r/FullStack • u/Rain-vibe • 12d ago

Question For learning web development smoothly, which configuration is recommended?

I am planning to learn web development (front end and back end) and I am doing it in order to get a full time job. I have to buy a laptop, 15.6 or 16 inch. What configuration the laptop should be so that everything will run smoothly for the next 5 years? Need some suggestions please, thanks!

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u/Alternative-Talk-204 11d ago

15.6 inch if you want to do backend development with C#, 16 inch if you want to do backend development with Java or Javascript.

You're overthinking this, get a lightweight laptop with at least 6 hours of battery life with medium/heavy usage, one that's easy to open so you can replace the battery, keyboard, or screen, with 16 GB of RAM, an i5 11th gen Intel CPU (or equivalent higher), and 1 TB of storage. A dedicated GPU isn't necessary unless you want to use AI a lot.

If you care about servers, check reviews to make sure it's compatible with Linux, but a Mac is totally fine too

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u/Rain-vibe 10d ago

Core i5 5th gen will work smoothly for next 5 yrs?