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Discussion on: Laptop Requirements for Coding

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Erika Heidi

Look for a Lenovo Thinkpad. They work very well on Linux. In terms of which Linux distro to use, I recommend Ubuntu because it's very user-friendly, the updates are frequent, and it's just easier to find tutorials targeted at that distro since it's so popular.

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Angela Whisnant

Actually, I am looking at one of these seriously. It's an L340 with an i7, 1TB HDD and 8gb of ram. I think I'd be happier with an SSD, though...

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Angela Whisnant

Hey, Erika! I was looking at the Ubuntu download today. There are two versions, 18.04.2 or 19.04...which do you recommend? 18.04.2 is LTS (long term support) but 19.04 is not. Which do you use?
THanks!

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Erika Heidi

Hi Angela! I usually stick with the LTS version, because it should be more stable. I'm using 18.04 on my devices and servers, I'd recommend that just to be on the safe side.