In my honest opinion, if you're going to spend $1k, you might as well just get a MacBook, or at least a laptop that is hackintosh compitable. The reason is because the Mac OS probably is going to give you the most enjoyable experience since all the videos and articles you read will be based on Mac OS. I want to also point out, Mac OS is not Linux. They are very different operating systems. So if you have the cash to drop, then drop it on a Mac, if you're looking for a cheaper option, then Windows is pretty much all you get, i3 processor is the minimum and and i5 is more than enough. If you use a rich heavy text editor like Jet Brains then perhaps i5 with at least 8GB DDR4 of ram would give you a pleasent experience. Best bang for your buck is Hackintosh, if you're ready to get tech savvy (But I'm sure you wouldn't ask this question if you knew). But it all comes down how much you want to use in learning tech. If you want to only focus on code, then go the Mac.
In my honest opinion, if you're going to spend $1k, you might as well just get a MacBook, or at least a laptop that is hackintosh compitable. The reason is because the Mac OS probably is going to give you the most enjoyable experience since all the videos and articles you read will be based on Mac OS. I want to also point out, Mac OS is not Linux. They are very different operating systems. So if you have the cash to drop, then drop it on a Mac, if you're looking for a cheaper option, then Windows is pretty much all you get, i3 processor is the minimum and and i5 is more than enough. If you use a rich heavy text editor like Jet Brains then perhaps i5 with at least 8GB DDR4 of ram would give you a pleasent experience. Best bang for your buck is Hackintosh, if you're ready to get tech savvy (But I'm sure you wouldn't ask this question if you knew). But it all comes down how much you want to use in learning tech. If you want to only focus on code, then go the Mac.
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