Hi all,
I'm thinking about getting a new laptop to do my programming/work on. My requirements aren't very high, but I do run codes that need to iterate calculations millions of times.
So, I'm currently running a core i3-3217u in an ASUS vivobook. It lags slightly when running Mathematica, and Canopy is a little sluggish at times. I would like a laptop that can run these programmes smoothly.
I'm wondering if it's worth waiting for skylake, or should I just jump on broadwell bus? Basically, I'm a little behind in the advancements skylake will bring and am just wondering if I will notice any of the benefits.
Just an FYI, if I do buy now the two laptops I'm tossing up against are the Macbook Pro 13' and the Lenovo Thinkpad t450s. Both will have more ram, a better processor and an SSD, so I assume I'll notice differences vs my trusty vivobook. They're top of my list due to keyboard comfort and battery life. Would the community recommend one over the other? I'll be running some flavour of linux, so this isn't a OSX vs Windows debate.
Also, an aside, what's the life span of SSDs like? If I've got software which is constantly autosaving my work will that shorten the life of my SSD? I've read that the memory can only be written/read a certain number of times.
What would the Tom's Hardware community suggest?
I'm thinking about getting a new laptop to do my programming/work on. My requirements aren't very high, but I do run codes that need to iterate calculations millions of times.
So, I'm currently running a core i3-3217u in an ASUS vivobook. It lags slightly when running Mathematica, and Canopy is a little sluggish at times. I would like a laptop that can run these programmes smoothly.
I'm wondering if it's worth waiting for skylake, or should I just jump on broadwell bus? Basically, I'm a little behind in the advancements skylake will bring and am just wondering if I will notice any of the benefits.
Just an FYI, if I do buy now the two laptops I'm tossing up against are the Macbook Pro 13' and the Lenovo Thinkpad t450s. Both will have more ram, a better processor and an SSD, so I assume I'll notice differences vs my trusty vivobook. They're top of my list due to keyboard comfort and battery life. Would the community recommend one over the other? I'll be running some flavour of linux, so this isn't a OSX vs Windows debate.
Also, an aside, what's the life span of SSDs like? If I've got software which is constantly autosaving my work will that shorten the life of my SSD? I've read that the memory can only be written/read a certain number of times.
What would the Tom's Hardware community suggest?