Is a laptop replacement worth it?

Question

IT education

Tell me if a novice programmer should change a laptop with a configuration of intel core i5 6300 hq 3.8 GHz, 8 GB RAM 2.1 MHz, nvidia 960 m 4 GB ddr5 at https://www.e-katalog.ru/ASUS-UM425IA-AM025. htm ?
The size of my laptop is not convenient for me, but I doubt the expediency due to the lack of a discrete video card in asus.

Answer 1

What does it take to become a hacker?
Sledgehammer and laptop. You go to an ATM, hit with a sledgehammer with all your foolishness, take the money and run away.
Why a laptop?
Well, what kind of hacker are you without a laptop.
If serious. On the one hand, even a professional programmer will be enough to solve 99% of all tasks of your laptop. On the other hand, a laptop is not a luxury but a necessity. If there is such an opportunity, then change the laptop to a PC, but rather have both

Answer 2

the video card on this laptop is approximately at the level of the Intel 630, and it is more than enough for any purpose, including working with simple tasks in 3D
https://technical.city/ru/video/UHD-Graphics-630-p...
https: //www.notebookcheck-ru.com/AMD-Vega-6.461203...
and most of the non-new games can handle the minimum wage ;-)