I agree. A refurbished MacBook is a good direction for pretty much anything you're looking to do. You probably want to be "mainstream" when you're a student and don't have the time to devote to the nuances of your machine.
// , “It is not so important to be serious as it is to be serious about the important things. The monkey wears an expression of seriousness... but the monkey is serious because he itches."(No/No)
Just buy a MacBook Air or Dell XPS. if you can, else find a cheaper alternative.
I agree. A refurbished MacBook is a good direction for pretty much anything you're looking to do. You probably want to be "mainstream" when you're a student and don't have the time to devote to the nuances of your machine.
I did that, and it went surprisingly well. Still one of my most usable dev machines for my virtualization heavy work flow years later.