Laptop Recommendation for Alteryx

Hi Guys,

Looking to upgrade the laptop, i find that since using Alteryx Designer, the screen size on 13inch laptop is really not ideal. Wondering if anyone has found the perfect balance between portability, weight and screen size on a laptop. Just need some shopping ideas

Thanks

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patrick_mcauliffe

@j_acon

If you want to maximize your $; don't get a new laptop. Continue to use the one you have.

Instead, get a desktop or workstation and use RDP to connect to it for using Alteryx.

I wasted money on new laptops for too long before realizing I needed to just invest in a solid all-purpose workstation.

Now, I rarely find myself ever using the laptop itself (rather using RDP), and most of the time I use a tablet to RDP into my workstation.

If you do go after a workstation, here's what I would recommend:

High end: Xeon E5 with at least 8 cores and hyperthreading.

Low end: Core i7 (my fourth generation i7 still runs like a champ)

RAM: minimum of 32 GB; but you can't ever have too much.

Disk: SSD! SSD! SSD! I cannot emphasize this enough. At least 512 GB, although ideally more. And if there's an opportunity to use an M2 or U2 - do it!

Now... you've saved enough money to buy a cheap laptop with a bigger screen, you'll have more durable and longer lasting hardware, and never have to worry about your workflows not being saved when your battery runs out!

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unknown

15 inch, 16 GM RAM (32 if you can), 4 Core, 500+ GB Disk.

patrick_mcauliffe

@j_acon

If you want to maximize your $; don't get a new laptop. Continue to use the one you have.

Instead, get a desktop or workstation and use RDP to connect to it for using Alteryx.

I wasted money on new laptops for too long before realizing I needed to just invest in a solid all-purpose workstation.

Now, I rarely find myself ever using the laptop itself (rather using RDP), and most of the time I use a tablet to RDP into my workstation.

If you do go after a workstation, here's what I would recommend:

High end: Xeon E5 with at least 8 cores and hyperthreading.

Low end: Core i7 (my fourth generation i7 still runs like a champ)

RAM: minimum of 32 GB; but you can't ever have too much.

Disk: SSD! SSD! SSD! I cannot emphasize this enough. At least 512 GB, although ideally more. And if there's an opportunity to use an M2 or U2 - do it!

j_acon

Thanks for the replies guys. I do like the idea of the workstation. i might give that a try with a cloud desktop and see how it goes.

mutuelinvestor

Hi Patrick,

I'm interested in learning more about your setup.

What are you using for your desktop/workstation and what are the specs
What tablet are you using (specs?)
I understood that Alteryx can only use 4 cores, yet you reccommend 8, are the additional cores for the RDP.
What M2 and U2? I guessing they are not bands.

Many thanks. I'm currently running on an old imac with 8gb of RAM and thinks its time for an upgrade. I had been research laptops, but your suggestion sounds great.

Regards,

Jim

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