What PC is good for Programming?and OS too?

[iNeedMoney]

If i were you TS, since i know you really want to try Mac OSX of course the gorgeous MBP w/ RD. Ok raman Laptop kung mag Programming ka but doing programming on your laptop in a long period of time can lead to back and neck pain. So here's my solution and quite good idea..
1. for portable and desktop replacement Go for LAPTOP which MBP w/ RD. if you really want to prioritize programming.
2. Buy a Good Keyboard for comfortable encoding kay since your hands always at the keyboard buy this KB --->Apple Keyboard with Numeric Keypad - English (USA) - Apple Store (Philippines)
3. Buy Wireless Mouse which is Magic Mouse
4. This is the sweet spot for programming, get a decent External Monitor since doing programming in small 13" is not good in your eyes esp. close range.. so get ext. monitor and place it at the back of you MBP then adjust it above ur MBP but not too much.. don't place beside your MBP or else you will get terrible stiff neck. here's my recommendation ---->21.5" Class LED / HDTV Monitor | Samsung Office T22B350ND
5. Of course to avoid getting Backpain and Stiff Neck, get Computer Chair w/ Neck and Back support.That's all i can share for you TS.
Anyway why getting Gaming Laptop or RIG were you have plan to get PS4?so get MBP and don't worry for the developers tools since you can run dual bootcam and i know Eclipse is compatible to Mac OSX! Goodluck TS! :

[LadYKilleR8520]

^ naa gud q nabasahan nga ang lowest ghz state sa T versions are lower compared to the lowest states so non-T.. ang non T is 1600mhz ang lowest, then ang the T versions are lower pah.. mao nka power saving niya.. I cant really recommend pud ug Hitachi sir kay ang RMA rates sa Hitachi ang highest.. although mka.argue ka nga sa shipping ang problema..pero being highest murag lisod katuohan gyud..

[lloyd_joy]

^ kaning HDD, daghan kaayo ni factors... its not only on the physical condition of the drive but also, on the power that is being feed to it... kani, lisod ni kay dili makita... ako, dili ko choosy sa drives man gud maong, sa akoa na case, mas better akoang gipangita kay ang value for the money which is, Toshiba (Hitachi)... barato then dili ta mag ugtas ug huwat compared sa WD Green (got 1x1TB here also for the WD Green)... para nko ni ha... for sure, dili ni mo carry sa tanan in general.

kaisa pa gyud ko namatyan ug HDD in my 20 yrs of this hobby of ours... Seagate Barracuda 40GB IDE (5400 rpm) to sya (1999 to na time frame)... less than 4 months nko, namatay. akoang gi pa ilisan sa PC Quickbuys... gi ilisan ra man nila pud...

old links for reference...
The Durability Standard : Study: A Look At Hard Drive Reliability In Russia
Components returns rates (5) (page 6: Hard drives) - BeHardware


new links for reference too...
http://storage.toshiba.eu/cms/media/...A_20120515.pdf

Roundup: 12 HDDs with 2 TB capacity
by the way, sa kani na review sa HardwareLUXX naa sila'y admin error sa 2TB Toshiba (Hitahi) HDD... DT01ACA200... 64 MB ang cache ani nya. the same sa 3TB variant. ang 500GB & 1TB variants ang nag utilize ug 32 MB cache...


diri sa sa shanghai, got 3 Toshiba (Hitachi) HDDs na... 2x2TB (DT01ACA200) & 1x1TB (DT01ACA100)... naa pa ko'y old Samsung 40 GB SATA 1 pud... first ni na batch na naabot dha sa Cebu. na dala nko diri... wala pa gyud namatay hangtod karon... hehehe... then naa pud HDDs from WD (Green & Blue), Seagate Barracuda and Fujitsu...



for the "T" CPUs, for me lang, dili sya worth sa cost gyud... mahal man gud then hinay. negligible ra ang power consumption nya compared sa "non-T" variant sibling nya...

naa ko siblings diri na "Non-T" and "T" variant... a G530 (2.4 GHz on my entertainment/torrent PC) and a G530T (2.0 GHz on my file server)... both of them are running 24/7... power consumption on its actual power drain from the AC outlet, wala ko'y data ani nila... wala man kill-a-watt meter or equivalent... hehehe

[street_of_no_return]

- Ang Monitor bro mas ok pa HDMI kysa VGA?unsa ma'y nindot HDMI or VGA ghpon?

