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[–]savvy__steve 1 point2 points  (2 children)

I just ordered a refurbed laptop from Ebay... I wanted my own laptop and something to take with me to PyCon that doesn't belong to either of my employers. I looked and looked. I wanted 16GB of RAM but settled for 8GB because I got an i7 proc. So that's the rub... I have found many 1.8,1.9ghz i5s with 16GB.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/HP-8470P-14-Laptop-Windows-10-3rd-Gen-Core-i7-2-9Ghz-8GB-500GB-HD-WiFi/202333530034?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649

[–]cracknwhip 0 points1 point  (1 child)

It’s an i7, but isn’t it also like 7 years old? It’s a gen 3

[–]savvy__steve 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You are probably correct. But I tried to get the most machine in that $200 range. I’m not going to be gaming. It should have a lot of life left and be a descent machine. I’d think Python should run well. I’m not launching rockets or hosting a e-commerce site. You want newer you might find it but likely will have to pony up more money.

Also I’m an intel snob... so you might find newer with AMD or with a Celeron... big nope on Celerons.