If you have a teeny-tiny amount of money - like, $75, the cost of a Pi - and you want to get the best work computer/laptop and developer experience you can, for

If you have a teeny-tiny amount of money - like, $75, the cost of a Pi - and you want to get the best work computer/laptop and developer experience you can, for your buck - you'd be dumb to buy a Pi. Instead, get a used laptop - say, a Thinkpad. Install Linux on it. There you go: the best computer you can get, performance-wise, for $75.