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Posted by Lauren Pioli
Lauren Pioli
6,043 Points

Laptop Recommendation

Hello!

Does anyone have any recommendations for specs or companies I should look for when purchasing a new / refurbished laptop, monitor, or external hard drive? Any other equipment I may want to look into purchasing?

I'm new to coding. I just signed up for Code Louisville and am very excited to get started! But the laptop I've been using since 2012 is probably too slow for the new workload I'll be doing when learning HTML, CSS, etc.

Thank you!

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,248 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,248 Points

You might be surprised. Most front-end development is not terribly demanding on a CPU. You might want to get started and see how it goes before making a purchase decision.

Lauren Pioli
Lauren Pioli
6,043 Points

I'll give it a try. Thank you, Steven Parker!