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Any suggestions for cheap but decent laptops for coding? (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

submitted 6 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I'm currently learning how to code (currently Python, then maybe JavaScript), but I'm not always around my desktop, and learning on my phone is not always an option (also, it can be quite cumbersome at times). Therefore, I'm looking into purchasing a laptop just for learning how to code and stuff.

I don't want to get a Chromebook because I want to be able to wipe the drive and install Linux on it (probably Linux Mint). Maybe it's changed since 2013, but the last time I had a Chromebook, it was a pain in the ass to install even bog-standard Ubuntu on it.

Problem is, I'm also heavily limited by space & budget: no more than 11 in (280 mm) total laptop width and 330 USD base price.

Does anyone have any suggestions?

Please forgive me if this is not the right space for this kind of question. Lemme know if it is and I'll delete it. :)

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[–] [email protected] 34 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (3 children)

For Linux I would just find the best ThinkPad within your budget (a used one, in this case)

Edit for an example (and re-edit to clean up link): https://www.ebay.com/itm/134956529143

[–] [email protected] 33 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Thinkpads are not cheap as they have that reputation.

But they have good Linux support

Btw that link has tons of tracking BS in it

https://www.ebay.com/itm/134956529143

[–] owatnext 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

That's one of the most insane links I have ever seen. I'm scared to click it.

But I second a ThinkPad.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago

Should be the same link without the tracking

https://www.ebay.com/itm/134956529143

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

You make a great point, but the problem is I've looked at a ton of them and they all seem to be too big. I have a very limited primary workspace at only 11 inches and for example the T14 Gen 1 you linked to is 12.95 inches in width.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Oops, I missed that part. There's the X280 and its predecessors (X270, X260, etc.). The screen is 12.5" so the overall dimensions should be OK.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

12.5" is too big. If the screen itself is 12.5", then the total laptop width (if the screen is 16:9) will almost certainly be bigger than that. Like I said, my primary workspace is limited strictly to a max of 11 inches.

.......Unless you knew that and I'm completely misunderstanding you. Which, mind you, is definitely a possibility. Lol. So, I'm sorry if that's the case and I humbly would ask you to elaborate. ;)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

FYI 12.5" is the diagonal, it's going to be much narrower