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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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[–] markstos -1 points 6 months ago (3 children)

Chromebooks have a great builtin support for running Linux in a container. No need to wipe and re-install. And they are consistently cheap and often small.

A older Dell XPS 13 could be good too.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (2 children)

However, with some effort, you can install Linux and turn them into regular laptops.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

Here is an alternative Piped link(s):

install Linux and turn them into regular laptops

Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube.

I'm open-source; check me out at GitHub.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

Second this. Did it a few weeks ago, works perfectly fine. Paid 50€ for a four year old Acer Chromebook 11 and followed the matching guide here: https://mrchromebox.tech/#devices
(Don't buy my model, the keyboard is crap)

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

Does the Chromebook is x86_64 or ARM?

[–] markstos 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Chromebooks are sold in both architectures. The Arm Chromebooks may be cheaper and have better battery life.

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

I would prefer to have a Chromebook wiped out and turn it into a "real" computer than having to support the ChromeOS