Laptop for coding on the road

catspirit

Hello,

I'd love to have your assistance please on choosing the right laptop for me.

Thanks a lot in advance!

*Budget:
up to ~800 Euros

*Intended use:
1. Coding (Visual Studio and perhaps one more IDE), might connect a simple Dev. Platform to it (e.g. Arduino)
2. internet
3. e-mail
4. Movies occasionally
* No gaming

*Mobility:
I'll be 20% of the time on the road, I wish the laptop to be no more than ~2.1Kg


*Warranty:
International warranty is needed, as I might need to use it in a different country than where I purchased it.

*Operating System:
Preferably Windows, as most IDEs work with it

*Display:
- 15 Inch Screen, 1080p (to not stress the eyes)

*Drive:
- SSD, no HDD (I wish it to be quiet and not get hot, therefore I'd like to get it with SSD only)


Thanks a lot!

catspirit

Hi,
Any advice would be much appreciated.
Thanks!

Canaryblue

Hi,
I don't code myself but I think The Lenovo E550 would tick a lot of your boxes. If you get the i5 version upgrade the Ram to 8gb, upgrade the screen to 1080p and change the Hard drive to a solid state drive than it'll cost 823 euro. It does weigh in at 2.35kg but thats to be expected with something as sturdy as a ThinkPad.
Hope I was able to help!

Tombi!

Is battery life important

ED E

Modern thinkpad. Build isnt 100% what it used to be, but still very good and the keyboards are up there which will be a key factor for a codemonkey.

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