Any laptop suggestions? My budget is around £400, preferably AMD but Intel is acceptable
RAM isn't an issue as I have a spare 4GB ram stick
It's mainly just for programming, so a fancy GPU isn't important

What OS are you going to use?

@Stuxnet linux

I'd go with any laptop and throw in an SSD but of course you need 16GB RAM at least unless you really don't require them but I doubt tbh

But usually Lenovo has cheap laptops

@AndSoWeCode that seems sensible
what would your advice be on dual vs quad core?

@j4cobgarby depends on the size of your projects, if you are building heavy ones for example compiling Linux kernel then a quad core will be better

but it all comes down to specs, I had a core 2 quad that performed same as core I3 just because of the difference between data bus speed between both, one was 800MHz and the other was 1300MHz

but again it is based on what your requirements are for your projects

@vlatkozelka

Its Not only about the generations
Most Laptops got ddr3L (or ddr4) Sticks, no normal ddr3 ones
they run with lower Power and mixed ram voltages in one system can fuck it up a Bit. Except that high voltage RAM isn't supported on most mobile devices

@urxvt that's true, but the old stick came from a laptop

Is a Chromebook running the linux subsystem an option?

@wrkuijpers it would've been, but I've already bought a laptop now :)

@j4cobgarby That's great. What did you decide?

@wrkuijpers a Lenovo ideapad, it's great, would recommend for anyone reading this in the future