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What laptop would you guys recommend for development? I was thinking about a surface or surface book but those don't have dedicated gpus iirc and thus a friend recommended the Dell ultrabooks - what would you guys choose? MacBook is out of the game.

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    Alienware 👽 at this stage i can only suggest it since I can't afford it
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    Don't. At least don't expect a power house. If you do get one and rant about gradle / android Studio or slow builds in general afterwards here I'll find you and shove the laptop up your.. pocket. Back pocket.
    If it absolutely has to be a laptop go for i5, at least 8gb ram, SSD (M2 preferable) and some bulk storage. Rest doesn't matter or is your own choice
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    @aitkotw don't recommend what you haven't tested yourself, that things weight half a ton, consumes power like a hungry tiger and gets hot enough to be used in a hot stone massage.
    Actually that sums it up - a hot stone
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    Dell XPS 13 with Ubuntu 😉
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    @Kimmax thanks man I didn't knew that and if that's true then at least you don't need heater in winter anymore.
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    MSI GP series was my choice. Whatever you choose make sure it does not have a Low power U series processor. Also SSD will make a lot of difference. But beware power comees wirh a price. It won't have more battery backup and ofcourse cost more.
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    Well as said I am thinking about the Dell XPS ultrabooks series (i7 quad-core) but I'd love to have a 4k Display - unfortunately this one is over the budget my boss gave me (2k€)
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    But beware power comes with a price. It won't have more battery backup and ofcourse cost more.
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    Xps 15 😩☺️☺️
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    But the fast one is not available for me :(
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    I second the Dell XPS line. Lightweight, portable and running on SSD. Very fast and comfortable to use for long periods of time.

    I would also suggest a MacBook Pro...but you seem to be against that.
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    Well.my new boss is against Macs.
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