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Brandon3541 t1_ivugz39 wrote

Reply to comment by Snuggledtoopieces in What laptops for college would you guys recommend. by Cold-Jackfruit6368

Not if they have to do any simulations / CAD / coding they won't.

2 in 1 laptops are pretty weak in general and are for little more than taking notes.

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AbsurdOwl t1_iwiqppy wrote

This isn't really accurate for the SP8 or 9. I used an 8 as my daily driver for dev work for 8 months, and it handled everything I threw at it, including building a monolithic repo I have to deal with at work with dozens of projects inside, something my Surface Laptop 3 struggled hard with.

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