I need a new laptop

axle01 · Post by **axle01** » Sat Sep 28, 2013 2:04 am

Looking to get a new laptop, i have just purchased a Grasshopper3 2.8 MP Mono USB 3.0 (ICX687) and in the spec it says I need a i7 but the computer shop salesman said that a i5 will do the job and i7 is old technology.

Any suggestions on what puter I should be looking for,,,,,,,,,thanks in advance.

Alan

RobBower · Post by **RobBower** » Sat Sep 28, 2013 3:17 am

Seeing all the known issues with point grey cameras....I would go on there web site and read up on the recommended laptop for the camera you have! They give you the dos and donts! Best place to start really!

etatsolarchat · Post by **etatsolarchat** » Sat Sep 28, 2013 3:28 am

i5 is perfectly fine for me, but i7 couldn't hurt, whats most important is you need a fast hard drive, most likely SSD.

axle01 · Post by **axle01** » Sat Sep 28, 2013 3:47 am

i5 is perfectly fine for me, but i7 couldn't hurt, whats most important is you need a fast hard drive, most likely SSD.

What's SSD

Post by **Montana** » Sat Sep 28, 2013 11:30 am

You need the fastest writing speed to hard drive, so get a good SSD

and the biggest one you can get as you will fill it in seconds

Alexandra

axle01 · Post by **axle01** » Sat Sep 28, 2013 12:08 pm

You need the fastest writing speed to hard drive, so get a good SSD

and the biggest one you can get as you will fill it in seconds

Alexandra

Alexandra when you say get the biggest one do you mean like 1TB ,,,,,,,, I really don't know much about computers.

Alan

RobBower · Post by **RobBower** » Sat Sep 28, 2013 12:24 pm

Yes a TB is good. 2 TB is better! These take big files! Require lots of storage!

Post by **solarchat** » Sat Sep 28, 2013 12:31 pm

I use SSD's in all my Macs. They are generally available up to 500GB which costs about $450US. bigger than that would be cost prohibitive. I dont think you can even get a 1TB SSD. Maybe, but the sales sites generally start at 128GB and go up to 500GB. They connect via SATA connections and you can replace your existing laptop or desktop HDD with one. The difference in performance is absolutely astounding.
My MacBook Pro boots in just under 5 seconds from a cold start.

donatpointgrey · Post by **donatpointgrey** » Mon Sep 30, 2013 5:06 pm

Sending an email to [email protected] and asking them if they have any recommendations may be a good idea too. Those guys get to hear about all the problems so they should be able to tell you if there is something to avoid

Don

etatsolarchat · Post by **etatsolarchat** » Mon Sep 30, 2013 5:24 pm

Fairly certain if you buy any quality i5 or i7 laptop that includes a SSD you should have no problem whatsoever..

swisswalter · Post by **swisswalter** » Mon Sep 30, 2013 9:27 pm

Fairly certain if you buy any quality i5 or i7 laptop that includes a SSD you should have no problem whatsoever..

I second that

axle01 · Post by **axle01** » Mon Sep 30, 2013 10:09 pm

Thanks guys, Don I'll do that thanks.

Alan

solar · Post by **solar** » Tue Oct 01, 2013 3:24 am

Alan you have my number and email I think.
I just built one to run my Grasshopper 2.8. Very happy with it.
I am away at the moment on hol's so email me or I will be home in two weeks.
Ralph.

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