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Linux Laptop for (student) programmer
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2012 macbook pro retinas with nvidia cards have a very fun problem where you won't get graphics due to motherboard flex when the screen is opening. This flex causes the solder to crack on the chip that provides power to the GPU. So, avoid that one... Lol.
Oh yeah, definitely. And also avoid the 2010-2011 models with dedicated graphics. 2012 13" non-retina and L2013-2015 models are all ok. But still wouldn't recommend them anymore since those old Intel CPUs just aren't all that great and even the original M1 Air is superb, beats the crap out of even the last i9 16" MBP, at a good price point.