At work, I was recently upgraded to a new laptop.  My former laptop was no slouch in its day, but nearly 4 years later it had started to show signs of aging.  For perspective, I was using a Dell Inspiron 1720 with an Intel Core 2 Duo CPU (2 cores at 2.5 GHz) and 3.5 GB of RAM.

Since this is for work, and the work I do is primarily programming of various sorts.  I needed a number cruncher.  This isn’t a gaming rig, so it won’t be reviewed as one, but for those looking for a process driven setup, rather than a graphic driven one, you should find this helpful. Continue reading →