Is a laptop suitable for programming?

Question

Programming

Acer ASPIRE E1-522-12504G50Mn
Operating system
Linux / Win 8 / Win 8 64
Processor Processor
type
E1 Processor
code
2500
Processor core
Kabini
Processor frequency
1400 MHz
Number of processor cores
2
L2 cache size
1 MB
Memory
RAM size
4 GB
Memory type
DDR3
Maximum memory size
0...8 GB
Screen Screen
size
15.6 "
Screen resolution
1366x768
Wide screen
yes Screen
type
glossy
Touch screen
no
Multi-touch screen
no
LED screen backlight
yes
3D support
no
Video Video
adapter type
built-in AMD Radeon HD 8240 video
processor Dual video adapters no Video memory type SMA Storage devices Optical drive location internal Optical drive DVD-RW Storage capacity 500 GB Hard disk type HDD Interface Serial ATA hard drive Speed ​​5400 rpm Expansion slots
ExpressCard Slot
No
Memory Cards
Flash Card Reader Yes
Compact
Flash Support
No
Memory Stick Support
No
SD Support
Yes
SDHC Support
No
SDXC Support
No MiniSD Support No MicroSD Support No MicroSDHC Support No MicroSDXC Support No SmartMedia Support No xD -Picture Card Support No Wireless Wi-Fi Yes Wi-Fi Standard 802.11n WiDi Support No
Bluetooth
optional
LTE
no
WiMAX
no
GSM/GPRS support
no
3G (UMTS) support
no
EDGE support
no
HSDPA support
no
Connectivity
Built-in network card
yes
Max. LAN adapter speed
1000 Mbps
Built-in fax modem
No
Number of USB 2.0 interfaces
2...3
Number of USB 3.0 interfaces
0...1
USB 3.1 Type-C interface No FireWire
interface No FireWire 800 interface No eSATA interface No
Infrared port (IRDA)
no
LPT interface
no
COM port
no
PS/2 interface
no
VGA (D-Sub) output
yes
mini VGA output
no
DVI output
no
HDMI output
yes
micro HDMI output
no
DisplayPort output
no
Mini DisplayPort output
no
TV-in in
no
TV-out
no
Docking station connection
no
Audio in
no
Mic in
no
Audio/headphone out
no
Mic in/headphone out Combo
yes
Digital audio output (S/PDIF)
no
Power supply
Operating time
0...4.5 h
Battery capacity
2500 mAh
Number of battery cells
4
Battery type
Li-Ion
Input
devices Positioning devices
Touchpad
Keyboard backlight
no
Sound
Speakers
yes
Subwoofer
no
Microphone
yes
Optional
GPS
no
GLONASS
no
Webcam
yes
Number of webcam pixels
1.3 million pixels.
Fingerprint scanner
no
TV tuner
no
Remote control
no
Kensington lock
yes
Stylus
no
Metal case
no
Shockproof case
no
Spill-resistant case
no
Length
382 mm
Width
256 mm
Thickness
25.3 mm
Weight
2.4 kg

Answer 1

Thickness
25.3mm

Thick. Won't fit.

Answer 2

To start learning - maybe it will do, you won’t have to launch anything harder than a browser, most likely.
For professional activities (for example, in PHP) - no.

Answer 3

I have almost the same except for the processor (1.6 GHz, 2 cores), Win7. IDEs are godlessly slow, I tried IntelliJ IDEA, PyCharm, Android Studio. You have to use Sublime Text. If there is no need for an IDE, then you can work, but if you plan to learn, for example, Java in which it’s hard without an IDE, then it’s better to pick up a livelier hardware.

Answer 4

Each target has its own iron.
Look not only at the expected work plan (coding), but also at the fact that you will have 100500 tabs like stackoverflow, habra and the like open, music will play (everyone’s personal matter) and if we take into account the novice user, then as it usually happens we quickly install a bunch of progs, I don’t understand how they work, and then we climb into htop and find out who loads the percent ...
If you clearly imagine what the range of tasks will be, what you will need for work, then you can easily calculate whether these powers are enough for you. ..

Answer 5

Will do. You will not be distracted by games. But if you suddenly have to program some kind of number crusher that requires a lot of memory, then it will be very sad.