On 12/5/16, mike.valk@gmail.com mike.valk@gmail.com wrote:
2016-12-05 11:55 GMT+01:00 Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton lkcl@lkcl.net:
*sigh* argh i can just feel that, after thinking it through, 16GB simply isn't going to be enough, long-term.
How about using a lighter/smaller laptop and a "mini" desktop as a server, SSH/VNC. Like an Intel NUC
nice idea... can't do it. remember, i would have to carry the mini desktop as a server, plus its power supply, plus network cables, in my backpack, setting it up at the factory, or at a client, or at a hotel, or a supplier, every single time.
plus, openscad, which is heavy on the 3D OpenGL side, simply wouldn't work over X11.
Asus ZenBook UX305CA-FB649T https://tweakers.net/pricewatch/656079/asus-zenbook-ux305ca-fb649t.html (13,3" (3200x1800 IPS), 128GB (ssd), 1,2kg, €699) Shuttle XPC Nano NC02U
damnit if they could do up to 16GB of RAM instead of being restricted to 12 i'd consider it, based on the lower price.
P.S. Look at ram compression. Browsers are quite bloated in RAM usage these days.
tried it: it failed spectacularly, trashing the performance completely for general use, and, worse, actually made matters worse by taking up real RAM.