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    Looking for a development machine

    Discussion in 'HP' started by evofreak, Jul 27, 2012.

  1. evofreak

    evofreak Newbie

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    Hi,

    Ive had my current HP laptop for about 5 years and it certainly cannot run the likes of Visual Studio. Id like to do some Android and Apple device development as well.

    I did consider some Macbook pros but I guess the RAM upgrade on those is a bit troublesome.

    Ideally Id like to have about 16GB and run both MAC OS and Windows 7. What kind of machines can you guys recommend? Or just stick to a desktop box?

    Thanks!
     
    evofreak, Jul 27, 2012
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  2. excalibur1814

    excalibur1814 Notebook Evangelist

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    8560w or 8760w. They're fantastic machines.

    8760w = 32Gb ram max, space for two hard drives and nvidia 2000m to 5010m. There's also the fantastic docking stations and extended BB09 battery. (It's not a perfect machine but it does cover what you need with extras)
     
    excalibur1814, Jul 28, 2012
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  3. evofreak

    evofreak Newbie

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    Hey, thanks for that. Any ideas on whether I could install bootcamp or something similar to get Mac OS going on that machine?

    Thanks!
     
    evofreak, Jul 30, 2012
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  4. excalibur1814

    excalibur1814 Notebook Evangelist

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    You could probably fudge an OSX install using Vmware (I've done it before)... But of course that's not legal and Apple would find you and flog you until you apologised :)
     
    excalibur1814, Jul 30, 2012
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  5. evofreak

    evofreak Newbie

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    Haha. Is there any legal way of installing Mac OS on a laptop or does it have to be on a "Mac" based machine?

    Also, is it possible to install Win 7 on Macbook pro for example?

    Cheers!
     
    evofreak, Jul 31, 2012
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    excalibur1814 Notebook Evangelist

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    Has to be a mac :(

    It is 100% possible to install Windows 7 onto a macbook but you'd have to mail in your soul to the devil
     
    excalibur1814, Jul 31, 2012
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