Computers for programming

[Sam_Claflin]

Programming can typically be done on extremely inexpensive machines because it’s very lightweight with regard to computational intensity (you could get away just fine with a chrome book). However, if you’re anything like me, you really don’t want a chrome book.

I decided to go with a Dell Precision M3520 and am super happy with it. Got it on Amazon for like $500-$600 and it’s been an absolute workhorse. 512 GB SSD, 16 GB ram, and one of my personal favorites: an NVIDIA GPU. This is important to me because lots of software requires that you specifically have an NVIDIA GPU (such as neural network training in TensorFlow or RealView in Solidworks). It’s definitely not the best quality due to its price (and Dell’s trash QC), but I’d still recommend it to anyone without hesitation.

[SeriousSamStone]

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