HDMI ug DVI pareha rana sila og in terms of video quality.. ang kalahian lang kay naay audio dala ang HDMI.. so pwde ra DVI pero dili gyd ka makabntay sa ilang kalahian sa VGA.

Ingon cla mas ok daw HDMI kay mka less strain eyes og samot na nindot Monitor pud. sakto ba na?

no idea. k2ng mga CRT raman guro ang grabe maka strain sa mata..

[Ronzkie23]

Hi! Guys thanks for your reply ha.. sorry now lng ko kabalik. i finalize my decision and Yes i am going to build mid range Rig for Programming, Gaming and Multimedia. So here's my current Specs sko desktop which i add parts that i going to upgrade so hopefully tabangan ko ninyo if sakto ba ni akoa gpang hatag then feel free to correct me..

Processor: 2.10 gigahertz AMD A6-3500 APU with Radeon HD Graphics - Ok na ba ni sa?Smooth ba ni sa mga list of things nga ako buhaton?or do i need to change?
MOBO:Emaxx Technology.,Ltd EMX-A55GT-iCafe V1.0
RAM: 4gb plan to upgrade 8gb Kingston
Main HDD: SEAGATE Barracuda "250gb"ST250DM000-1BD141
Second HDD: 1.0TB Seagate Barracuda 7200rpm with 64mb cache = ₱3,000.00
GPU:PowerColor HD6770 1gb ddr5 hdmi = ₱4,950.00
Chasis: Trendsonic Flamingo w/ 650w PSU Generic
COOLING SYSTEM: "FAN type"
A. 2pcs. Sunbeam Silent 120mm LED fan = ₱500.00 each
B. 1 pc. Thermaltake AF0022 smart = ₱500.00 each
C. 1 pc. DEEPCOOL ICEBERG PRO CPU COOLER = ₱1,100.00 - I know it's sound akward but do i need this para sko Processor?
OPTICAL DRIVE: Samsung 22x SH-S223 Sata = ₱850.00
LAN CARD: USB 3.0 I/O PCI-Express x1 Card = ₱800.00
MONITOR: Samsung T23A350 23 HDTV LED = ₱12,990.00

Total Upgrade = ₱25,190.00

What you think guys?Ok na ba ni ako low or mid range RIG PC?Any Suggestion?Correction would gladly appreciated.. plz help me if sakto ba ni ako set-up??

Pila kaha'y Energy Consumption anilet's say Max. Operation og idle mode??

[technowar]

D man guro lisod ang transition period from PC to OSX. Ang libog kay keyboard shortcuts ra, overall mao ra tanan. Ma familiarize ra gihapon na nimo in no time since permi man ka mag-gamit. In terms of your keyboard problem, I really don't see why maglisod ka despite the size. Soon, you'll realize dli ra magamit ang numpad, though dli na siya para sa tanan but it worked for me. Also, dli problema if imong keyboard mosiga ba or dli unless wala kaa nka familiarize sa keys. Besides, masigaan ra man gihapon na sa monitor.

D man kailangan retina MBP imo kwaon, pero it would be awesome to get one samot na karon June refresh puhon if ever naa. Plug lang ug monitor, and external keyboard and mouse aron d magsakit imong likod. Portability is a must aron mka trabaho ka bisan asa.

[Rainerius]

Get a laptop or desktop that has virtualization support if imo jud career ang programming. MBP is good, pero regular MB (C2D or higher) is good enough. As for Windows laptops, bisan unsa kana mga bag-o karon. Make sure lang RAM is expandable to about 8GB or more para you can run whatever you need.

1920x1080 monitor, SSD pede ra if abot sa budget.

