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Think about it: RAM, SSD, processor. They all speed up your computer.
But...most of the time, your computer is sitting there doing nothing while you stare at the screen, maybe running your finger down a page of code, or typing it in. Yes, it's nice to have a quick compile; yes, it's nice to have quick loading apps.
But the huge majority of your day is spent staring at a screen. Or two in my - and probably your - case.
Now imagine what it would be like with a 15" monitor and the same computer...
Steve Ballmer Should have said: Monitors! Monitors! Monitors!
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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OriginalGriff wrote: Now imagine what it would be like with a 15" 14" monitor and the same computer...
and that was after I upsized from 12". So long ago, yet, my eyes still hurt.
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| "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein | | "If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010 |
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If you stuck in traffic for long, the first pray you do is a free road. 
Same with me.
- When I was developing Chess program, i was looking for much higher processor.
- When I was working with multimedia, I was looking for RAM + Storage.
- Now a days, fast SSD is my need.
Life is a computer program and everyone is the programmer of his own life.
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And of course bacon is always good to have too...
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You seem to have developed an excessive desire for "Bacon Bloat".
Have you forgotten that this world has . . . chocolate . . . ?
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I use that word often... you know when taking it with bacon... 
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To put such as these together!
In the same post?
In the same speech?
Verily, in the same thought?
Abomination upon abominiation!
Oh! How the mighty hath fallen! I shall weep for them.
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1 - Network
1 - SSD
1 - Processor
1 - RAM (Although this should be no problem these days with 16gb being standard already.)
These go hand in hand... can't have the one without the other, hence all are 1s.
I actually want to add "the right software" to the list also.
This is all due to computer hardware/software bottlenecks. One component can slow down the whole system.
Couple of really bad software that create these bottlenecks that I hate:
1 - Virus Scanners - These can really slow your pc down. Yet to find one which doesn't.
2 - MS delete - Shame of MS for not yet having got this right.
Could you believe that in the 21st century I'm still wasting almost an hour every day waiting for things to start up or work. Why? because of bottlenecks.
"Program testing can be used to show the presence of bugs, but never to show their absence."
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modified 13-Sep-16 2:56am.
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R. Erasmus wrote: 1 - Virus Scanners - These can really slow your pc down. Yet to find one which doesn't.
If you have no problem with paying for it, I find NOD quite nice and less intrusive as many others
M.D.V. 
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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I don't see longer battery life!
Ram : I have 8gb on both my laptops, and I haven't been able to go over 5gb under normal usage (without starting VMs or running SQL Server which I have given up on!).
SSD : yes, 256gb is more than enough (unless you keep a lot of movies)
CPU : I have i7 4702mq on one machine and Core m 5y70 on another which perform the same on normal daily usage.
For me lighter notebook and longer battery are the main preference given the current hardware capabilities which are really good for any job.
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I choosed "Other", because i couldn't decide for one option only. My choise:
- Portability: coding when and where I want.
- Storage. Lots and lots of storage
- Fast, wide and unlimited network
- Fast HDD/SSD
- Lots of fast RAM
- Mulitplatform (Win, Linux, etc.)
- Screen mirroring
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I cannot pick just one option, therefore I've chose Other.
For me it's combination of these:
RAM
Portability
Working place ergonomics
Mislim, dakle jeo sam.
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The survey text clearly states "if you could only change one thing", so that's what you should do.
And of course it's possible! 
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
Anonymous
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
Winston Churchill, 1944
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I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
Me, all the time
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In particular since the subheading is "change one thing", the real question isn't what's most important in a dev setup; it's what change would make your current setup better. For my current work computer I have 3x displays (2x 22" 1680x1050 and 1x 19" 1280x1024) so while I certianly wouldn't mind bigger and better screens it's hardly a major problem. I have a good ergonomic setup (being able to easily raise the desk height as needed for being a really tall person is one of the few virtues of cube furniture). Going from 8 to 16gb of ram would be nice (and with the steady growth of VS ram bloat is something I'd probably need if I were going to stay in this job more than another year vs escaping at the end of the week - OTOH getting more ram when I can show I need it as never been a problem here either). Which brings me to an SSD; I find myself swearing at the spinning rust on a near daily basis including for about 15-20m at first boot when all the corporate crapware is trying to flog the drive to death, so that's my top wish for my work machine.
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies.
-- Sarah Hoyt
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I would prefer all my devices should be connected wireless.
This includes charging my laptop/device, broadband, etc. No cables at all.
Life is a computer program and everyone is the programmer of his own life.
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