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What's the most important piece of the hardware puzzle for you as a developer?

Survey period: 12 Sep 2016 to 19 Sep 2016

We all want a fast computer, but if you could only tweak one thing on your machine what would it be?

OptionVotes% 
Lots of RAM26019.68
Fast SSD31623.92
Lots of processing power (fast CPU, lots of cores)20415.44
Serious graphics card(s)372.80
Fast, wide and unlimited network483.63
Storage. Lots and lots of storage302.27
Big, bright, colour-correct screen (or two, or three, or...)866.51
A really ergonomic setup: desk, chair, keyboard, lighting, noise: the lot.21015.90
Portability: coding when and where I want.977.34
Other332.50



 
GeneralRe: All of the above. Pin
Maximilien12-Sep-16 8:51
Maximilien12-Sep-16 8:51 
GeneralRe: All of the above. Pin
  Forogar  12-Sep-16 9:09
professional  Forogar  12-Sep-16 9:09 
GeneralErgonomic setup Pin
Ron Anders12-Sep-16 2:53
Ron Anders12-Sep-16 2:53 
GeneralAbundant Pin
W Balboos, GHB12-Sep-16 2:40
W Balboos, GHB12-Sep-16 2:40 
GeneralFree time ;) Pin
Smart K812-Sep-16 2:37
professionalSmart K812-Sep-16 2:37 
GeneralRe: Free time ;) Pin
Eric Lynch13-Sep-16 7:59
Eric Lynch13-Sep-16 7:59 
GeneralAs others have already stated ... Pin
User 274316212-Sep-16 1:13
User 274316212-Sep-16 1:13 
GeneralRe: As others have already stated ... Pin
Dan Neely12-Sep-16 4:06
Dan Neely12-Sep-16 4:06 
I'd call it #2. Going from single to dual core was even more dramatic for me in reducing heavy load suckage. A maxed out CPU makes everything suck, IO bottlenecks only impact whatever is trying to access the disk at the time.
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GeneralRe: As others have already stated ... Pin
kmoorevs12-Sep-16 4:46
kmoorevs12-Sep-16 4:46 
GeneralWhat's the most important organ in the human body? Pin
Rob Philpott12-Sep-16 0:18
Rob Philpott12-Sep-16 0:18 
QuestionRe: What's the most important organ in the human body? Pin
User 1013254612-Sep-16 6:11
User 1013254612-Sep-16 6:11 
AnswerRe: What's the most important organ in the human body? Pin
Rob Philpott12-Sep-16 6:29
Rob Philpott12-Sep-16 6:29 
GeneralRe: What's the most important organ in the human body? Pin
User 1013254613-Sep-16 6:05
User 1013254613-Sep-16 6:05 
Generalall of them Pin
V.11-Sep-16 23:24
professionalV.11-Sep-16 23:24 
GeneralKeyboard/Mouse/Monitor - those are hardware too... Pin
Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter11-Sep-16 23:15
professionalKornfeld Eliyahu Peter11-Sep-16 23:15 
GeneralIt's all about the monitor. Pin
OriginalGriff11-Sep-16 22:54
mveOriginalGriff11-Sep-16 22:54 
GeneralRe: It's all about the monitor. Pin
W Balboos, GHB12-Sep-16 2:42
W Balboos, GHB12-Sep-16 2:42 
GeneralActually Depends... Pin
Anurag Gandhi11-Sep-16 21:47
professionalAnurag Gandhi11-Sep-16 21:47 
Generalthe first three are a must Pin
Joan M11-Sep-16 21:41
professionalJoan M11-Sep-16 21:41 
GeneralRe: the first three are a must Pin
W Balboos, GHB12-Sep-16 2:44
W Balboos, GHB12-Sep-16 2:44 
GeneralRe: the first three are a must Pin
Joan M12-Sep-16 3:39
professionalJoan M12-Sep-16 3:39 
GeneralRe: the first three are a must Pin
W Balboos, GHB12-Sep-16 3:42
W Balboos, GHB12-Sep-16 3:42 
Generalcombo of things, duh! Pin
R. Erasmus11-Sep-16 21:33
R. Erasmus11-Sep-16 21:33 
GeneralRe: combo of things, duh! Pin
Nelek13-Sep-16 8:44
protectorNelek13-Sep-16 8:44 
GeneralHmmm... Pin
Mehdi Gholam11-Sep-16 21:33
Mehdi Gholam11-Sep-16 21:33 

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