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Laptop advice badly needed.

JohnPPP · 2015-06-01 15:35:14

Hey. So I've had my laptop for 3 or so years now, it's an i3 but fairly slow now unfortunately. Decided it's finally time to upgrade. Basically I need a machine that'll be good for programming, not just frontend stuff. 99% backend while running servers locally etc. Don't care about being able to play games, just need a…

01-06-2015 3:35pm

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JohnPPP

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Hey. So I've had my laptop for 3 or so years now, it's an i3 but fairly slow now unfortunately. Decided it's finally time to upgrade.

Basically I need a machine that'll be good for programming, not just frontend stuff. 99% backend while running servers locally etc. Don't care about being able to play games, just need a fast quick machine for coding.

Wouldn't mind an i7 if possible! Budget is about 600 or so. Can't spot anything really worth buying just yet. Would love an SSD but I know that'll be pushing my luck I'd say.

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