Hey, I'm going to school for computer programming this fall and I'm in the market for a laptop which is required for my program.
The required specs are:
Specifics required for your program are listed with an asterisk (**)
Intel i7 or equivalent processor
Minimum 12 GB of RAM **
500 GB HD
DVD R/W, (optional - Blu-Ray disc Reader)
High-end graphics video card with 1GB of RAM
Wireless 802.11 b/g
USB 3.0
Windows 7 or newer
For the best College experience we recommend:
10/100/1000 Ethernet
Wireless 802.11ac
3 year warranty
2 hours of battery life
The two suggested on the school website are the Toshiba Satellite Pro R50-C-009 - I5 and the ASUS ROG GI502 - I7 with campus store prices of $1099.99 and $1999.99 CAD respectively.
I'm not very familiar with laptops, their pricing, and other things I should be looking for so any help is greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
EDIT:
To add to the above requirements, ideally (but not necessary) I'd like something with 2 x 2.5" drive slots, I have an SSD I'd like to use as an OS drive and a HDD as data.
Also, my budget is ~$2000CAD