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Ask HN: Laptop for CPU-Intensive TensorFlow

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My colleague wants a new laptop to run windows and train tensorflow models on the cpu; something with lots of cpu cores that will train cpu-based tensorflow models fast.

My suggestion was a MacBook Pro M1max but they want an off the shelf windows machine.

Any specific suggestions?

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Doesn't matter how many cores it has, the CPU in a laptop will always be thermally throttled once you give it real work. Is it viable to use a basic laptop instead and run the training on a remote workstation?
plg
Yeah that's what I suggested to them as well.
Dracophoenix
If your colleague has the budget for an M1 Max, then he/she probably has the budget for a mobile workstation like the Dell Precision 7xxx series and Lenovo P1/X1 Extreme. One may also look into boutique PC builders such as Origin PC (now owned by Corsair), Falcon Northwest, Eurocom, and Maingear. Last I checked one could directly email Origin PC for custom requirements, however that may have changed since the acquisition.