$600 would be a prime dev laptop for me. I use the cheapest, non-chromebook, I can find then throw FreeBSD or Linux on it. I prefer desktops and spend much more

$600 would be a prime dev laptop for me. I use the cheapest, non-chromebook, I can find then throw FreeBSD or Linux on it. I prefer desktops and spend much more money when I build one of those.