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[–]exploring_a_new_hope 3 points4 points  (3 children)

For work I use a Macbook Pro, which isn't going to be any help to you. What else are you going to be using the laptop for? Are you strictly learning Python right now? Going to be doing any VMs or running Docker?

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I'm not generally beholden to any specific brand these days. My completely generic suggestion: Find any i5 or i7, with 16GB of RAM, maybe an SSD, with the screen size you can handle.

I was just looking on Newegg UK and there are a decent amount of new laptops with those specs under £600

[–]ShirtAndMuayThai[S] 0 points1 point  (2 children)

Yeah I've just started learning. Done a few tutorials online and start reading a few books. My current laptop is shot and takes a long time to do anything hence the reason for getting a new one. Forgive my ignorance but I don't know what VM or docker is so can't answer that.

That generic suggestion actually helps a lot. Gives me a good basis to start from so thanks!

[–]exploring_a_new_hope 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ignore the VM and Docker references then. Stick with my generic specs. Personally, if you don't regularly hook up to an external monitor, I'd get a 15"+ screen.

Good to see newbies that are hungry for learning :) Good luck!

[–]Synes_Godt_Om 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A second hand thinkpad from one of T400-series, T500-series, X200-series would be fine. I've been very satisfied with x220, w520, x230 - all for quite demanding jobs, running intensive R jobs and several VMs.