I do not follow, Why would linux be a better OS to program? Which IDE runs on Linux that would, for example, even get remotely close to the...
Exactly, and so far I still have not heard a single argument that speaks in favor of using Macs, not a single one (except of course the looks and...
exactly, and domain specific knowledge here is not programming skills, it is someone with an expert knowledge in statistics, math, and machine...
why would you not start out in R with a proof of concept and only when the blueprint and rough sketch looks worthwhile to pursue, only then would...
I do not need to try that because I would upgrade a component here or there every now and then, hence, I would always have a target-spec machine...
it hardly makes a difference. Get over it dude and move on. MacPro : 3000 USD, similar PC 1500 USD. The rest are negligible performance...
* Load times are negligibly different between top of the line PCI-E SSD drives and SATA SSD drives. I read reviews where a high performance SATA...
(246) Gigabyte LGA 2011 DDR3 2133 Intel X79 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Motherboard GA-X79-UP4 (569) Intel Core i7-3930K Hexa-Core Processor 3.2 Ghz 12...
fair point, when I talked about a comparable i7 CPU I picked one of similar performance than your Xeon E5. It does not change anything about the...
http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Xeon+E5-1620+v2+%40+3.70GHz And please enlighten me why a XeonE5 CPU would open a large file faster...
First of all, nobody said you need to buy the same component to reach similar specs. An I7 CPU (for example I7-3770) for example gets you 6 cores...
With all due respect but I think you are comparing apples and oranges right now (and not Apples and Pcs) ;-) Here are your prices: Apple Mac Pro...
Thanks for sharing. I do not understand why you went with a Mac instead of 1/2 the price (most likely less than 1/2 given you stated that you used...
Nobody claimed that you cannot extend the hardware side of Macs. I claimed that the extension capabilities are severely limited for Macs vs PCs....
No offense taken, (and I see your point re super computing) but I would disagree with your suggestion that there may be any benefit of Linux/Unix...
Oh goodness, so what? StackOverflow, a IT and programming website with 95 million page views per month runs on Windows Servers (mostly, their...
Why would you have a Mac then in the first place if you need Windows would be my follow-up question...writing emails or browsing websites with a...
Well, we should differentiate whether we talk about the hard sciences or business school/econ dept. at universities. For the below I want to...
I think we should keep the discussion honest. It is not about what is popular or cool or hip , but the question was about which platform is more...
How about you put in an order for 5-10 shares in relatively illiquid stock. Does not have to be even small cap. Even if >100 shares are offered...
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