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jchal

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• Nov 15, 2017

• #1

hi all
i am plannig to get a new laptop and i want to run b4a , i am looking for laptos with windows 10 and ssd
how many GB of ssd must i have to run B4A?

 

lemonisdead

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• Nov 15, 2017

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jchal said:

how many GB of ssd must i have to run B4A

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Not much : my AnyWhereSoftware's folder's size is 16 MB + Java's SDK folder (about 600 MB) + your additional libraries + Android SDK (mine is 9 GB)

So I think that at least a 32 GB SSD could be enough and the cheapest, a 128 GB could be enough to handle many projects. I personnally have 1 TB SSD but have seen good performances (to be checked with others opinions) with hybrid SsHD

 

RandomCoder

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• Nov 15, 2017

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With the availability of external HDD's, NAS boxes and online storage it is not such a big problem if you later find that more storage is required.

 

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sorex

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• Nov 16, 2017

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also compare prices of the laptop with regular hd & ssd. in most cases it's still cheaper to order a hd one and replace the ssd yourself.

250Gb ssd is around €90 these days

 

Eme Fibonacci

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• Nov 16, 2017

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I have a simple I3, with 4gb, SSD and win8.1.
B4X run super good.
"SSD" makes the difference

 

andymc

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• Nov 17, 2017

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I have two laptops of similar spec. One is HDD and the other SSD. The SSD compiled B4a code twice as fast.

I never want to use another computer without an SSD.

 

Erel

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• Nov 19, 2017

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andymc said:

I never want to use another computer without an SSD.

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+1

SSD + reasonable amount of RAM (8gb+) are the two most important factors.

 

RandomCoder

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• Nov 19, 2017

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Anyone looking to build an entirely new PC should look to see if their finances will stretch to either an M.2 or U.2 drive (make sure to get the NVMe version for greatest speed gain). These drives utilise the PCIe lanes and are even faster than traditional SATA SSD's. But they're not cheap!

 

clydebamford

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• Nov 20, 2017

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128 gb ssd with 8gb ram and an older i7 processor.
Easily run 4 instances of b4a and 2 genymotion windows at the same time.
Compiles and deploys faster than i can switch windows!

 

mangojack

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• Nov 20, 2017

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I recently did a rebuild .. Win10 / 250GB SSD / 8GB RaM with my old i5 cpu.

My biggest surprise was lightning fast loads of some old VB6 projects. like instant.