Questions tagged [hardware]

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Buying a new computer (specifically for Mathematica)

My current computer is a MacBook Air, the mid-2011 version: 4 GB RAM, 1.7 GHz Intel dual core. It runs Mathematica 9 smoothly, but a bit too slowly for my taste. I use Mathematica almost exclusively for complicated graphics-intensive calculations,…
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Kinect on Mathematica

I saw on the internet a lot of nice experiments with Microsoft Kinect. I just bought one and would like to know if someone here has been able to use it with Mathematica. The main idea is to been able to use it as another controller device. So you…
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Hardware required to perform large symbolic calculations

I'm choosing components to set up a pc aimed to run large symbolic computations in Mathematica 9.0 under Windows 7 64 Bit Pro. I have a limited budget therefore I'm considering this system: Mother Board Asrock Z97 Extreme 4 cpu Intel Haswell Core…
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Arduino Link with Arduino Yun Rev 2 (new model)

I'd like to preface this question with that I have no Arduino board experience; the ability to do it with Mathematica gives me the courage (/patience) to attempt it. While I'm trying to ask a pointed question, I'm open to any suggestion prior to…
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13" versus 15" MacBook Pro for Mathematica

Related question: Does Mathematica work on 2016 MacBook Pros? I am trying to figure out whether it would be a wiser decision to run Mathematica on a pricey 15" MacBook Pro or on a 13" MacBook Pro. Any inputs would be welcome. Does Mathematica run…
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