Ask HN: Cheap laptop for Rails web development?
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Do two days of Rails freelancing from your desktop then buy a machine with:
An SSD drive
8 GB of RAM+
Your productivity will thank me later, particularly if like most Rails programmers following the happy path you decide to run unit tests virtually continuously.
An SSD drive
8 GB of RAM+
Your productivity will thank me later, particularly if like most Rails programmers following the happy path you decide to run unit tests virtually continuously.
I'm looking for a laptop competent enough to do Rails, but not much past that - I don't need to be able to watch HD video or anything. Something that will be compatible with Ubuntu.
I've read that you can request a refund from Microsoft if you buy a laptop with Windows 7 and decide not to use it. Is that true?
I'm looking at spending under $400. Any recommendations?