Is an Old 2009 Sony VAIO Laptop good for programming?

Question

Someone wants to give me an old Sony vaio VGN laptop of
*Core 2 duo *6gb ram
*128gb SSD *2.8ghz
I was wondering if that is capable for programming (lets exclude graphic designs)..

Answer 1

Hatsy Rei 4gb and 2gb sir.

Answer 2

Hatsy Rei actually, i'm to run visual & android studio on it, cos i want to work on a project..
But I'm Afraid core 2 duo might not be good for Android studio.

Answer 3

Am using the laptop without any issue now,
Runs android studio and visual code well..
Thanks all

Answer 4

When it comes to general programming for learners, specs won't matter much, as long as it doesn't stutter every 5 seconds or take forever to compile something.

P.S. How does it have 6gb of RAM? What ram stick does it come with?

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Answer 5

I have found that it is always better to build applications for a given platform on a system that is at least on par with the target platform. According to the specific requirements Android Studio has your laptop will run AS.

Visual Studio requires a quad-core or better to run. So the laptop will not be able to be used for that.

Good luck