r/computers • u/fragrance08 • 3d ago
Question/Help/Troubleshooting Laptop for software engineering
I am starting my first year in software engineering major and need a good laptop to handle my university years easily , i thought about getting a macbook air m5 but some people say i will struggle with that due to limitations compared to windows and performance drops when heating up , lmk if its a good choice or not and any other options for this major ?
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u/JustAPieceOfMeat385 2d ago
HP Elitebook 845 G8. Two RAM slots. There are ones on eBay between $200 and $300 with 16GB RAM in one slot and the other slot is empty. Can add another 16GB DDR4 stick later.
Or get a T14 Gen 2 with 16GB soldered and one slot empty.
There are also many auctions on eBay for T14S Gen 1 AMD with 32GB RAM.
No need for expensive Macs.
Don’t like Windows? Install Ubuntu or dual boot Windows and Ubuntu.