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Trying to buy a laptop for college. What specs should I look out for? (discuss.online)

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I have a budget of around $750 and I expect to be able to code in it. I honestly have not much idea what the ideal requirement of a laptop for a college student should be, which is why I am asking here to get an estimate of the specs I should be considering while choosing one. I would advice against naming any specific laptop as I have no guarantee of its availability in my region.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago

Yes but the reasons to do so are specific and few and far between. OP did not say anything about Filmmaking, which is one of the few areas that there aren't a whole lot of alternatives.

You definitely don't need a Mac for CS/coding and nearly all other college work which is what OP mentioned.

And a used MacBook means you are a lot closer to a SSD failure, that you can't easily replace because it's all soldered just like Apple wants