[tabs14]

ilisi imung casing ug silverstone PS08 kay hilum unya usb 3 na

cougar ST500w nga psu ang gamita.

[Ako_si_Ronillo]

TS, if you really want to try Mac jud og mag focus ka sa Programming?Why don't you buy iMac coz you have great screen, 1TB HDD, Wireless KB and Mouse. all things you need for Programming and Multimedia purpose naa na sa iMac at P62,990 sa iStore and P55,990 sa Kimstore.. then save money to buy extra Monitor and your desired Macbook Pro later (Latest Model).See?mas makatipid pka kysa imo set-up.

[ferdzeferd]

Hi! Guys thanks for your reply ha.. sorry now lng ko kabalik. i finalize my decision and Yes i am going to build mid range Rig for Programming, Gaming and Multimedia. So here's my current Specs sko desktop which i add parts that i going to upgrade so hopefully tabangan ko ninyo if sakto ba ni akoa gpang hatag then feel free to correct me..

Processor: 2.10 gigahertz AMD A6-3500 APU with Radeon HD Graphics - Ok na ba ni sa?Smooth ba ni sa mga list of things nga ako buhaton?or do i need to change?
MOBO:Emaxx Technology.,Ltd EMX-A55GT-iCafe V1.0
RAM: 4gb plan to upgrade 8gb Kingston
Main HDD: SEAGATE Barracuda "250gb"ST250DM000-1BD141
Second HDD: 1.0TB Seagate Barracuda 7200rpm with 64mb cache = ₱3,000.00
GPU:PowerColor HD6770 1gb ddr5 hdmi = ₱4,950.00
Chasis: Trendsonic Flamingo w/ 650w PSU Generic
COOLING SYSTEM: "FAN type"
A. 2pcs. Sunbeam Silent 120mm LED fan = ₱500.00 each
B. 1 pc. Thermaltake AF0022 smart = ₱500.00 each
C. 1 pc. DEEPCOOL ICEBERG PRO CPU COOLER = ₱1,100.00 - I know it's sound akward but do i need this para sko Processor?
OPTICAL DRIVE: Samsung 22x SH-S223 Sata = ₱850.00
LAN CARD: USB 3.0 I/O PCI-Express x1 Card = ₱800.00
MONITOR: Samsung T23A350 23 HDTV LED = ₱12,990.00

Total Upgrade = ₱25,190.00

What you think guys?Ok na ba ni ako low or mid range RIG PC?Any Suggestion?Correction would gladly appreciated.. plz help me if sakto ba ni ako set-up??

Pila kaha'y Energy Consumption anilet's say Max. Operation og idle mode??

TS, asa ka nagkuha ana imong price list?

if 25k imong budget, pag intel nlng.

Processor: Intel Core i3 @ 4.6k
Mobo: MSi B75MA-P45 @ 2.9k
RAM: 4GB @990
GPU: Power Color Radeon HD 7770 @4.5k
HDD: 1.0TB Seagate Barracuda 7200rpm with 64mb cache = ₱3,000.00
Case: Trendsonic Flamingo w/ 650w PSU Generic
ODD: Samsung 22x SH-S223 Sata = ₱850.00
Monitor: LG IPS234V @8.1k (Cheaper and better than SH-S223 since IPS iyang panel. )

You won't need a separate USB 3.0/LAN Card, naa nana sa motherboard, also ang kanang cooling solutions nmu, no need na cla.
Sufficient na ang stock cooler provided by Intel to cool your system. They're designed to do so.

Kanang Case imong napili, naa nsad na fan/s included.

Total of 25,940 if sa Gaisano Interpace ka mu palit, sa Country Mall/APM Mall(Across SM)/Insular Square/ug sa uban branches nila. lol

By adding only 750 pesos, according sa imong gi lista, mas nice na iyang specs since i3 na ka, nya better GPU, motherboard, and Monitor.


TS, unsa d-ay imong languages nga i program? I bet you can do it on a PC, not just on Mac.
You can dual boot your PC to run Mac too. para mka save ka money.