Those are heavy programs, no wonder why you fried the others lol! If I was
you I get another laptop and work with booths, I do that, my set up is 1
netbook for toolbox, ir learner, browsing ext.. the other one for vtpro
and simpl, sometimes I run the simpl on the netbook when assigning joins on
vtpro, also I carry 2 dinner tables wish is really handy am convenient,
since 1 backpack and on hand tables!
On Apr 20, 2012 10:42 AM, "oldspunky" <paul@...> wrote:
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For the past 5 or 6 years the laptops I use for program development have
been dying (about 1 a year). I have tried Toshiba, Lenovo, HP, and
Panasonic Toughbooks. So this time I tried a Mac Powerbook (with VMware
Fusion and Windows 7. Now the Mac is getting clunky too.
I am probably overloading them, but when I have several copies of Simpl
Windows, Vtpro-e, Autocad, xpanel, Toolbox, and probably a Clearone or
Biamp configuration file (and perhaps Photoshop) all open at the same time
the laptops get pretty hot. Unfortunately I usually need all those things
when working on a program or bringing up a system.
I do a lot of my programming on the road so using a desktop is probably
not an option.
I have been using Radioshack fans and they seem to help, but my Mac is
still getting hot enough to fry eggs or my hands. Any ideas? Or should I
just accept this and budget a new laptop (and software) every year or so.?
Thanks,
Paul
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