.If this is the processor you're talking about, then it's got 2 cores / 4 threads. Since VirtualBox cares about cores, and since the host has to use a core, that leaves you with 1 (one) running VM. You could have 2 VMs running concurrently, but, you're pushing it. Four? You're really, really stretching it and I would not be surprised if your host or your guests crash and burn.Peg112 wrote:I saw one with I7 7500U, 16gb ram
Why not? My laptop is 6 years old, it's running absolutely fabulously and it may even be faster than some of today's desktops. Sure, I paid a lot for it, but my philosophy is get the top of the line when you get a computer. It's going to look and feel great, even after 6 years. As for my even older desktop, I paid even more for that, 11 years ago. Alive and really kicking. It plays fine last year's games...BillG wrote:But then, I would not run vms on a laptop anyway.
Funny that you mentioned cooling... These days it's really hot on this side of the world (~40 C) and the poor desktop is having a hard time, so I opened the side cover and I put one of those big floor fans right up to it! It works better than liquid nitrogen! Of course it sounds like you're inside a WW-II bombardier, but the earplugs really help a lot!BillG wrote:I like to have a host which has good cooling and room for multiple hard drives.
I like desktops too. I'm an inveterate tinkerer, I like having the ability to easily swap out drives, add more internal adapters, add RAM etc. I also like having a full size keyboard and a large immersive (24" / 60cm) monitor. I've had laptops in the past, but they lie around unused. Tablets are a different story, but they're used as internet and media browsers, not for working. Definitely not for VMs (one is Win10 x86, in theory it could run VBox, but not well).BillG wrote:I like to have a host which has good cooling and room for multiple hard drives ... and lots of adapters in the host.