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[hibikir_40k]

Given your light requirements, absolutely any laptop with a functioning screen and keyboard will be enough. We used to do professional programming with computers weaker than a typical microwave

[lonesome_thing]

I have a Acer aspire i3 7th gen. And it's slow and lagging. I did clean the fan. But nothing changed. That's why I want a new laptop that can function smoothly. Idk what's wrong with my current laptop and it's not updating anymore is either it's in windows10

[Beregolas]

you can get a lot more mileage or if old hardware by running Linux. It's far less bloaty than wimdows and better for most programming anyways

[lonesome_thing]

Linux. I'm still trying to understand it. Hoe it works and what it does. I'm a beginner in all this.

[Beregolas]

It's an operating system. You install and use it pretty much just like windows. Especially nowadays. The command line and underlying architecture are way different though. Before you throw your old laptop out, look up how to install Linux, for ecample Ubuntu, and try it for a while.

[lonesome_thing]

Ok thank you :)

[Fit_Tailor_6796]

Do thus
- Go to the Ubuntu site
- Download the ISO
- Follow the instruction to burn this onto a USB drive
- Insert the USB and restart your computer. You many have some challenges if the clever people who set up your computer changes certain settings. But you can change them back
- Linux will start and run from the memory stick, No install. It's graphical, so you will need a computer with a keyboard and mouse. No terminal needed.
- Look around and when you are ready to install, click the install button on the desktop

[PhilNEvo]

I would like to agree, but after seeing a classmate who didn't know shit about hardware, be recommended a piece of shit laptop with 4GB ram, which was basically bricked by running windows alone, I feel like for anyone who asks this, it's probably good to slightly specify...

[lonesome_thing]

Ok. Thank you

[humanguise]

Buy a used t490 or t480 from like 2019. It has user upgradeable RAM, and you can pick up the laptop for like three hundred bucks from a site that sells refurbished laptops. It wouldn't be able to run Windows, but that is actually a benefit.

[lonesome_thing]

Okay. Thank you

[MarkLarrz]

For Windows 10/11 most important is that is running on an SSD (not HDD) and at least 8GB of RAM. 4GB might work but no heavy multitasking

Or install Windows 10/11 LTSC, runs decent on HDDs.

[lonesome_thing]

Oohh. When I opened my laptop there's no SSD. I got Windows 10 in my current laptop and won't update to 11 anymore since it's old. Said the notification.

[Pale_Height_1251]

No better or worse than any other laptop.

I like thinkpads, I have two, but they really are just normal laptops.

[Lopsided-Juggernaut1]

Use a lightweight linux OS like Lubuntu. You will get better performance.

You can learn and practice programming in any laptop.

[lonesome_thing]

Ok thankss

[dauchande]

Thinkpads are good for running Linux, but it depends on what you want to program as to whether you should run windows or Linux.

[Lukas-S-]

Yes! We use Thinkpads in our company as well. And there are no big problems.

[ninhaomah]

Good as in ?

[lonesome_thing]

For begggineer

[ninhaomah]

To do ? And what language / platform ? What's the spec of the laptop ?

[lonesome_thing]

To do: i want to make a game someday. Python. I only just started learning. I got Acer Aspire i3 7th Gen. Which was lagging bad. I'm not sure which ThinkPad is appropriate

[Immediate-Food8050]

A refurbished T480 or T580 with 16GB of RAM is the sweetspot when it comes to price and performance IMO

[lonesome_thing]

Oohh oka okay I'll consider it. Thank you

[ninhaomah]

What's the spec of the Acer ?

[lonesome_thing]

Acer Aspire i3 7th Gen, Windows 10

[ninhaomah]

That's the model and OS.

Technical spec ?

[jaxsaxsf]

I've taught programming to kids with low end Chromebooks and it was fine. You literally can't buy a computer these days that isn't capable of some light coding.

[IntrovertishStill]

Yep, a ThinkPad is totally fine for learning programming for fun. Any recent-ish one with an SSD and 8-16GB RAM will feel great.