Laptop configuration and specs for SAS Viya usage

[acordes]

It's a strange question, I'm aware of it.
But I'm thinking about a sound buying decision for a laptop if my primary use will be SAS Viya. The computational power is released at the SAS Viya sever and not by the laptop.
What specs should I appreciate then?

[SASKiwi]

Actually your question may not be so strange after all. There is a standalone version of Viya that runs entirely on your PC called SAS Analytics Pro

However I guess you are referring to the server-based version of Viya where all of the client components run in a web browser. You can find what you need under client requirements.

[Reeza · Accepted solution]

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@acordes wrote:
It's a strange question, I'm aware of it.
But I'm thinking about a sound buying decision for a laptop if my primary use will be SAS Viya. The computational power is released at the SAS Viya sever and not by the laptop.
What specs should I appreciate then?

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Correct, so network speed is usually the biggest factor issue. 

If you're a power data user, Excel usually comes into play a lot as well, so because of that it may be better to focus on the best specs for Excel?