https://community.intel.com/t5/Mobile-and-Desktop-Processors/ThinkPad-W510-vs-MacBook-Pro/m-p/344135#M11640 <P>I am a software engineer who performs the following operations on a daily basis:</P><P></P><UL><LI>Run multiple VMware workstations in the desktop (at least 4-5 concurrent instances).</LI><LI>Build a large Java code base.</LI><LI>Run an app server (WebLogic) and database (Oracle).</LI><LI>Run some Java development/debugging tools such as Eclipse IDE, Fortify etc.</LI></UL><P></P><P>All of these are to be run concurrently. I normally have 20-30 applications in the desktop at any given time and do not reboot for several weeks.</P><P></P><P>I wish to purchase a laptop with a high-performance CPU + 8 GB RAM. </P><P></P><P>Can you please recommend which will be more suitable for me from the following two options?</P><P></P><OL><LI><B>ThinkPad W510 with i7 i7-920XM Processor Extreme Edition (8M Cache, 2.00 GHz).</B></LI><LI><B>MacBook Pro with i7-6X series processor (4MB cache, 2.66 GHz)</B></LI></OL><P></P><P>Has there been a benchmark of i7 processor on these systems? </P><P></P><P>Info/recommendations will be appreciated - thanks!</P> Thu, 06 May 2010 05:01:20 GMT idata 2010-05-06T05:01:20Z https://community.intel.com/t5/Mobile-and-Desktop-Processors/ThinkPad-W510-vs-MacBook-Pro/m-p/344135#M11640 <P>I am a software engineer who performs the following operations on a daily basis:</P><P></P><UL><LI>Run multiple VMware workstations in the desktop (at least 4-5 concurrent instances).</LI><LI>Build a large Java code base.</LI><LI>Run an app server (WebLogic) and database (Oracle).</LI><LI>Run some Java development/debugging tools such as Eclipse IDE, Fortify etc.</LI></UL><P></P><P>All of these are to be run concurrently. I normally have 20-30 applications in the desktop at any given time and do not reboot for several weeks.</P><P></P><P>I wish to purchase a laptop with a high-performance CPU + 8 GB RAM. </P><P></P><P>Can you please recommend which will be more suitable for me from the following two options?</P><P></P><OL><LI><B>ThinkPad W510 with i7 i7-920XM Processor Extreme Edition (8M Cache, 2.00 GHz).</B></LI><LI><B>MacBook Pro with i7-6X series processor (4MB cache, 2.66 GHz)</B></LI></OL><P></P><P>Has there been a benchmark of i7 processor on these systems? </P><P></P><P>Info/recommendations will be appreciated - thanks!</P> Thu, 06 May 2010 05:01:20 GMT https://community.intel.com/t5/Mobile-and-Desktop-Processors/ThinkPad-W510-vs-MacBook-Pro/m-p/344135#M11640 idata 2010-05-06T05:01:20Z