I was inspired to create this thread after I saw Oga Seun's thread on which system is best for a programmer.
Although, the laptops there are really great but too expensive. Those are for those who either sees programming as their profession or those that are GURUS in it.
So back to the topic at hand, to all programmers in the house, which low budget laptop can a student use to learn programming.
Note: 1. These are for students so they must be generally affordable and cheaper than those 250K phreaks.
2. Laptops that can at least give them a great experience of programming.
3. They will surely progress to the class of the 250K ones one day.

I think the HP 650 with a core i5 or i3 processor and at least 4gb of ram would be a good entry level laptop for anyone. Upgrade the RAM to 6 - 8 gb for even better performance.

Dude I would recommend the Lenovo b570e. The keyboard is awesome. It's a Lenovo so that says so much. Also it has base 4gb ram and 500gb hrs.it costs approximately 70k but the value is more than the amount. I have a MacBook air but still use my Lenovo because of the setup. I use ubuntu installed in a vm for my coding and my host os is used for design and gaming.

Seun: I think the HP 650 with a core i5 or i3 processor and at least 4gb of ram would be a good entry level laptop for anyone. Upgrade the RAM to 6 - 8 gb for even better performance.

Owkay boss, I'll take that into consideration and check out its other specs.

aitoehigie: Dude I would recommend the Lenovo b570e. The keyboard is awesome. It's a Lenovo so that says so much. Also it has base 4gb ram and 500gb hrs.it costs approximately 70k but the value is more than the amount. I have a MacBook air but still use my Lenovo because of the setup. I use ubuntu installed in a vm for my coding and my host os is used for design and gaming.

Can the ram also be expanded to 6mb?

Opey4luv:


Can the ram also be expanded to 6mb?

max ram is 8gb.

Can I upgrade a 1gb RAM, 120GB HDD to 4GB?

samsolite: Can I upgrade a 1gb RAM, 120GB HDD to 4GB?

Probably not. Start with the HP 650. My first laptop was the old version of the HP 650 and it was great for coding.

Seun: Probably not. Start with the HP 650. My first laptop was the old version of the HP 650 and it was great for coding.

I disagree. If you don't find the keyboard of the Lenovo b570e out of this world, I will refund the cost of purchase. Go for it @op

aitoehigie: I disagree. If you don't find the keyboard of the Lenovo b570e out of this world, I will refund the cost of purchase. Go for it @op

Where can he buy it from? How will he repair it if it has any issues? How available are its spare parts?

Seun: Where can he buy it from? How will he repair it if it has any issues? How available are its spare parts?

It's everywhere in computer village. I have used mine for almost 2 years and no issues

aitoehigie: It's everywhere in computer village. I have used mine for almost 2 years and no issues

Ok, that's good. I bet it's very similar to the HP 650 variants with core i3/i5 processors.

Seun: Ok, that's good. I bet it's very similar to the HP 650 variants with core i3/i5 processors.

Maybe

My Bosses in the house, should I opt for the HP 650 with Widows 8, 7 or the one pre-installed with Ubuntu.

Opey4luv: My Bosses in the house, should I opt for the HP 650 with Widows 8, 7 or the one pre-installed with Ubuntu.

I still stand by my Lenovo b570e recommendation and try learning with Ubuntu or some other Unix variant. The learning curve maybe steep at first but is worth it in the end. At worst install windows 7 with a VM like virtualbox and install Ubuntu inside the vm. Thanks

How much does that LENOVO 570e cost?

Opey4luv: My Bosses in the house, should I opt for the HP 650 with Widows 8, 7 or the one pre-installed with Ubuntu.

Choose Windows 8 with a core processor. Where do you intend to get the HP 650 pre-installed with Ubuntu in Nigeria, by the way?

mista yeancah: How much does that LENOVO 570e cost?

70-80k in Computer Village
http://lagos-mainland./lenovo-b570e-brand-new-corei3-500gb-4gb-webcam-bluetooth-warranty-reduced-price-iid-495632615

Seun: Choose Windows 8 with a core processor. Where do you intend to get the HP 650 pre-installed with Ubuntu in Nigeria, by the way?

I think thats just what I'll do then try to install Ubuntu way after.

I intend buying Dv6(HP). what about that?

acmajibo: I intend buying Dv6(HP). what about that?

It depends. Which one in particular?

Which should I go for:
1. Core i3 8GB 750GB

2. Core i5 4GB 500GB.

both HP G6

Go for the core I3. You are future proofing yourself in terms of the hdd and the ram.

samsolite: Which should I go for:
1. Core i3 8GB 750GB

2. Core i5 4GB 500GB.

both HP G6

which Core i3 specifically? Which core i5 specifically? Also, what's the price of each laptop? If the specific model of the core i5 is much faster than the specific model of the core i3, and if the core i5 laptop is more expensive, then it may make sense to buy laptop 2 and upgrade the ram immediately. Otherwise, go for the first 1. Upgrading from 4gb to 8gb makes a big difference in my experience.

Lenovo Lenovo Lenovo

How good is a HP G6...core i7, 750gig HDD, 6gig RAM cos I just bought that, travelling to hungary wf it for my course i got admitted into