Henrik Sørlie<p>Are you an academic working with quantitative methods in the social sciences, on <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> ? I’m looking for recommendations for specs on a laptop, as I’m considering moving from macOS. I’m eyeballing <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://linuxrocks.online/@tuxedocomputers" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>tuxedocomputers</span></a></span> ’s product lineup. However, I’m not used to having an opinion on AMD vs Intel processors and the like. Does it matter? Also, not sure how powerful processor or how much memory my normal workflow will need on Linux, but it’s probably different from on my Mac. Normal workflow includes <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/rstats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rstats</span></a> , <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.cloud/@rstudio" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>rstudio</span></a></span> , <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@zotero" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>zotero</span></a></span> , <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@libreoffice" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>libreoffice</span></a></span> and <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/@Vivaldi" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Vivaldi</span></a></span> . "How much machine" do you need in order to render a manuscript in quarto reasonably fast, including "normal" analyses like SEM, composite reliability etc., or do stuff like multiple imputation? I do realise this is like asking "how long is a fish?", and I’m sorry. But any pointer or real life experience is welcome as I have absolutely no clue myself, if I need a top of the line machine or could settle for almost anything. If you're frequently annoyed at having to wait for too long while running a CFA on an n = 3000 sample I'd love to know what specs you have, for example. I do have opinions about screen size, resolution, connectivity and such though. <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>research</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/AcademicChatter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AcademicChatter</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/psychology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>psychology</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Statistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Statistics</span></a></p>