Ask HN: Smallest laptop that is decent for coding?

Re:Ask HN: Smallest laptop that is decent for coding? by bluedino on Tuesday March 24, 2020 @07:56AM (#22674092)

12" MacBook is quite a bit smaller than the 13" Macs.

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Re:Ask HN: Smallest laptop that is decent for coding? by drej on Tuesday March 24, 2020 @08:03AM (#22674144)

True, but it's also quite a bit more discontinued :(

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Re:Ask HN: Smallest laptop that is decent for coding? by atrilumen on Tuesday March 24, 2020 @08:50AM (#22674391)

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Re:Ask HN: Smallest laptop that is decent for coding? by ianhowson on Tuesday March 24, 2020 @08:24AM (#22674256)

I carry a 12" in this role and it's great. Surprisingly long battery life, weighs nothing and, assuming you spend most of your time in an editor, fast enough.

Downsides are (a) butterfly keyboard and (b) tiny screen. If you do anything that requires compilation, get something with a CPU fan like the new 13" Air.

Get the 16GB model either way.

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Re:Ask HN: Smallest laptop that is decent for coding? by atrilumen on Tuesday March 24, 2020 @08:48AM (#22674378)

I loved mine (the original 12"), keyboard and all. Kept it with me all the time in a little sling bag... like a gun in holster. BANG! BANG!

Rocked it til it broke, and I'm still missing it 3 years later. I guess I need a new one.

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Re:Ask HN: Smallest laptop that is decent for coding? by ianhowson on Tuesday March 24, 2020 @02:53PM (#22677687)

Hah. I'm trying to find a non-dorky way to clip it to my belt. It's my "hey I gotta go to a meeting and take notes but I don't want to mess up my desktop" laptop.

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Re:Ask HN: Smallest laptop that is decent for coding? by roberte3 on Tuesday March 24, 2020 @11:19AM (#22675292)

Also I killed 2 via running Jetbeans. (Client requirement not my choice...)

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