Any programmers out there?

@iian90 (41)
October 14, 2008 4:41pm CST
hello, I'm going to university in a year to do programming and i was just wondering does anyone know what the best laptop would be for programming and i know PC's are better but i'm on the go alot so you see i need a laptop main things i will use it for are: Watching movies Programming/coding Msn And surfing the net. I've been thinking about alienware laptops i know there really dear but i think it would be a good investment but i dunno to be honest any advice would be great full thanks.
3 responses
@dueken (72)
• Jamaica
15 Oct 08
If you are doing computer programmng then just any laptop will not do. You have to make sure that certain criteria are met or else you will be plagued by so many frustrations while practicing your programming which might even make you want to change your mind about going into that career feild! (1) First thing to do is get one which has a modern grafics card. If you dont, some grafics features for modern programming might not work and you'll end up having to use someone else's computer or worst yet, buying another. (2)Speed considerations. Nothing is worst than having a slow computer and when you are "compiling" your java or c++ source code into machine code you might have to sit there for mintues every time you compile. and you will be compiling very frequently. so get a fast computer. one with a motherboard like A13G/A13G+ series, or higher. but those are good enough. 3) Another thing, personally for me(and a lot of others), I find that dell laptops are good while toshiba laptos are excellent! So I always recomend getting a toshiba.
@iian90 (41)
15 Oct 08
thanks alot for that im glad you came to this post or i would off had alot of trouble in uni do u find screen size helps ? and is it wise to get an alienware laptop or isnt it worth it ? thanks
@Anchopy (1453)
• Paraguay
14 Oct 08
I think that any laptop will do the job.. If it's only for programming you can use even a old laptop.. since you all need to open is a editor and the code.. but if you want to play video games, chat, watch movies then you should buy a nice one, the latest from the marked.. don't hesitate..
@iian90 (41)
14 Oct 08
i never thought off it like that you've saved me alot off money thank you!.
• Singapore
14 Oct 08
Personally, I feel that any laptop can do the job. However, you should look out for a larger screen.