# Smallest laptop for Rails development on-the-go? any recom **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [January 25, 2007, 10:01am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/smallest-laptop-for-rails-development-on-the-go-any-recom/83335 "2007-01-25T10:01:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![greg](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/71c47a/32.png) [@greg](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/greg)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2007, 10:01am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/smallest-laptop-for-rails-development-on-the-go-any-recom/83335/1 "2007-01-25T10:01:02Z")
Hi all, I’m keen to get a very small laptop (or other device) to aid in coding my rails applications whilst I’m on the move. Any recommendations re the smallest laptop/device to do this? (I open to something real small) Cheers ---
**Author:** ![greg](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/71c47a/32.png) [@greg](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/greg)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2007, 11:30am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/smallest-laptop-for-rails-development-on-the-go-any-recom/83335/2 "2007-01-25T11:30:21Z")
The apple macbook? 13inches 1grandish. On Jan 25, 1:00 am, “Greg H.” [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) ---
**Author:** ![greg](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/71c47a/32.png) [@greg](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/greg)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2007, 11:40am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/smallest-laptop-for-rails-development-on-the-go-any-recom/83335/3 "2007-01-25T11:40:44Z")
[DanielFischer.com](http://DanielFischer.com) wrote: > The apple macbook? 13inches 1grandish. > > On Jan 25, 1:00 am, “Greg H.” [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) I would certainly choose a MacBook, only 13’ and really good value for money(C2D processor etc). Or go for one of these very small Dell’s, they are a bit more expensive but also a tat smaller. Rails install pretty easy on Mac OSX with macports. ---
**Author:** ![greg](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/71c47a/32.png) [@greg](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/greg)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2007, 11:51pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/smallest-laptop-for-rails-development-on-the-go-any-recom/83335/4 "2007-01-25T23:51:30Z")
I was thinking of something even slightly more compact, so carry around with you most of the time…I’ve seen some people using such devices however I’m not sure if they would have been running Window or WindowsCE… ---
**Author:** ![greg](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/71c47a/32.png) [@greg](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/greg)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2007, 11:55pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/smallest-laptop-for-rails-development-on-the-go-any-recom/83335/5 "2007-01-25T23:55:31Z")
Look at the old Toshiba Porteges…I had one that was 11 or so inches, less than an inch thick. Weighed a little over 2 lbs. It was slower (600Mhz) but you can get faster ones and faster models of the Compaq Evo (same concept). Look on eBay. They make a MacBook look like a tank. –Jeremy On 1/25/07, Greg H. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > wrote: > > > > > Cheers > > > – My free Ruby e-book: [http://www.humblelittlerubybook.com/book/](http://www.humblelittlerubybook.com/book/) My blogs: > **[Site not found · DreamHost](http://www.mrneighborly.com/)** > > The owner of this domain has not yet uploaded their website. [http://www.rubyinpractice.com/](http://www.rubyinpractice.com/) ---
**Author:** ![greg](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/71c47a/32.png) [@greg](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/greg)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2007, 2:47pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/smallest-laptop-for-rails-development-on-the-go-any-recom/83335/6 "2007-01-25T14:47:35Z")
> Any recommendations re the smallest laptop/device to do this? (I open > to > something real small) > > Cheers I was beaten to the punch. The Apple Macbook is the obviously choice here. Very small at 13" but also great form factor and very light. Plus you get a unix environment and all of the Rails core team develops on macs! What more could you ask for? Oh, and it’s only about $1000.