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It's hard to answer, unless you define the budget, but I'd say refurbished ThinkPad T420 (Last model to has decent keyboard). Put some RAM & SSD inside and yo
by kk_cz 9y ago
It's hard to answer, unless you define the budget, but I'd say refurbished ThinkPad T420 (Last model to has decent keyboard).
Put some RAM & SSD inside and you have nicely built and powerful machine.
- syedusmankaleem 9y agoAgreed, it is hard to answer, as it would depend mainly on your development env. and day to day workflow. In my opinion any 'T', 'W' or 'P' series Thinkpad that has >= 8GB DDR3 RAM, an SSD and a processor >= Intel i5 3rd Gen would make a decent programming machine. If you get your hands on the older Thinkpads, they have better keyboards.
- s_kilk 9y agoSecond. Refurb Thinkpads are great for anyone requiring power and stability on a budget.
- saboot 9y agoJust bought a refurbished t460 through Lenovo's outlet website for $400, it is the best laptop purchase I've made. There were several 40% off sales on their website recently. I highly recommend buying from them. It came in two days and I cannot tell if it was used before or not, in great condition.
- s_kilk 9y agoAw yeah, that's a good deal. I'm on a T460 too (bought new), and it's a wonderful machine.
- vijayr 9y agoThose who have experience buying used laptops - where do you buy from (other than Apple stores)? If not from standard stores, are there any standard tests you do to make sure of the specs etc?
- jetti 9y agoI bought my current laptop from Overstock.com. It worked out because they sent me a better model than what was listed. It is a Haswell quad-core i7 with AMD Bonaire, a 17.3" screen and a 750 GB hard drive (not SSD). I paid about $400 for it and just spent $65 more to put in more memory and will have 24GB of memory in it.
- brudgers 9y agoEbay
- limeblack 9y agoFunny this is exactly what I have. Only funny thing is they have cd drive although the hard drive is crazy easily removable which is a positive.