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Get him another laptop, preferably Dell (just because I have great experience with them) so he can install Ubuntu on it and have a linux dev machine. This way h

Get him another laptop, preferably Dell (just because I have great experience with them) so he can install Ubuntu on it and have a linux dev machine. This way he can develop software for linux servers (such as a web app or data science tool) without resorting to Linux subsystem for linux and all the related shenanigans.

notemaker 4y ago
Just make sure it doesn't have an Nvidia GPU. Always a gamble with on laptops
akerl_ 4y ago
Buying a tech person a laptop that they didn't specifically ask for feels like it's in the same category as buying a pan or knife for a chef.