Dear all,
I am in the process of purchasing a new laptop for computational modeling
with AMBER. After consulting with my peers and colleagues, I was encouraged
to get a Macbook Pro with the Windows XP operating system installed on it.
The following tech specs was suggested to me:
2.4GHz Intel Core 2 4MB L2 Cache
4GB DDR2 PC2-5300
7200 rpm
256 MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT
Superdrive 8x dual layer
iSight
Apple Remote
Airport Extreme
Bluetooth 2.0
Firewire 400 & 800
(5.4 lbs)
I'd like to note that the most important factor in my purchasing a computer
would be processing time, given that I will be running
computationally-intensive simulations. Are these a good set of specs for
this purpose? Another colleague of mine also suggested that I look into
Lenovos (formerly ThinkPads), but I heard Macbooks are more stable.
If anyone has had any experience with purchasing computers designed
specifically for the fastest computation time, and would be willing to share
your knowledge, I would be most appreciative of your insights.
Thanks,
Lili
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Received on Sun Aug 19 2007 - 06:07:30 PDT
