ok weird one hey, say youre picking a laptop for full-stack web development with Docker, a few browser windows and an editor running all day. Budget is mid-range.
theres a constant stream of spec sheets and its hard to know which numbers actually make a difference for this kind of work. id rather put money where it counts and keep teh machine for a good few years.
whats worth spending on, and whats safe to save on? any ideas??
@early_forge will it be plugged into an external monitor most of the time, or used on the go?
oof id prefer to stay on the OS i already use, which isnt Linux.. 😂 mostly on the go, working from cafés and libraries... battery life matters more than raw power.
@kernel_works picked one with a good screen and battery life, and enough RAM for containers in a VM :/ Tried teh keyboard in a shop first, which was good advice. worked for me anyway 🤷
two things to check, think about the OS and container story too... containers run natively on Linux; on other systems they run inside a lightweight VM, which uses extra memory and can make file-heavy workloads slower... its all workable, but its another reason RAM matters if ure not on Linux. worked for me anyway 🤷
yeahhh an SSD is non-negotiable; thats standard now anyway. Size matters more than speed for dev work. Container images, node_modules folders and databases add up quickly, and running out of disk space is a constant annoyance. Check whether teh drive can be upgraded later; some models allow it, many dont. fingers crossed 🤞
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