It will be used lightly. Learning SAS and SQL so I will need to be able to process that stuff. Other than that I will be using excel and access. What do you guys suggest? Seriously

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Posted by retired trucker

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Posted on 8/2/15 at 10:33 am to MontyFranklyn

budget?

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Posted by SG_Geaux

Beautiful St George

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Posted on 8/2/15 at 10:42 am to MontyFranklyn

Go to the store and find the one with the most RAM in it that fits your budget and you should be good.

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Posted by SG_Geaux

Beautiful St George

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Posted on 8/2/15 at 11:57 am to MontyFranklyn

Well I doubt you can run SQL on a MAC

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Posted by ColdDuck

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Posted on 8/2/15 at 12:21 pm to MontyFranklyn

No sql, no access. Go pc.

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Posted by foshizzle

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Posted on 8/2/15 at 3:51 pm to MontyFranklyn

If you'd like to be mobile get a Surface 3 (pro or not as you prefer). You can install Oracle (any version, including Enterprise), SAS, or anything else on a Windows machine.

Oracle Enterprise is free if it's just for personal use, I have it on my Surface 3 Pro myself.

If you want a desktop instead you can spend $300 and get something perfectly good enough for learning SAS/SQL on. You really don't need anything very high performance.

This post was edited on 8/2/15 at 3:56 pm

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Posted by vjp819

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Posted on 8/7/15 at 11:37 am to MontyFranklyn

If you plan on keeping it for a long time, get the best computer available, even if you go over your budget, it will save you money in the long run.

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