Tag Archives: hardware

The Windows on a Mac Experience

Posted on April 3, 2013 by way0utwest

I’ve had a Macbook Air for almost two years now, getting one in the fall of 2011. It was the first Mac I’ve had as a professional in the IT world, and I thought it was a great machine. I … Continue reading →

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The Great Laptop Search of 2013

Posted on March 28, 2013 by way0utwest

It’s time for a new laptop. I don’t think it’s time, as I love the Macbook Air I bought a couple years ago. Rather some requirements for work, mainly Hyper-V, have come up and I can’t meet them with the … Continue reading →

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What Do You Want to Know About I/O?

Posted on March 27, 2013 by way0utwest

There’s lots I want to know. What affect does an SSD have if I use it for a log file? One of my filegroups with indexes? What about tempdb? How do you dig in and prove latency to the storage … Continue reading →

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Macbook Air v Surface Pro

Posted on March 22, 2013 by way0utwest

I love my MacBook Air. It’s small, light, and it works well as a traveling laptop for me. It starts and stops instantly, and the only complaint I have is that my 2011 version only has 4GB of RAM and … Continue reading →

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