My Development Box

Here is the actual configuration of my development box. SharePoint and for sure .NET development works like a charm :)

Hardware

• HP Elitebook 8540w
• Processor: Intel Core i7 -820 Quad 1.73 GHz
• RAM: 16 GB DDR3-SDRAM 1333 MHz (4x 4GB)
• Display: 15.6” HD+ integrated 2 MP Webcam
• Graphic: nVidia Quadro FX880M
• HD: 500 GB SATA 7.200rpm
• Connect: Intel 802.11 a/b/g/n , Bluetooth, UMTS

Software

• OS: Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise
• Hyper-V
• Office 2010 Prof. Plus
• Visual Studio 2010 Ultimate
• Expression Studio 4
• .NET Reflector
• ReSharper
• Typemock Isolator 2010
• SnagIt 
• Camtasia
• MindManager
• Paint.NET
• Tweetdeck
• Windows Live Writer

For SharePoint demos and workshops I’m using the Contoso Hyper-V image. Because Contoso didn’t use setup best practices (e.g. admin service accounts) I use for development a from scratch installed SharePoint Hyper-V image.