[Arm-netbook] new development laptop needed, looking at dell xps 13 9350

[Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton]

On 12/6/16, Adam Van Ymeren <adam.vany at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 5, 2016 at 5:55 AM, Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton
> <lkcl at lkcl.net> wrote:
>> *sigh* argh i can just feel that, after thinking it through, 16GB
>> simply isn't going to be enough, long-term.
>
> Just a thought, seeing as you are already in/near China, if you find a
> suitable laptop that supports 32GB, maybe you could save some money by
> buying such a laptop with the lowest amount memory they will sell you
> and then buying the 32GB separately from some local supplier?  Maybe
> you've made some connections that can hook you up?

 this may come as a surprise but the actual amount of money saved is
not that great.  it would appear that the zero-tariff trade deals with
the US result in the costs being practically the same.

 if i *did* find something that was reduced in cost significantly i
would be immediately suspicious.

l.