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Any windows/linux laptop is fine. You can program on anything. It really doesn't matter - you can run VS Code on a Chromebook these days so as long as you have
by mattlondon 6y ago
Any windows/linux laptop is fine. You can program on anything. It really doesn't matter - you can run VS Code on a Chromebook these days so as long as you have something to SSH into a mid-range Chromebook will be fine.
ThinkPads have traditionally had good keyboards and build quality. People say the Dell XPS range is good but I personally have been dissatisfied with them (clunky, heavy build with bad design oversights like no easy way to open the lid without slipping fingernails into the gap etc)
Like a lot of consumer hardware these days, the "gamer" stuff tends to offer a good spec at a reasonable price if you can avoid anything without too much of the lame RGB lights and dragon stickers etc.
- tuatoru 6y agoAny "business grade" laptop. Ex lease. The keyboards on Thinkpads are easily replaceable, and you can get replacement batteries (in several capacities) and trackpads much more easily for "business" laptops than consumer ones. The same probably applies to Latitudes and Probooks. For a long time Thinkpads were one of a very few laptops with display resolutions above 1366x768, but those days are now long past.
- afarrell 6y ago> ThinkPads have traditionally had good keyboards you can buy an external USB Thinkpad keyboard with nub-mouse. I use one with my OSX machine.