Anybody out there use a high capacity laptop to process extremely large datafiles using SAS? I'm being told by IT that no such thing exists, but the alternative they are offering is what I currently have which has very slow run times to complete. I've worked through SAS tech support but am told to talk to our IT folks. I talk to our IT folks and am told its the best they can do....provided them all the excellent guidance that SAS folks have written, but I'm hitting a brick wall. Would appreciate any advice out there from SAS users who either use a laptop or a desktop (secured/encrypted/etc) to process large amounts of data (max file about 5 GB, 20 millions rows and 500 columns). I do select and reduce the data early on, but that process alone takes half a day. I'm looking to speed that up. Thanks for any help and advice. I realize we probably just need better IT support but as a small organization we're often stuck with what we have.