Moving from PC to Laptop

[EuphoriaNS]

Hi all! I have Intel Core I7 7700k, 32 GB DDR4 and 2 Tb SSD NVME. I need more mobility in my work and that's why I want to move my system to laptop. What should I buy cheaper then $1k to run PHPStorm with virtual machines smoothly as it was on PC?

Thank's for your suggestions.

 

[Ralston18]

Most software applications have some sort of listing regarding hardware requirements.

Often in the form of minimal, recommended, and best. You do not want minimal and you do want as much "best" as you can afford.


PHP Storm, JetBrains - correct?

This product and specs?

https://www.jetbrains.com/help/phpstorm/quick-start-guide-phpstorm.html#supported-platforms

From the link:

System requirements

Requirement	Minimum	Recommended
RAM	2 GB of free RAM	8 GB of total system RAM
CPU	Any modern CPU	Multi-core CPU. PhpStorm supports multithreading for different operations and processes making it faster the more CPU cores it can use.
Disk space	2.5 GB and another 1 GB for caches	SSD drive with at least 5 GB of free space
Monitor resolution	1024×768	1920×1080
Operating system	Officially released 64-bit versions of the following: Microsoft Windows 8 or later macOS 10.14 or later Any Linux distribution that supports Gnome, KDE , or Unity DE. Pre-release versions are not supported.	Latest 64-bit version of Windows, macOS, or Linux (for example, Debian, Ubuntu, or RHEL)

You do not need to install Java to run PhpStorm because JetBrains Runtime is bundled with the IDE (based on JRE 11).

Not sure about how much more is needed to run PHPStorm in a VM environment on a laptop.

I recommend submitting your question to JetBrain and documenting their response before buying a laptop.

[Note: Wording such as "Any modern CPU" is vague. How does JetBrain define modern? May be "modern" but the actual specs may not meet your performance requirements.]

The above specs may already be out of your budget. Especially for highly reviewed and well rated laptops.

Just my thoughts on the matter.

However there may be other thoughts and suggestions posted. I have no problem with that.

 

[USAFRet]

Hi all! I have Intel Core I7 7700k, 32 GB DDR4 and 2 Tb SSD NVME. I need more mobility in my work and that's why I want to move my system to laptop. What should I buy cheaper then $1k to run PHPStorm with virtual machines smoothly as it was on PC?

Thank's for your suggestions.

Just to be clear...you're not considering moving your current desktop OS+application stack directly to the laptop?
Right?

 

[EuphoriaNS]

Just to be clear...you're not considering moving your current desktop OS+application stack directly to the laptop?
Right?

No, I will do clean installation

 

[EuphoriaNS]

Most software applications have some sort of listing regarding hardware requirements.

Often in the form of minimal, recommended, and best. You do not want minimal and you do want as much "best" as you can afford.


PHP Storm, JetBrains - correct?

This product and specs?

https://www.jetbrains.com/help/phpstorm/quick-start-guide-phpstorm.html#supported-platforms

From the link:

System requirements

Requirement	Minimum	Recommended
RAM	2 GB of free RAM	8 GB of total system RAM
CPU	Any modern CPU	Multi-core CPU. PhpStorm supports multithreading for different operations and processes making it faster the more CPU cores it can use.
Disk space	2.5 GB and another 1 GB for caches	SSD drive with at least 5 GB of free space
Monitor resolution	1024×768	1920×1080
Operating system	Officially released 64-bit versions of the following: Microsoft Windows 8 or later macOS 10.14 or later Any Linux distribution that supports Gnome, KDE , or Unity DE. Pre-release versions are not supported.	Latest 64-bit version of Windows, macOS, or Linux (for example, Debian, Ubuntu, or RHEL)

You do not need to install Java to run PhpStorm because JetBrains Runtime is bundled with the IDE (based on JRE 11).

Not sure about how much more is needed to run PHPStorm in a VM environment on a laptop.

I recommend submitting your question to JetBrain and documenting their response before buying a laptop.

[Note: Wording such as "Any modern CPU" is vague. How does JetBrain define modern? May be "modern" but the actual specs may not meet your performance requirements.]

The above specs may already be out of your budget. Especially for highly reviewed and well rated laptops.

Just my thoughts on the matter.

However there may be other thoughts and suggestions posted. I have no problem with that.

Phpstorm will run in windows environment, the Virtualbox with vagrant virtual machine (2gb Ram, part of CPU will be used in background).

That's mean I need minimum of 12-16Gb of Ram and CPU with virtual machine support..

 

[Ralston18]

Providing I am following correctly you need 8 GB RAM (recommended) for Phpstorm and 2 GB RAMfor vagrant for a total of 10 GB. Allowing plenty of RAM margin I would want 16GB RAM in the laptop.

Phpstorm recommends 5 GB of SSD - with a 2 TB SSD then there should plenty of drive space.

Likewise Phpstorm recommends:

"Multi-core CPU. PhpStorm supports multithreading for different operations and processes making it faster the more CPU cores it can use. "

Much more specific than "any modern CPU" and if you follow that Multi-core CPU recommendation then Phpstorm cannot blame any performance problems or application problems of any sort on the laptop's "limitations".

However, not sure about what the laptop's actual cost would be with respect to your $1,000 budget.

Start by pricing laptops that meet Phpstorm's recommended requirements. Then, if and as necessary, consider potential trade-offs.

However, you may not save all that much by purchasing a 1 TB SSD versus a 2 GB SSD.

 

[logainofhades]

You might want to consider dell outlet, for this. You can get refurb units with the same warranty as if it were new, but at a nice discount.

https://outlet.us.dell.com/ARBOnlin...en&s=dfh&dgc=IR&cid=258996&lid=4635114&~ck=mn

 

[Nighthawk117]

Just to be clear...you're not considering moving your current desktop OS+application stack directly to the laptop?
Right?

That's what I read it as

 

[Nighthawk117]

Hi all! I have Intel Core I7 7700k, 32 GB DDR4 and 2 Tb SSD NVME. I need more mobility in my work and that's why I want to move my system to laptop. What should I buy cheaper then $1k to run PHPStorm with virtual machines smoothly as it was on PC?

Thank's for your suggestions.

How portable does it need to be, 14" is much nicer to carry around than a 15.6" but obviously has a smaller screen. You may find it cheaper kitting out a 15.6" with 32GB RAM than a 14".