[kklobo]

Hi i want to change my laptop (actual dell 6430 i5 3th generation 128 ssd and 320 hdd and 8gb ram) for something new or max 2 year old im interest in dell 7000 series. I do quick research and i know that, new versions have ram solder to mainboard and no way to change memory after purchase. Also ther is no way to use 2 disks so i need use one. 


Is better to buy 16GB or 8GB is sufficient to my work ?
What capacity of disk i need 1TB or more? or external ssd on usb c ? 

i plan to continue work with bmw and meaby vag cars because there is market in my hometown for that type of cars.

Thanks for answering

[Homersbud]

more memory is always better, so get the 16gb of ram. 8gb works just fine, too, but i’d get 16gb myself.

get 1tb internal storage. external works but it’s slower.

[dj_piex]

The computer you use now has good performance, you can maybe improve that, bring ram to 16 and change processor with I7 if the motherboard allows it, I have Lenovo with I7 and 16 gigs of ram and 256 ssd, and I'm happy with everyone current programs.

[PsevDo]

my new setup: lenovo thinkpad t14 gen2 16gb ram, 2TB nvme ssd.

[2013m5]

My Panasonic Toughbook CF-54.
RAM 16GB
SSD / NVMe 2TB

Any newer laptops such as Dell, Lenovo are working well too.

[DieStream]

I use a Lenovo Yoga X1 Gen7 with i5, 16Gb und 1TB NVMe.

[Node]

Dell 5330 with 16Gb, 2TB NVMe and touchscreen. 2TB is for updating BMW ISTA databases mostly, you really need it. Ability to bend it into tablet mode is fantastic

[jaki]

First question. how do You will work.
If like "office style" = not in dirty workshop or running around in garage.
My other laptop is T410 from Lenovo, and I use it only because my esysx lisence is stuck in this.
This side of laptops are very unconvient to use, I hate this one.
My other is X230 from Lenovo. It is just right in dimensions. And fast enough.
harddisk = bigger the better. Specially is You are going to flash something, hdd must be very big. I agree with 1T. But:
In last 8 years I have broke 2 hdd's, in garage working. You will definitely in one day hit Your laptop somewhere, like it or not.
When I changed hdd to ssd in my X230 it became extreamly FAST. If it would be faster, i have no idea what would be benefits anymore

[DieStream]

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Dell 5330 with 16Gb, 2TB NVMe and touchscreen. 2TB is for updating BMW ISTA databases mostly, you really need it. Ability to bend it into tablet mode is fantastic

i use the tablet mode for the logfiles.

[atiwok]

look for i7-3730qm and 1tb ssd(i prefer samsung, e.g 870 evo 1tb)
install fresh windows 10 x64 and you will be happy