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just check the virtualization capabilities of the processor of your desired laptop. But generally speaking todays laptop are powerful enough to do most task.
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But Huaweis MateBook Pro is on sale now because of the USA politics trade war. https://theverge.com/2019/2/... -
possum15976yI guess 8GB of RAM are enough to do most things, 16 if you want to run that VM constantly. Midrange ThinkPad could be a choice.
I would get one that‘s not that bulky and heavy as you‘ll carry that thing around everyday. -
@heyheni 1.5k for a chinese ultrabook
Or you can spend that money on a thinkpad/xps and a decent phone -
MrCush1226yNot much honestly. Depends on how smooth you want your VM to run. I’d recommend 8+GB RAM and a CPU that has 4 cores but you can easily run it with 4GB RAM and a 2 core CPU. Integrated GPUs are decent enough nowadays to handle a VM with Guest Addition Tools.
However, if I were you, I wouldn’t skimp out on a laptop for school/development. I use my laptop every day and love the shit out of it. So happy I didn’t go with my original decision of purchasing a cheapo laptop and instead applied for CC and got the one I liked the most with the best specs. I use it too much for that and would have eventually replaced it for a better one anyways. Highly recommend a nice ultrabook. Mine is so light I can pick it up with 2 fingers and not feel any weight in my backpack. I purchased the Lenovo Yoga 920 4k and I love it.
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