Laptop under $600 for programming

[EL02]

I need a laptop under $600 for programming in Visual Studio(ASP.NET), along with Microsoft SSMS and some chrome tabs opened in the background.

Form factor doesn't matter.

Display size doesn't matter.

My priorities: performance > battery > display > build quality.

Thanks.

[Slottr]

Used thinkpads are a really good deal

[EL02]

25 minutes ago, Slottr said:

Used thinkpads are a really good deal

emm...like what model, specs?

[CephDigital]

Grab an old thinkpad, those things are built like tanks.
Most people in my CS lectures used them so if it's good for them to make AIs with, it should be fine for you.

[EL02]

57 minutes ago, 8tg said:

 

 

38 minutes ago, CephDigital said:

Grab an old thinkpad, those things are built like tanks.
Most people in my CS lectures used them so if it's good for them to make AIs with, it should be fine for you.

the thing is I already have a HP 15s with r5 4500u, 16gb ram and 512gb ssd, which does the job pretty well, but I'll have to give it to someone else. I can stretch up to $600, so I think I can get smth better than an old thinkpad. Thanks a lot for the suggestions though!

[Darkseth]

9 hours ago, EL02 said:

emm...like what model, specs?

if you want a smaller one than the P50 above, try T480 (not T480s) as a 14" Laptop.

 

The T480 specifically has a 24 Wh Battery build in, and a second Hot-swappable Slot, that fits another 24 Wh, 48 Wh or even a massive 72 Wh for a total of up to 96 Wh.

U-series 4-Core 8th Gen, huge battery, no dGPU, should lead in a very decent batterylife of over 10hours usage.

And since it's already Intel 8th Gen, it has full Windows 11 Support.