But honestly, any laptop over $1500 is going to be pretty decent · Consider getting 2 used over 1 new. That way you have a backup or one for another programmer. Some companies sell their old ones (2-4 years old) for 90% off ... If it doesn’t need to also be the driver station, I would get the lowest level MacBook Air over any windows ... More on chiefdelphi.com

Hey guys, I would like to know what would be the best laptop for python and web development (fullstack). I want to have great battery life and good performance (fast). Not a budget but something what can work for 4-5+ years. Thanks in advance! More on forum.freecodecamp.org

What are you programming? C++ Rust, python, video games, hard core ML? If you aren't doing ML or video games then don't get a gaming laptop as they are heavy, expensive, and have pretty bad batteries. For regular programming like rust, C++, python, some docker, etc using the jetbrains tools (they are quite piggy), then almost any real laptop on the planet made in the last 10 years should be fine. Thus, you can choose one with a great battery, weight, warranty, etc. A couple of things to keep in mind are expandable memory and storage; having those can be really nice. As a programmer, there is a non zero chance you will end up having to use virtual machines, and you want lots of ram. So, starting with 16 would be fine as long as you can get to 32 or more. Storage is just nice. Being able to throw another 1TB in a few years is a nice upgrade. Also, the laptop you mentioned has a 3050 with 4GB. The reality is that for games this is fine, but if you wanted to make games using unreal then 8Gb is strongly recommended. Machine learning also often wants more. Getting one with 8 is going to be better. Often ML want so much more that no laptop will do and you end up with some kind of colab or something where there is lots available if you have the budget. Also, definitely don't go with an AMD video card. Again, fine for games, but basically all GPU programming is nVidia If I had a good budget and didn't need an nVidia I would go for something like an X1 carbon. You could pick up a used Gen 10 for a very good price and with a warranty. Lenovo makes it easy to buy more warranty including accidental damage. But, you can't upgrade the ram in these. Or go for something else which is similar in that it is thin, light, long battery, and tough. As a programmer with decades of experience, this is exactly what I would buy if not making games or doing ML. Also, larger screens suck. They eat power and add weight. The reality is if you need a larger screen, you need a way larger screen. I would recommend setting up a workstation spot. One nice curved monitor, a keyboard, a good mouse, etc. Depending on your eyesight, 14" is just fine. 13" is starting to get too small. 15" is more than enough, 16" and beyond are just getting weird. My personal laptop is a lenovo legion 7 slim with a 4060 8Gb, over 32 GB ram, and 1.5TB HD. It can do all I need that any laptop can do. Used this would be about 1k USD or better. The only laptops of this type which are better are ones where they have a better battery. They are usually heavier. One last bit of gaming laptop fun is the power brick is usually a brick. A huge massive thing. When a gaming laptop says they have a 240w power supply this is going to be huge. There are nice laptops which weigh about the same as a gaming laptop brick. Then, due to the short battery life, you have to bring it with you. Just to complicate it, some gaming laptops have two GPUs. One is a more typical laptop GPU built into the CPU. It is a perfectly capable GPU for all but ML and game type applications. Even some 3d Tools like fusion are happy with them. Then they have a separate GPU for the hardcore stuff. The main difference is power. You might get 8h of battery with the smaller GPU, but less than 2 with the big GPU doing GPU things. But, not all gaming laptops have this. The cheaper ones often don't. Also, you have to be careful that some app hasn't gone hardcore GPU on you as your first warning might be a low battery warning. Usually the fan goes nuts with the big GPU. Which is the last thing. Something like the X1 carbon doesn't even have a fan, or if it does, I never heard it. With a gaming laptop, people in the library might be annoyed you have one as the jet engine kicks in. Some laptops have ways to throttle the CPU to keep the fan to a minimum. Also, just get a lenovo. I don't know of any truly terrible lenovos. Most other brands are either terrible, or hit and miss at best. Warranty is also great. One last thing. I sold one laptop and before I bought another I needed a laptop. I brought out an old clunker lenovo from about 2012. 8Gb ram, an old SSD, nothing too miraculous. It ran CLion/Pycharm and compiled things just fine. I could easily see doing a CS degree on that thing without too much complaint. Probably upgrade the ram to 16 as that old ram would now be super cheap on the used market. Even the battery was giving me about 4h. Thus, everything past this is just gravy. Oh, and it could even run Unity game engine surprisingly well. More on reddit.com

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