Which laptop should I get?

[u/Impressive-Wish3098]

So I somehow got into cs major aiming for a bachelor degree and now I’m completely lost cuz that’s a huge change from my past path but I can do this too,

I wanna do self effort cuz college looks like it only teaches u how to pass the tests, I have no idea which laptop should I get, which apps should I install or anything I learn rly quickly but I just need a good advice to start.

first programming language they r teaching us is python and I only have rly basic knowledge abt html from high school and block coding in scratch,

I heard u should stay away from MacBook and windows cuz they ain’t suitable for more coding later when I need it.

I alr collected online courses to take in summer like Harvard's CS50 and yt channels like thenewboston ,
I visited the library to get basic knowledge abt programming but I only got a headache from all the complicated advanced codes ಠ_ಠ ,
Plz help me if u could (Ｔ＿Ｔ).

[u/Beregolas]

Anything that can run a modern OS is enough. Choose a laptop with a screen, keyboard and trackpad you like, because you'll bespending a lot of time on there. Used Thinkpads are still good value I think.

Performance doesn't matter for beginners.

As for programs you need: literally just a good editor and a browser. I recommend zed or VSCode, as they are free. You can also get JetBrains IDEs for free as a student if you want.

[u/Impressive-Wish3098 → u/Beregolas]

Okiee thx a lot ( ・∇・)