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ThinkPad W510 vs MacBook Pro

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I am a software engineer who performs the following operations on a daily basis:

  • Run multiple VMware workstations in the desktop (at least 4-5 concurrent instances).
  • Build a large Java code base.
  • Run an app server (WebLogic) and database (Oracle).
  • Run some Java development/debugging tools such as Eclipse IDE, Fortify etc.

All of these are to be run concurrently. I normally have 20-30 applications in the desktop at any given time and do not reboot for several weeks.

I wish to purchase a laptop with a high-performance CPU + 8 GB RAM.

Can you please recommend which will be more suitable for me from the following two options?

  1. ThinkPad W510 with i7 i7-920XM Processor Extreme Edition (8M Cache, 2.00 GHz).
  2. MacBook Pro with i7-6X series processor (4MB cache, 2.66 GHz)

Has there been a benchmark of i7 processor on these systems?

Info/recommendations will be appreciated - thanks!

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