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  • Bibez@lemmy.mltoLinux@lemmy.mlLinux Laptop for (student) programmer
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    1 year ago

    If you want to learn how to program (C++, Jave, etc.), the most hardware demanding task is using the browser. So, your requirements couldn’t be any lower. Any toaster from the past say 8 years will do fine.

    E.g. have a look the the Dell Latitude 7480. You can get it second hand in really good shape upwards from 200 EUR. It’s well built, well repairable, works well with Linux and the battery lasts a day.

    Forget about GPUs. (iGPUs are sufficient, dGPUs are expensive, unnecessary for your use-case and draw lots of battery.)

    P.S. And have a look at Arch Linux.

    P.P.S. You might also have a look at war games.