So my company is basically giving me a blank check for me to

>blank check
you'd be daft to not buy a maxed out Surface Book

>>61589736
>I am wondering if the upgrade from i5-7200u to i7-7500u is worth it?

If your task is bottlenecked on number of CUDA cores then it'll make no difference.

>>61589853
>If your task is bottlenecked on number of CUDA cores then it'll make no difference.
Well the the cpu change is for just plain performance. all my cuda will be done on the gpu so I will not have a problem. I am wondering if the performance boast from i5 to i7 is worth the money atm.

The model you posted is the XPS13 which doesn't have the dGPU. Get the 15, it's literally the best laptop out there. Just make sure to stalk Dell support until you have the perfect machine, I'm case you run into problems

>>61589736
Ask them to get you a external gpu enclosure as a investment for the company and get a 1080ti

>>61589736
buy the most expensive workstation you can find.

$3,000 minimum

>>61589736
Surfacebook

>>61590229
Problem is that 3000 usd laptop is going to weigh a ton. I don't want to be carrying this shit around.

>>61590213
That.... actually sounds like a good idea

>>61590284
>>61589753
You guys keep saying surfacebook but a xiaomi air costs 600 less than that and has a better gpu and cpu. So it seems to be overpriced junk. I don't care if it is a 2-1, I just need a laptop not a tablet

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>>61590372
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>>61589736
>for work
>wants chink shit
Just get a maxed out DELL XPS 15

>>61590609
Or a maxed out DELL precision 7720 if you are really hardcore.

>>61590609
>Used Chink shit for 3 years and somehow outlasted a mac
I know mac has gone down the shitter recently

>>61590643
>what is onsite warranty
This is a must for work. The chinks won't provide.

>>61590667
Or you can just get a laptop with good build quality? Doesn't have to be chink shit. Macbooks break from nearly everything.

>>61589753
>>61590284
absolutely do not listen to these two

>>61590687
I just said DELL XPS or Precision. Or you can get a ThinkPad X1 Carbon if you want lightweight, or P51/P71 for max performance desktop replacement.

>>61590717
there is noway to tell who u are... could have just been a naysayer. Boss did recommend an XPS or a Zenbook so I might look into it.

>>61590703
I am definitely not. We had surfacebooks at the company and they are ok at best.

>>61590751
Wait for Asus UX550 if possible.

>>61590751
Forget ASUS, they don't have any proper premium warranty.

>>61590785
>proper premium warranty.
look >>61590687

If you want a xiaomi air, wait a bit till August 1st. The new Xiaomi air is coming out with a i7-7500u processor and a mx150 gpu.

>>61590819
Obviously, good build quality is one thing. But what if shit happens? Would you prefer to have your WORK DEVICE fixed under 48 hours, or weeks? The choice is clear.

>>61590849
if you are competent and know how to use google. You can fix it under 24. Also the surfacebook is impossible to open so don't bother.

>>61590915
Why the fuck would I bother when there is a warranty? Are you people really employed or just daydreaming?

>>61591006
>Why the fuck would I bother when there is a warranty? Are you people really employed or just daydreaming?
Because I already know how to fix laptops? Also employed ppl are not exactly incompetent, I mean how do you think they got employed in the first place?

inb4 /g/ convinces you to get a giant gaming Laptop and you get laughed at and fired

>>61591153
Is this a small company or what? I would fucking yell at people if they were trying to fix their laptops instead of just getting a replacement from me and doing actual work.

Top of the line XPS15 and a Thundermeme eGPU.

>>61591230
Told him already but he just keeps shilling the xiaomeme

i7 vPro will be great

>>61591247
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>>61590751
>there is noway to tell who u are... could have just been a naysayer. Boss did recommend an XPS or a Zenbook so I might look into it.
>>61591191
We got IT over here that knows how to open up and fix laptops... If I broke it at home I could just probably fix it myself as well.... They are not difficult. You make it sound like you are defusing a bomb.

>>61591334
We manage a fleet of about 18000 laptops, and around 12000 desktops, so can't really fix them one by one ourselves.

Thinkpad p51/p50/p70. All of them have newer quadros, which are basically made for professional computing.
Also, Thinkpad t470p with gtx 940mx.

>>61589736
honestly, if you are actually using cuda, get either a workstation lenovo (p71, p51) or a macbook pro and hook it up to an external gpu via thunderbolt.

>>61590643
>>61590687
>>61590819
>>61590915
>>61591153

You seem to have already made your mind up on the xiaomeme before making the thread. Why ask here?

>>61592436
Except I didn't? and I wasn't half those guys. Also how is talking about how shitty macs are and build quality>warranty and repairing your own comp the same thing as "making up my mind">