Choosing a laptop for computer science student

If you're looking at other manufacturers, make sure whatever laptop you choose has good reviews on Amazon (I'm not saying buy from there, just see what people think of their product).

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Weight and size

A student computer must also have another indispensable feature: it must be comfortable to carry to class. This can only be achieved by the combination of lightness and small size. Size is closely related to the fact that your next university notebook will have to fit easily into your backpack and that you will probably have to share your study space with other students, such as in the classroom or library. 

The weight is easily explained, you obviously don't want to break your back every day, do you? Here, more and more manufacturers are focusing on making lightweight and easily transportable solutions, starting with the various components. For instance, we were talking earlier about SSDs, remember? Well, an SSD is generally lighter than a traditional hard disk. Here, then, is yet another reason why a notebook for students should mount an SSD.

Among other things, convertible computers are worth mentioning, extremely versatile solutions that represent the perfect combination of performance and portability, thanks to the keyboard that can be detached, effectively turning the notebook into a tablet.

CPU

The Central Processing Unit, or CPU, is the heart of your computer. It is responsible for doing all the hard work, so you will want something that can handle complex tasks.

For computer science students, we recommend at least an Intel Core I series processor. Some of the best laptops for computer science majors will have a high-end CPU like the Intel Core I processors found in Macbooks Pro or Dell XPS.

CS vs programming

Programming skills consist of practical programming skills and theoretical background from various fields of Computer Science. What algorithms does a programmer need to know, does he need to know computers, number systems, division in his head with a column and what a programmer should know in the broad sense of the word. These questions will be answered today by Max - one of the creators of PyLounge YouTube channel. Let's go!

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