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@???> 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
> >
> >
>
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