Thinkpad T420 refurbished for web development and browsing?

[kingpurplerupee]

My son wants a laptop to code and browse the web. I'm not sure whether to get a chromebook or not. Lots of people have suggested a business class laptop like the thinkpad t420 refurbished like: https/www.ebay.com/itm/311439017491
and to buy it a battery: https/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA4A06CP4425&ignorebbr=1

Would the thinkpad t420 with a new battery be better than a 2018 chromebook ?

 

[jaguarskx]

Chromebooks are a lot different compared to a laptop running Windows. Chromebooks basically has an internet browser as an operating system. There is no option to install programs like a Windows laptop and printing from Chromebooks is not as straight forward as a laptop. Chromebooks has it's uses, but I don't think it is appropriate for web development at all.

The T420 is a good laptop for what it is, though it is rather dated since it is 7 years old. I recommend buying the following Acer laptop for $380 which is more powerful than the T20 and being new, it has a full warranty.

https/www.amazon.com/Acer-Aspire-i3-8130U-Memory-E5-576-392H/dp/B079TGL2BZ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1528650365&sr=8-1&keywords=i3-8130u