DEV Community

Discussion on: Laptop Requirements for Coding

Collapse
 
ashleemboyer profile image
Ashlee (she/her)

I purchased an LG Gram in January ($1,000 on Amazon) and removed the Windows OS and installed Ubuntu 18.04. I used Ubuntu for two years before that and have always loved it. The person who recommended the laptop to me uses it with Windows and doesn’t have any issues. It’s one of the lightest laptops you can get with the specs it has. It feels like its half the weight of a MacBook Pro I just got for work. 😅

Collapse
 
angelarae63 profile image
Angela Whisnant

I'll check it out. Light sounds good. So you are coding and working on Mac and Linux? I'll have to wait 'til I have my own. My son won't let me put Linux on his Asus:0(

Collapse
 
ashleemboyer profile image
Ashlee (she/her)

At home, I use my personal laptop which has Linux on it. My job provided a MacBook Pro for working so that's when I use Mac. It's definitely not easy to switch between, especially because my LG's keyboard is wildly different from the Mac. 🤣