The cheapest laptop the programmer can comfortably afford. Most programmers are not limited by their machines but their mind. Unless you are doing cutting edg

The cheapest laptop the programmer can comfortably afford. Most programmers are not limited by their machines but their mind. Unless you are doing cutting edge research, pushing 3D graphics, deep learning, machine learning, serious analytics, security or things requiring multiple containers/VM. You will be fine. My laptop is a chromebook that I bought for a bit more than $100. I upgraded the memory to 8gb. It still has 16gb SSD. Run linux on it too and use SD card and google drive for storage.