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A comment on Ask HN: Which is the best laptop for programmers under budget?.

Re:Ask HN: Which is the best laptop for programmers under bu... by deafcalculus on Monday September 18, 2017 @06:25AM (#15274649)
MacBook Air - The keyboard is nice, and the trackpad is small enough that accidental taps are a rarity. Screen is poor though. If you can get a macbook pro 2015, that would be better. But the Air makes a decent budget laptop.

If you're into game dev, you'll need a Windows laptop. Macs are fine for web/app dev.

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Re:Ask HN: Which is the best laptop for programmers under bu... by kexari on Tuesday September 19, 2017 @12:49PM (#15286305)
+1 on the MacBook Air. I've got a 2014 model and use it daily for Swift iOS dev. Fantastic size machine. Battery is great. Keyboard to die for. And it has USB ports not USB C.
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