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Laptop for programming
| >>119823
Okay, several questions:
1.) Define "write code on", are we talking about jamming some C codes and calling it a day?
2.) Do you need anything else apart from basic usage and programming?
To answer your question, no, you don't need a fancy dGPU to watch 1080p animu. Most iGPU (internal GPU) is enough nowadays.
| >>119823
> is dedicated graphic card needed for this?
you definitely know as much about computers as any other computer scientist would.
Anyway just buy a cheap used thinkpad (you will love the keyboard for programming) and replace replace the screen with another 1920x1200 one.(16:10 is much better for writing/programming than 16:9).And either ignore black space on anime or stretch the video.
| Thank you for your advice and I am sorry for my ignorance.
>>119826
I believe I will be using Visual Studio and I know that it's really resource intensive. As for other needs, it would be nice if I could play games from 2000s and older, but I don't want to buy gaming laptop so of you say that iGPU is fine for 1080p anime I think it will be enough for games I am interested in.
>>119830
I can't find any cheap used working ThinkPad with 16:10 display.
| Old Thinkpads are for the cool hackers
Gaming laptops are for people who have their priorities reversed
MacBooks are for people who prefer the easy way but the shortcut key bindings are all weird
Low-mid end laptops for beginners
Laptops with crazy gimmicks(like being tablet hybrid) aren't recommended for programming as most gimmicks are useless for programming
And from my experience and of many acquaintances Lenovo ThinkPads are trash(why you sold the brand IBM?)
| Any kind of Mac book from the last five years should do more than fine. They're fast, amazing for working on, and watching high quality anime is not a problem at all.
| As long as you don't need storage space, you could get a Chromebook and boot Linux on it. It's a little frustrating but cheap.
| Could get something like the System76 Lemur.
Dell XPS 13 are also quite nice.
| Also the iGPUs on modern Intel processors are quite good.
I can play rocket league 1080p60fps mid to high settings on a HD 630
| Depends on how much cash you want to drop on said laptop.
Intel/AMD iGPUs are more than capable of playing 1080p anime, mind you.
If you want a cheaper option that still performs well, look at used thinkpads, e.g the X220/X230.
Newer options like the Dell XPS 13/15 or the Thinkpad X1 Carbon are solid,if pricey options.
| Just go get an IBM 5100 from a shrine in Akihabra.
| Lurk over at ThinkWiki OP. I got an x230 a while back and I swear by it. Hunt on eBay for a busted one, get the parts you need to fix it, then get a good Linux distro installed and call it a day. You can upgrade to a 1080 IPS, but you'll need a modchip that's on backorder. Again, lurk at ThinkWiki.
| >>119889
Gaming laptops are great for windows artists/musicians as well. Loving my maxed out clevo, would reccomend ^_^
| I recommend getting a dankpad
| im doin pretty well on my thinkpad w540 right now, although it is pretty bulky.
| >>119823
Everyone will recommend old thinkpads to you, and while they're nice, you have to keep in mind that they are heavy, have poor battery life, and also usually several years old. I would suggest doing something like this anon here suggested >>120093
I bought an Acer Chromebook 14 (1080p IPS) for around $260 and installed galliumos on it. It isn't the fastest machine, but it isn't slow either. Its also light and has great battery life.
| Also consider the OS. As you reach more advanced courses you’ll find more of a need for a Unix based system. You can dual boot Linux on your machine if you go with Windows.
| Don't get something with an intel processor, the meltdown patches have a tiny effect on most things but apparently a huge one on compiling
| >>121462
I don't think putting that high of a resolution on such a small screen would be a good idea. I could barely tolerate 1920x1080 on a 15inch. 768 is perfect for the x220/x230 screen.
| If you're working on your own personal projects, slower compiling sucks
When you get into the industry though, milk that time. It's a convenient excuse to move on to more fun work/being delayed.
| >>125144 (though I wish I could make myself relax as much in practice, because in practice I would really be apologizing consistently to my team members for the delay - still it's the companies fault for giving me hardware two generations behind the rest of the team)
| Speaking of laptops, how expensive of a laptop do I have to get to run stuff like Furi and Pillars of Eternity on medium/high graphics settings? Although I think I would primarily use it to code web stuff as well, but even my old as shit low-end potato laptop is enough to do it so far.
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| I am a computer science student and I need something to write code on. I also want IPS 1080p screen so I could watch anime in high quality (is dedicated graphic card needed for this?). Please recommend me something.