgrades? We got a bunch of Dell
> machines a while back that had the same limitation but after a bios upgrade,
> all good.
>
Yes, on my desktop HP it was turned off by default in the bios and I
had to turn it on.
Craig.
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