What is the best computer I can get for programming under 900 dollars.?

I am goping to major in software/computer engineering next year and I have a 900 dollar limit on qvc's website but i just need a general yet specific veiw of what computer to get.

What is the best computer I can get for programming under 900 dollars.?
Most colleges and universities have an aversion to Microsoft products, so unless you're planning on developing on the side with Visual Studio .NET, I would look for a system that is either a Mac, or supports Linux. For a Mac programming system, I doubt you'll be able to get anything decent for under $900. For a Linux box, make sure it has at least 2GB of ram and a decent HD, like around 160GB. You may need to make sure that whatever distribution of Linux you ge supports the printer you want also.





If you want a Windows Laptop for developement, a decent one will run around $1500. You can find Desktops for around $800-900. These would come with a minimum of 2GB of ram and 160GB HD. The laptop I use is a Gateway NX960XL. It has a widescreen 15.4" LCD. My Desktop is a Dell.
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build your own. u will appreciate it more and it is pretty easy


u can build a quad core amd phenom with 4 - 8 gbs ram,couple 500 gig hard drives and a nice graphic card for 900.00 and problly have money left over


i just built a


amd dual core 4200+


4 gbs ddr2


nvidia 7600gt


2x320 gb hd


pci wireless card


tv tuner


2 cd/dvd combos


for about 450.00


the only thin i forgot but gonna add is


card reader/firewire


u can also check out


http://www.microcenter.com/search/search...





ok, i kinda read question wrong...you are buying off of qvc's site. ok..u will still want a


dual core processor


atleast 2 gbs ram


the bigger the hard drive the better


u can always install a better graphic cards for about 100.00


for a nice 1
Reply:I just built a dual core AMD 4800 with 2 gig of ram for about 300 bucks. I program in v6 up to vb.net 2008 and c#. works great.