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Configuring a new laptop for ESXi 6

Hello,

I am currently looking for a workstation laptop that is suitable for running ESXi.

On ESXi, I am planning to run 1 Manger, 3 Controllers, 1 Center.

and below are the minimum system requirements for each:

Manager: 4 vCPUs and 16 GB of memory.

Controller: use 4 vCPUs and 4 GB RAM.

Center: 2 vCPUs and 8 GB RAM.

Total: 18 vCPUs and 36GB of RAM.

I was considering buying this Dell laptop (please check out the link below),

Dell Precision M7510 Mobil WorkStation i7-6820HQ 64GB Ram 1TB Thunderbolt M1000M | eBay

but since it has only 8 logical cores, now I am wondering if it could run my virtualization test environment smoothly.


If not, would you recommend me other laptops which cost under $2000?



Thank you.

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