Going to school for IT

[Panthers16]

I'm going back to school and I need some guidance on a laptop to purchase. I know I need it capable of handling Linux and virtual machines. Budget is max at $600.

 

[Lucky_SLS]

2 really good choices :

i7 940MX and 256gb SSD : https/www.amazon.com/HP-Pavilion-15-au010wm-i7-6500U-DDR4-2133/dp/B01JAUAMQM/ref=sr_1_116?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1496941235&sr=1-116&refinements=p_n_feature_five_browse-bin%3A13580791011%2Cp_n_condition-type%3A2224371011


A 12 with R7 GPU, 1TB HDD : https/www.amazon.com/HP-A12-9700P-Graphics-Bluetooth-Win10-Gold/dp/B06VSPPB2G/ref=sr_1_114?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1496941235&sr=1-114&refinements=p_n_feature_five_browse-bin%3A13580791011%2Cp_n_condition-type%3A2224371011

 

[hang-the-9]

Weight, screen size? Really any laptop with a good amount of RAM will run VMs and Linux. Check out the Lenovo X and T models, they are a bit on the pricey size but very durable and with good driver support for many operating systems.

 

[Lucky_SLS]

2 really good choices :

i7 940MX and 256gb SSD : https/www.amazon.com/HP-Pavilion-15-au010wm-i7-6500U-DDR4-2133/dp/B01JAUAMQM/ref=sr_1_116?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1496941235&sr=1-116&refinements=p_n_feature_five_browse-bin%3A13580791011%2Cp_n_condition-type%3A2224371011


A 12 with R7 GPU, 1TB HDD : https/www.amazon.com/HP-A12-9700P-Graphics-Bluetooth-Win10-Gold/dp/B06VSPPB2G/ref=sr_1_114?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1496941235&sr=1-114&refinements=p_n_feature_five_browse-bin%3A13580791011%2Cp_n_condition-type%3A2224371011

 

[Panthers16]

I'm not picky on the screen size. Sorry I'm just seeing these responses. Thanks so much for the help.