Buying and running latest version of Visual Studio.
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Does all 130 GB need to be on the SSD or just the individual programs that I write. Since VS 2017 is about 130 GB and I also want MS Office, it's important to know what size SSD I need and what can go on a nromal hard drive.
Is an I5 sufficient or should I go for an I7?
I may use it for large amounts of data, but not graphics.
Any basic machine will run VS smoothly the only difference will be compilation time during the build phase. And if build times get long then you'd probably want a specialized build machine.
that being said 8G is probably enough but you'd want a SSD to improve load and build times.
Does all 130 GB need to be on the SSD or just the individual programs that I write. Since VS 2017 is about 130 GB and I also want MS Office, it's important to know what size SSD I need and what can go on a nromal hard drive.
Is an I5 sufficient or should I go for an I7?
I may use it for large amounts of data, but not graphics.
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Is it worth buying Visual Studio 2017 or waiting for the next version?
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If you buy VS through a MSDN subscription, the next version will be available for free (if it comes in the 12-months of your subscription).
My OS is on SSD and VS 2017 on secondary mechanical drive and it works perfectly
I use a small 12.3 inches in size but powerful laptop. The smaller form are too small to install 2 disks!
I was able to replace DVD bay with HDD bay. Do you have a DVD bay?
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An I5 processor, 16GB of RAM and a mechanical hard drive should be OK.
What's the advantage of having the OS on an SSD apart from the computer booting up quicker?
If Visual Studio 2017 is on the mechanical hard drive, would program run any faster if the OS is on an SSD. If the SSD merely saves 2 minutes when the machine is switched on, then I don't need it.
What's the advantage of having the OS on an SSD apart from the computer booting up quicker?
If Visual Studio 2017 is on the mechanical hard drive, would program run any faster if the OS is on an SSD. If the SSD merely saves 2 minutes when the machine is switched on, then I don't need it.
A SSD will read and write a lot faster to disk. So the answer to your question is ... it depends.
If you build a calculator application, you won't really see improvements.
but if you are building an application that reads/writes a lot to files (including databases), a SSD will help for sure.
If you build a calculator application, you won't really see improvements.
but if you are building an application that reads/writes a lot to files (including databases), a SSD will help for sure.
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Thanks everyone.
The size of VS will also depends on the platforms you select when installing. 130gb is needed if you decide to install ASP+Xamarin+WPF+...