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laptop for IT courses

JourneyMan8 · 2020-09-08 15:05:43

not been able to talk to the people who run my course yet so couldn't ask them what they recommend so rather than waiting i thought id ask here. the course is Computer Forensics & Security. so programming and that stuff is obviously big in it, would i need a big fancy laptop or would a cheap one do? don't want to make the…

08-09-2020 3:05pm

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not been able to talk to the people who run my course yet so couldn't ask them what they recommend so rather than waiting i thought id ask here.

the course is Computer Forensics & Security. so programming and that stuff is obviously big in it, would i need a big fancy laptop or would a cheap one do? don't want to make the mistake of being cheap and then paying for it down the line.

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this is all you need if your budget stretches to 600 euro or just above

https://www.amazon.co.uk/HUAWEI-MateBook-2020-Multi-screen-Collaboration/dp/B083T5HFPX/ref=sr_1_2?crid=3FYZ42L7LX4VJ&dchild=1&keywords=matebook+d14&qid=1599596936&sprefix=matebook+%2Caps%2C179&sr=8-2

light, plenty of power for your needs, good battery life, metal build quality. ips screen

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