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A comment on Ask HN: What computer setup do you use?.

Re:Ask HN: What computer setup do you use? by partisan on Saturday February 07, 2015 @01:08PM (#9014739)
MacBook Pro retina with i7 haswell, 16gb ram, and 512gb ssd. I use fusion to run windows 7 and Ubuntu. I am really happy with it after 6 months and have grown to avoid hitting certain key combinations in windows or Linux that kick me back to OS X.

Strong points: Performance is really exceptional. No problems running visual studio and SQL server. Battery life is great as well. I get a days worth of usage out of it. Bought it refurbished from Apple so I saved some money.

Weak points: Some annoyances with slow wake up and connecting to wifi after wake. If that is the trade off for getting incredible battery life then it is OK.

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Re:Ask HN: What computer setup do you use? by avinassh on Sunday February 08, 2015 @12:23AM (#9016501)
Can you actually use the MBP keeping on your lap? I heard MBPs heat a lot and usual CPU working temps are always 60C+. How true is that? Are these comfortable to use on lap with all those high temptretures?
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